Xerox Document Workstation with PlotWorks Support & Software User Guide

PlotWorks User Guide • Repro Desk Support • G-1

PlotWorks supports Repro Desk and Apprentice JOB, VIC, PEN and SET files. 

Print jobs from Repro Desk containing PostScript, PDF, Calcomp, HPGL, 

HPGL/2, CALS, AutoCAD, DWG, and TIFF file formats are also supported.

Additional information regarding file formats follows:

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JOB Files: JOB files contain information, including printing parameters, 
about the entire Repro Desk or Apprentice job. PlotWorks supports Versions 
4.21, 4.25, 4.30 and 4.30.2 JOB files. 

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VIC Files: This is the file format that Repro Desk uses for pre-processed 

files. VIC files created with both the Apprentice and Buzzsaw.com® VIC 

Driver for AutoCAD, are supported. PlotWorks supports VIC files created 

with AutoCAD 14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2000i, AutoCAD 2002, and 

AutoCAD 2004. PlotWorks supports:

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Pen tables:

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Pen numbers

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Pen colors

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Pen patterns

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Pen widths

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Embedded raster information

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CALS MIL-R-28002A Type 1 (CCITT G4 2D Compression)

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Independent JPEG Group JFIF (JPEG Compression) 

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MS-Windows BMP (Uncompressed DIB) 

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Portable Network Graphics PNG (LZH Compression) 

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TIFF Version 6 (CCITT G4 2D Compression) 

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TIFF Version 6 (Uncompressed) 

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TrueVision TGA Version 2 (Uncompressed) 

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ZSoft PC Paintbrush PCX (ZSOFT PACKBITS Compression)