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Plot color merge control: Controls the appearance of the intersecting elements.
Merge colors : All colors at the intersection will mix together. The intersection might be
darker or a different color and may cause the ink to bleed.
Colors overwrite each other: Only, the top (last) layer will plot. Be careful that some
elements may be masked by others using this mode. Using overwrite gives you the
ability to mask out some elements from others. For example, you can fill an area with
color, mask a part of the area with white color, and add a title in the white area to make it
stand out. Use AutoCAD's DRAWORDER command to specify the plotting order.
Output format: The driver can send data to the plotter in either of two plotter lan-
guages, ENCAD RTL (Raster Transfer Language) or HPGL/2.
ENCAD RTL format: Your computer will do most of the processing of the plot image
and send raster data to the plotter.
HPGL/2. format: Vector data is sent to the plotter in a vector format, and the plotter
does most of the image processing. HPGL/2. data format is usually much more compact
and is produced more quickly by AutoCAD and the driver than the RTL format.
Raster images will plot in both ENCAD RTL mode and HPGL/2. mode. In HPGL/2.
mode, the printer can randomly mix HPGL/2. vector and raster data, subject only to the
limit of memory available in the printer.
If you have trouble plotting raster images in HPGL/2. mode due to these printer charac-
teristics, plot instead in ENCAD RTL mode.
Ink controls: Ink controls are useful to prevent overinking problems. Using the controls
will also cause a slight color shift on your output. Because images and media are all
different, you may need to experiment until you find settings that best suits your needs.
Reduction, %: Specifies the percentage decrease for the amount of ink applied by the
plotter. The reduction percentage applies to all shade values. If you're printing light fills
and shades, you can use the maximum amount of ink, 0% ink reduction.
However, anytime you are printing dark shades or heavy fills, you run the risk of bleed-
ing or pooling. If this occurs, increase the amount of ink reduction. Using ink reduction
can cause solid lines (particularly of lighter colors) to appear as dotted lines.
Ink limit, %: Specifies the maximum amount of ink that the plotter will apply. The limit
only applies to colors that exceed the limit. (In contrast, Reduction % above applies to
all colors). The maximum of 300% means that on average, as many as 3 ink dots can be
applied to each dot position. Keep the limit at 300% unless you are having ink problems.
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