Re: Anybody using Mutoh XP-500 plotter?

The Mutoh is a fine old name. I suspect it's a pen plotter and there aren't
too many drivers around to work with XP. Windows XP has some HP drivers and
some of the older plotters have that compatibility. eg, I use a HI DMP 60
which recognizes the HP Draftsmaster 1 drivers.
Maybe of you do some diggiing you can find out a little more about the
Mutoh. Solid works does not have any drivers that they supply.

Bigbear



"J & J" <jmdmps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have someone offering a free one. I wonder if anyone out there is using
one with Solidworks? I know that this is an old plotter so really what I'm
looking for is experience... have you got one running, and does it work OK,
or have you found that it can't be made to work with Solidworks. That's
the kind of information I'm looking for.

Thanks very much.

Jim


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