How to add a printer

Pro/E recognizable standard printer

Pro/E can automatically identify many commonly used printers and select and print them directly through the print menu.

2.3.2 Add a system printer

For printers that are not automatically recognized by many Pro/E software, you can add them in the following way:

2.3.2.1 create a printer configuration file
For example, if you need to add HP's designjet rjc, create a printer configuration file hp1_c. PCF.

Use NotePad to edit the file as follows:
Allow_file_naming Yes
Button_name hp1_c
Button_help HP-DESIGNJET 650C (all size)
Delete_after_plow.no
Interface_quality 3
Paper_size variable
Pen_slew 15 -- set the pen speed in the X and Y directions for the plotter compatible with this option
Pen_table_file E: // standard // plot_config // table. pnt
Plot_access create
Plot_clip No
Plot_drawing_format Yes
Plot_label No
Plot_layer current
Plot_linestyle_scale. 25 -- in the plot, specify the proportional factor of the dotfont line type.
Plot_names no ?? -- Control the extension when creating a plotting File
Plot_segmented No
Plot_sheets current string 9
Plotter_command windows_print_manager
Plotter designjet650c
Here, pen_table_file is the path of the PEN file. You can change it to your actual path.

2.3.2.2 write the pen file table. PNT as follows

Pen 1 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.045
Pen 2 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025
Pen 3 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025
Pen 4 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025
Pen 5 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025
Pen 6 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025
Pen 7 Color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025
Pen 8 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.025

2.3.2.3 edit the config configuration file of Pro/E

Add the printer configuration file hp1_c. after the PCF path is completed, for example, pro_plot_config_dir D: // standard // config, start Pro/E and load the config file. If you want to make permanent settings, you can write this line to config in the text folder under the installation directory. in the sup file, you can use your own custom printer for printing.

2.3.3 directly use the default printer and control the pen width

This is a pen configuration file for the HP LaserJet 1000 Series A4 printer. Compile the pen file hp_laserjet1000.pnt as follows:

String 7

Pen 1 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.016; geometry_color
Pen 2 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; Hidden _ color
Pen 3 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; letter_color
Pen 4 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; highlight_color
Pen 5 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; section_color
Pen 6 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; dimmed_color
Pen 7 Color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; edge high_color
Pen 8 color 0.0 0.0 0.0; thickness 0.008; curves_color

The correspondence between colors and linearity is as follows:
Geometry_color: thick line
Hidden_color: dotted line
Letter_color: dimension line, center line, section line, text, etc.
... ...

The color name is consistent with the system color:

You can adjust the line width according to the actual situation.
In config. Pro, set only:
Pen_table_file E: // standard // plot_config // hp_laserjet1000.pnt.