Plot to CAD Size

[Scoot01]

In the last week we purchased the Hpgl2CAD program and it works fine except for the following.
When I change a .plt to .dwg the .dwg does not retain the same scale as the plt file had, ie: 1/8" = 1 '.
Is there an adjustment in the ini file that can be made so when I convert a file it will stay the same scale as the .plt file.

[GuthCAD Software Support]

Hi,

When I change a .plt to .dwg the .dwg does not retain the same scale as the plt file had, ie: 1/8" = 1 '.
Is there an adjustment in the ini file that can be made so when I convert a file it will stay the same scale as the .plt file.There are a couple of settings you can use:

OutputUnit
Scalefactor

I suspect that in your case all you need to do is set the OutputUnit to 'feet', and your drawings will come back at their original scale. So in HPGL2CAD.INI:

[Settings]
OutputUnit=feet

Other possible settings for 'OutputUnit' are in the user manual. If the 'OutputUnit' setting by itself does not get the result you need, then the 'ScaleFactor' setting will apply a further scaling (again refer to the user manual for details.)

We will hopefully put both of the above settings directly into the user interface in the next software update, to save the need to edit the ini file.

best regards
Software Support

PS: There is a 3rd setting that may also affect scaling! It is 'PlotterUnit'. By default HPGL2CAD assumes the default HPGL plotter unit size of 40 units to the mm. (PlotterUnit=0.025). However more plotters are using the unit size of 100 units to the mm. If your drawings are out by a factor of 2.5 then it would indicate that your plotter is using the 100 units to the mm setting. In that case change the PlotterUnit setting in HGPL2CAD.INI to

[Settings]
PlotterUnit=0.01