UK users - Submit-a-plan and creating HPGL2 plot files

[dg]

How many people are using Submit-a-plan for Bregs applications?

Rather than allow submissions via pdf files they have, for some reason, insisted on HPGL2 plot files and recommend the HP Design-jet 3000 print driver.

I can't get this driver to work with revit, but it works with ADT.
If I export the print page to ADT, I can print to HPGL2 but I get massive files - bigger than submit-a-plan will allow.
So I have to export each view separately, and then reformat them in ADT and then I get a much smaller HPGL2 file.

How do I get small HPGL2 plot files straight from revit?

As an aside, it will be good when they merge with the planning portal.

[Lashers]

I will try to remember to give it a try tomorrow, but, are you sure about not being able to submit PDF's? I was sure that I read somewhere on their site that PDF's were ok . .

[Lashers]

On the planning portal site there a a CAD guidance document - trying to attach the link below - which is happy about using PDF. See if it helps.
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1080836434254.html

[dg]

The planning portal allows pdfs, but www.submitaplan.com does not

[Lashers]

The planning portal allows pdfs, but www.submitaplan.com does not
Thanks for that, I just sighned up for the idiot club! I hear the presidents seat is up for grabs! duh!

[truevis]

How about print to DWF first then print to HPGL2? It's how I make my multi-page PDFs; perhaps it will help your problem.

I'd probably make sure I was only printing B&W lines, too.

[Lashers]

DG I see a HP 3000cs on their site, is that the one you are using? I will download the drivers later and see if they work on my machine.

[dg]

Yes, I have installed the 3000cs driver. And if I recall, I got either a file of 0k size, or a file which was unreadable - I don't rmember which, I will try again later

[Lashers]

I managed to get a 1.4MB file output that mostly looks correct - some elements of my title block appear a bit on a slope and my logo looks kinda stoned and overlayed with cyan (its a jpg insert). I also tried my HP800 driver and this produced a 2.2MB file with no logo and straight but not very good quality text.

PDF file is 239kb and perfect . . . .

Verdict, not perfect and therefore not acceptable for putting in front of Building Control. Solution, set up a meeting with the relevant government department and present a case for using PDF output . . . you will probably get some action . . . by 2048 . . .