Description
When printing PostScript files to an HP DesignJet, such as the HP5000, approximately an extra foot of paper is spooled.
Cause
The current 'Form Size' is too small; a larger size must be specified.
Solution or Workaround
- Create a Postscript file, which have .eps extension, using the Print to File option available via the print GUI or by running the postscript command at an Arc prompt.
- Open the file with a text editor such as Notepad.
- Identify the Bounding Box values in the .eps file, found at approximately line 15. It will look like:
Code:
%%BoundingBox: 36 36 2448 5490
The second to last number is width (2448), and the last number is the height (5490). - Add the following lines of code to the .eps file, beginning at the second line:
Code:
%%Beginfeature: *PageRegion AnsiC
2 dict dup /PageSize [x y] put dup
/ImagingBBox null put setpagedevice
%%EndFeature
where [x, y] is the target page size in points (72 points per inch) - Replace the x and y with the width and height (x = 2448 and y = 5490)
Note:
x and y can be increased to amounts greater than the desired values.