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ark_ader:
Can you not install a printer driver for a plotter and then take the file to kinkos?

I would think that would be more practical...... ::)
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on January 17, 2008, 11:08:22 pm ---Can you not install a printer driver for a plotter and then take the file to kinkos?

I would think that would be more practical...... ::)

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Yes, you could do that. If that works for you. There are many times you just want a quick mockup of a control panel, and you may need to print it several times.

* less expensive - costs equal to the paper + consumables
* Faster - you can print this more quickly than you can drive to kinkos and wait for them to print it
* Accessibility - Some people may not have a kinkos or print show near them
Here is an example of my multi-williams CP. I printed this thing about 4 times making tweaks to it.

Printed it 4 times in the course of 1 day as I was trying to figure out the best ergonomics.

I started this thread to share with those asking how I print to multiple sheets of paper, but I was also curious what methods others were using. What we have so far is Visio and illustrator. Anyone else using other programs to accomplish printing a large image on multiple sheets of paper?
ark_ader:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on January 17, 2008, 11:24:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on January 17, 2008, 11:08:22 pm ---Can you not install a printer driver for a plotter and then take the file to kinkos?

I would think that would be more practical...... ::)

--- End quote ---
Yes, you could do that. If that works for you. There are many times you just want a quick mockup of a control panel, and you may need to print it several times.

* less expensive - costs equal to the paper + consumables
* Faster - you can print this more quickly than you can drive to kinkos and wait for them to print it
* Accessibility - Some people may not have a kinkos or print show near them
Here is an example of my multi-williams CP. I printed this thing about 4 times making tweaks to it.

Printed it 4 times in the course of 1 day as I was trying to figure out the best ergonomics.

I started this thread to share with those asking how I print to multiple sheets of paper, but I was also curious what methods others were using. What we have so far is Visio and illustrator. Anyone else using other programs to accomplish printing a large image on multiple sheets of paper?


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Seems a lot of work.  Could you not just pick a paper size like A3 and print it out on 8.5x11 sheets and use some tape to match up the artwork?  Something like on Powerpoint?  Actually while I was typing this I pulled up one of my old sketches and tried it.  It works.  So you can print out your CP on the fly.

Would that be easier than having to buy visio?
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on January 17, 2008, 11:35:48 pm ---Seems a lot of work.  Could you not just pick a paper size like A3 and print it out on 8.5x11 sheets and use some tape to match up the artwork?  Something like on Powerpoint?  Actually while I was typing this I pulled up one of my old sketches and tried it.  It works.  So you can print out your CP on the fly.

Would that be easier than having to buy visio?

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Some (most) programs will not automatically print across multiple sheets of paper. Can you explain how you did it in powerpoint?
patrickl:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on January 17, 2008, 11:35:48 pm ---Would that be easier than having to buy visio?

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I thought the idea was that we all describe how we do this with the software that we have/use. That way people, who are looking for a way to do this, can decide which would be easiest/cheapest for them.

BTW it's not like it's a lot of work in Visio or Illustrator. You basically set a single check or make a choice in a combobox.
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