To Configure a Local, Nonsystem Plotter

1. Click Application menu Print Manage Plotters. Find
2. In the Autodesk Plotter Manager, double-click the Add-a-Plotter Wizard shortcut.
3. In the Add-a-Plotter wizard, read the Introduction, and then click Next to advance to the Add Plotter - Begin page.
4. On the Add Plotter - Begin page, click My Computer. Click Next.
5. On the Add Plotter - Plotter Model page, select a manufacturer and model. Click Next.

   If you are configuring a PostScript device, select Adobe from the Manufacturers list.

   If your plotter is not in the list of available plotters, and you have a driver disk for your plotter, click Have Disk to locate the HIF file on that driver disk, and install the driver supplied with your plotter.

   (Optional) The Import PCP or PC2 screen enables you to use configuration information from a PCP or PC2 file created with an earlier release of the program.

6. On the Add Plotter - Ports page, select the port to use when plotting. Click Next. The ports available for the specified device are displayed.
7. On the Add Plotter - Plotter Name page, enter a name to identify the currently configured plotter. Click Next.
8. When you reach the Add Plotter - Finish page, you can click Finish to exit the Add-a-Plotter wizard.

   A PC3 file for the newly configured plotter appears in the Plotters window, and the plotter is available for plotting in the list of devices.

   At this time, you can change the default settings for the plotter by clicking Edit Plotter Configuration on the Add Plotter - Finish page. You can also perform a plot calibration test on your newly configured plotter by clicking Calibrate Plotter on the Add Plotter - Finish page.