Full Version: help! U I signature model 80
From: Ward (STENSONENG) [#1]
30 May 2004
To: ALL
we have a Hermes pantograph converted to computer
by United Inovations model 80 signature system, which
is out of warranty (can't afford to pay the rate) and we
are having problems getting the logo maker to com-
municate with the engraving program. There was a
problem in the original installation and we were able
to get the upgraded discs for logomaker from U I, OK
but even after installing everything, it still won't com-
municate with the engraving program. Is anyone out
there familiar with this? It is an dos based system
operating on windows 95.
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#2]
1 Jun 2004
To: Ward (STENSONENG) [#1] 4 Jun 2004
Ward,
Do you mean the conversion program or the CAD(DesignCAD) program? If it is the conversion program, then I suspect UI will be your only source of help. If DesignCAD, then several us might remember how to configure it.
As best I recall, the conversion program uses HPGL(PLT) only. Is your problem that you can't create the HPGL?
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#3]
2 Jun 2004
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#2] 2 Jun 2004
I still use DesignCad 4. I did not like 5 or 6 at all. A year or two I tried the demo of 12 and found it almost impossible to deal with. In addition it would only put out the newest version of PLT with arcs. Most software cannot import that.
From: Ward (STENSONENG) [#4]
4 Jun 2004
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#2] 4 Jun 2004
Thanks for answering Roy. An employee, no longer with
us, was working on this. I've got to get it running.
Am at home now. When I get to the shop, will review the
procedure. The plt. comes into the engraving program
from files loaded into the logomaker section of the system.
from discs or network. The logomaker program stalls in
opening them, or if it opens them & doesn't process them
to be available to the engraving program. I'll crank it up
when I go in and get back to you. more to follow... Ward
I hope it's not to late to learn.
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#5]
4 Jun 2004
To: Ward (STENSONENG) [#4] 6 Jun 2004
Ward,
Before we get further input, sounds like either your logomaker program needs to be re configured or you've starting using a slightly different format of PLT files that it can't handle.
So an additional question, are you getting the PLT (HPGL) files from the same place you used to? That is, as Harvey pointed out, DesignCAD puts out a slightly different format depending on which version you are using. CorelDRAW puts out still a slightly different format. Your LogoMaker program will probably handle only certain formats of HPGL.
I'd be shocked if UI would not walk you through a solution to this even though you are out of warranty, but if not get us more info and we'll dig deeper.
From: Ward (STENSONENG) [#6]
12 Jun 2004
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#5] 13 Jun 2004
thanks again Roy. I had to get back to the system, and
try it out a few times to see if I could articulate, and found
out that by following a later set of procedures sent by
UI a couple of years ago, it did load a logo from a
floppy disk that was downloaded from our regular plt
file almost all of which were produced in casmate.
We're swamped & only been able to get to the program
that one time, and hope to get on it later today. It may
be the procedure used by our old employee was what
was wrong. Will get back to you soon as I can.