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Plot Adobe PostScript Files

Using the Adobe PostScript driver, you can use DWGs with an array of page

layout programs and archive tools such as the Adobe Acrobat Portable

Document Format (PDF).

You can use the non-system PostScript driver to plot drawings to PostScript

printers and PostScript files. Use the PS file format for printers and the EPS

file format for files. If you plot to a hardware port, PS output is automatic. If

you plot to a file and plan to copy the file to a printer, configure for PS output.

Use the custom Properties dialog box in the Plotter Configuration Editor to

customize the output. To display this dialog box, on the Device and Document

Settings tab, in the tree view, select Custom Properties. Then under Access

Custom Dialog, click the Custom Properties button.

The PostScript driver supports three types of PostScript.

■ Level 1: Use for most plotters.

■ Level 1.5: Use for plotters that support color images.

■ Level 2: If your plotter supports Level 2 PostScript, use to produce smaller

files that print more rapidly.

The Tokenize PostScript Code and Compression options in the PostScript

Custom Properties dialog box reduce output file size and improve printing

speed on devices that support these options. If you have problems printing,

try clearing all the options. If you successfully print with no optimizations,

you can try turning the options on one at a time to determine the options

your printer supports.

Some desktop publishing applications only support Level 1 PostScript. If you

have problems using your EPS files, try a lower PostScript level and turn off

the optimizations just described.

Including a preview thumbnail in your EPS file makes the file substantially

larger but allows quick preview by many applications. The WMF preview is

for Windows; the EPSF preview is for Macintosh and other platforms.

NOTE Including both preview images can triple your file size.