Rich Wonneberger,

20-Oct-99 21:38:38, Rich Wonneberger wrote to Andy Roberts
 RW> *** Quoting Andy Roberts to Rich Wonneberger dated 10-20-99 ***
          Subject: CAD

 RW> Sounds like you use BC quite a bit.

I've used BlueCAD for a few years.  I couldn't afford AutoCAD and BlueCAD is
the best thing I've seen since my obsolete CP/M machine was retired.

 AR>> For a detailed answer write to cadware@cadware.it

 RW> Just sent it out.

 AR>> In many ways this is similar to AutoCAD and can export/import
 AR>> AutoCAD files.

 RW> You just made my day..  :} I dont have to re-do my AutoCad files.
 RW> There not much, but I have a lot of time invested in them

In the batch I'm sending you right now is this:
---
Dwg12.Zip                       10-06-98         574,932
    BlueCAD file converter for DWG format: can read a AutoCAD 14 drawing and
    convert it back to release 12
---

 AR>> If you want, I'll package up the whole bunch including a few addon files
 AR>> and File Attach it to E-Mail to you.

 RW> That would be great.  I think I can take 10 meg e-mail befor my
 RW> ISP squawks.

A little over 7MB in all.

 AR>> Anyway IMO the Plotter probably won't be the problem.  If you have
 AR>> OS/2 drivers for your particular Plotter it's simple.  If all you
 AR>> have is WinXX drivers then you can save the BluePlot output to a
 AR>> file and probably work with that from WinXX.  Although I don't have
 AR>> a Plotter, I did consider

 RW> DRIVERS?? Ya know I didnt even think about that..

Do a search with AltaVista for "7475A", which will result in a lot of hits for
a 'driver' site, most of which is for WinXX, but might have something for
OS/2.

 RW> I azzumed the plotter being a serial device the CAD program would use
 RW> the com port.

BluePlot will use the com port.  I could be wrong, but I assumed that since
printers need drivers that the Plotter would too.  I hope I'm wrong.

 RW> I havent even connected it actually, I just saved it from death at work.

$125 value used, according to a couple web sites that still have it.

 RW> So far, the test print is the only thing I have done, so I'm hopefull it
 RW> works.

Let me know if BlueCAD works without any other drivers please.

 RW> There's another there but its missing the pen drum, so I may still be
 RW> able to get parts.  If I had room & a way to get it home there's a big
 RW> floor model (5 ft wide) also going out

I've got a project in which I had to cut 2 edges of each 8-1/2x11" page and
tape 48 pages back together into 1 large paper.  Only a couple of times of
doing that and I can find some way to find room for a 5' unit.  I'd love to
get a full sized Plotter.  What model is the 5' unit?  If it can be arranged,
I would drive up there in my Pickup truck to get it, immediately. 

     Thanks and Good Luck,        Andy Roberts
                                  andy@shentel.net
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