[billybird]

I have a perfectly good HP Draftmaster II pen plotter. It will produce good drawings on "E" sized paper (36x42 in.). I haven't used it for a few years and now with a new PC loaded with XP software I need a driver for it. A driver is not resident in the XP package and HP tech service cannot help me. Can anyone help me with this problem. It seems a pitty to toss it for want of a driver.
billybird

[CalG]

There is the application "WinLine" that has the driver for the HP printer/plotters.

A fee is required. but I think there is a demo.

CakG

[CalG]

OH!

The application "SignGO" has drivers for just about every device.
Check it out, There is a demo there for sure.

If it's a HP-GL2 driver ( very likely) There are many applications that have such drivers
CorelDraw? Eagle PCB software, or you can get a postscript converter PSTOEDIT etc.
Search the net.


CalG

[wadero]

Signgo has no driver for draftmaster and even when you can get one you can't add it because you can only choose of their own list

[CalG]

The HP 7596A uses the HP-GL language.

No "special drivers" are required. Only programs that output HP-GL. A search on "HP-GL" will find many solutions. Recent editions of Windoz makes it troublesome and requires conversion from some other file type to the required HP-GL .

Signgo has MANY HP-GL compatable settings. I have used it on my HP 7550

Presently, Under Linux, I use "Inkscape" and a conversion application.

Good luck! Keep trying

[CalG]

http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php?board=41.0

An interesting link regarding plotters. cutters, and software

[azskies200]

Have you tried AutoDesk's DWG TrueView Software?? Its a viewer/markup program that has a lot of plotter drivers including some for HPGL plotters like the 7475A and one for the Draftmaster 2 HPGL.
Its free and comes in versions for WinXP 32/64 bit and Win7 32/64 bit. I don't work for them, I just use the software for drawing review, but I did notice the plotter setup tab included HP plotters. I believe it handles dwg and dfx files but there may be some font incompatibilites.

[CalG]

AZSkies

Thank you for that link.

A perfect HP 7550A output file at the touch of a mouse button.

Well, I did need to set up a "save to file" location.

Progress with an old machine!

Should work just fine with the OP application.

Best regards

CalG