PLUGIN:Brother PTouch
From WireCAD Online Help
Revision as of 18:44, 21 January 2011 by Wirecadadmin (Talk | contribs)
| Command Line Shortcut: bpt User Permissions Level: Any |
Welcome to the WireCAD plugin for Brother P-touch Electronic Label printers. This plugin supports any of the P-touch printer drivers for Windows, and works in conjunction with the stock P-touch .lbl template formats.
 Note: For best results this plugin should be installed in conjunction with at least one P-touch printer driver (follow the instructions with the printer) and the P-touch editor v4.1 or better.
|
For the latest drivers and software, visit the Brother website at www.brother.com
In order to work properly the Brother_PTouch.Plugin.dll file and support folders must be installed in the WireCAD6\bin folder. Place the BrotherPTouch.wpi file in WireCAD6\bin\plugins folder.
The minimum WireCAD build version to work with this plugin is 6.0.1400
| Note: This plugin assumes that you have data in your Project Cables or Project Systems database.
|
Settings Explanation
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| starting cable number | This will be the starting number for any new sequence. It is overridden by a range in the Signal Types global database. |
| leading zero count | Leading zeros for cable numbers. Affected by the Project Cable Number Format. |
| Ignore Cable# Text Color | True to set the Cable# text entity PenColor = ByLayer. |
| Location-Elevation Delimiter | By default this is a "." When the Location and Elevation fields are combined in the drawing this will be the delimiter. Example: Location: Rack-10 Elevation 10 would be concatenated with the Location-Elevation Delimiter as follows: Rack-10.10 |
| Elevation-Slot Delimiter | By default this is a "-" When parsing the elevation field this variable is used to identify a slot. Example: Elevation 10 slot 4 would be 10-4. |
| I Build My Racks From the Top Down | Numbers from top down. The default is bottom up. |
| Default Rack Height | Default Rack Height in Rack Units. Presets the Rack Builder dialog. |
| Default Cable Manu and Type | If the Signal Type in the global database does not define a default Cable Type and Manufacturer then this is used as a default. |
| User Can Modify These Settings | Only effective under WireCAD Security. If set by a WireCAD admin this panel is read only. |
| Add Pinout Data to Each Cable | Set to true to allow attachment of pinout data to each cable. You must display the Edit Cable Data dialog in order to pick the pinout. Pinouts are set using the Pinouts plugin. Once defined, during a cable number assignment you can pick from pinouts that have the proper connectors defined. If the proper connectors, both src and dst, do not exist in the pinout it will not be available for choice. |
