Plot Station Features

Benefits

• Let anyone request prints of any format
• Same process whether printing to paper or converting to PDF
• Save users and reprographics staff the chore of sorting, collating and copying

• Include mixed file formats
• Pointers to current file versions
• Generate half-size sets for review

Benefits

• Be confident that you're always getting plots of current design status
• If the same collection of drawings is plotted repeatedly, all parameters and order information are saved and need not be re-entered.
• Easily resubmit the same set for a half-sized review set.
• Independent of file type, allowing multiple source file types to create a single, multi-page PDF.

Overcome heavy print loads and hardware failures by redirecting plot traffic if necessary.

Benefits

• Multiple Plot Station servers can be set up to automatically load balance and provide redundancy for the most efficient print processing.
• If there is a plotter failure, or if the plotter is busy doing another job, the new job can be easily redirected to an alternative device.

Enable non-CAD users to plot with ease from a simple drag & drop Windows interface.

Benefits

• The simple interface allows non-CAD users to generate paper output efficiently and without disturbing the CAD professionals.
• Browser interface allows user to get sheets in correct order prior to submit

Request Plots with confidence that results will be correct the first time because of saved settings

Benefits

• No worries about incorrect view, scales or pen settings.

Capture data such as number of copies and plot areas for charge-backs or for billing.

Benefits

• Accurate accounting reports make all your printing accountable.
• Enforcement tools prevent plot submission without valid accounting data.

Plot Station's full-featured output drivers let you take advantage of a plotter's advanced features, such as collating or folding.

Benefits

• Minimize time spent manually copying and sorting.

Request hardcopy only after viewing the digital image, or preview and request only the documents you need.

Benefits

• Be confident you'll get the correct file plotted correctly.

Implement server-based settings to accommodate methodology, plotter and CAD package variances.

Benefits

• Develop office standards that reside on the central Plot Server.
• Control what overrides are available to individual users.

Reprint archived data predictably without fear that updates will change plotted appearance.

Benefits

• Be confident that the file plotted today will plot the same down the road--regardless of changed CAD versions or plotters.
• Don't worry about how the file was last saved.

Use Plot Station's pen tables to provide special symbology capabilities with discipline-based emphasis or specialized scaling of features based on plot size.

Benefits

• Maximize readability of the plots--whether on paper or digital files. Screen background files to highlight content.
• Maintain legibility of special line styles and text regardless of the plotted size or device type.

Quickly resubmit defined sets to laser printers or electronic review tools.

Benefits

• Once defined, simply resubmit with half-sized parameters automatically set to generate scaled down review sets
• Use browser-based review tool to view online before printing

• Uses Adobe OEM Technology for highest quality results.
• Unlimited user access through networked device sharing.

Benefits

• High quality, high performance PDF generation.
• Create single, multi-page PDF file from multiple source document types

You can directly convert CAD or Plot files to TIFF, CALs or DWF.

Benefits

• Convert to Industry Standard Archive formats for storage or integration with Document Management tools.

View and control plots in progress. Watch and monitor throughput with plot monitor tool from any PC on the network.

Benefits

• Monitor all jobs across multiple servers from a single interface.

Balance the plotting load among multiple plot servers for maximum throughput.

Benefits

• Share the load across multiple servers for improved throughput and redundancy.

If a plotter goes down or gets backlogged, quickly redirect already-submitted jobs to alternate devices.

Benefits

• Move, pause or reprioritize jobs based on demand and capacity.

Single interface to submit any file type to any device makes training simple.

Benefits

• Easy to teach non-CAD users to plot using the simple Windows interface.
• Don't need to learn something new each time a CAD package changes or a new plotter is purchased.

Setup Wizards provide for quick implementation with proven defaults already defined.

Benefits

• Quick to set up and deploy.

Plot Station supports both Engineering and Office formats.

• MicroStation (Including Raster References)
• AutoCAD (Including "Desktop" products and "Map")
• SolidWorks (Part, Assembly and Drawing Files)
• Plot file formats (Including HPGL, HPGL/2, PostScript)
• Raster file formats (TIFF, JPEG, CALS, BMP, CIT, COT)
• Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Adobe PDF

Benefits

• Wide variety of inputs makes it simple for anyone to learn how to plot without the need to understand the CAD application.
• Use the same printing method regardless of file type.

Plot Station supports virtually any Printer:

• Device-specific drivers (Xerox Synergix, Océ TDS, KIP)
• Generic with device controls (PCL5)
• Take advantage of a plotter's advanced features such as folding, collating
• Plot to any network device, local or remote
• Integrate legacy devices

Benefits

• Plot Station remains neutral with respect to plotting devices. This allows one solution to drive all print production for a variety of device manufacturers.
• New print devices can be added to a network conveniently allowing users to print to existing and new devices without learning new applications.
• Take advantage of printing to older legacy devices in low demand areas.

With Plot Station, you are not limited to single network support. You can easily implement with existing network infrastructure.

• Bi-directional communication with TCP/IP
• Microsoft Windows Print Servers
• Novell Printing

Benefits

• Quickly take advantage of existing Windows or Novell Printers.
• Query the device for "best" media selection.