With the HDI system printer driver, you can use the plotter or printer you have configured with the operating system.
You can use any printing device supported by the operating system (system printer).
You can use the HDI system printer driver to choose printer defaults that differ from the defaults for other applications.
The Autodesk system printer driver supports raster output. However, the amount of memory in the printing device limits the ability of the device connected as the system printer to output raster and vector data sent by the program.
If you have multiple system printers, you can select the device used to plot your drawings. For example, you might use a LaserJet printer for word processing documents and a BubbleJet for drawings.
For best results, use the system printer and Autodesk plotter drivers as follows:
- Use the Autodesk HDI driver appropriate to your printer/plotter in preference to the system printer, unless you have an Océ or Hewlett-Packard DesignJet plotter. Océ and HP have supplied system printer drivers optimized for the program.
- Use the system printer for output devices without pens, such as laser printers.
Setting up the system printer for use with your Autodesk program consists of two parts:
- Configuring the system printer for the operating system (see the documentation for your operating system)
- Configuring the system printer as the Autodesk plotter using the Add-a-Plotter Wizard shortcut icon