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Got a new laptop and installed windows 7 64bit. I need to have virtual comports to test my electronics. Unfortunately the free software (com0com) doesnt have a digital sign. So win keep saying it cant be installed

Tried many things but finally end up pressing F8 at boot and deselecting driver integrity.

The CNC I use is called Bunguard CCD2 and its only supported file format is HPGL (Damn it) It wont support any of the standard cad format.

Last few months I was using a set of free /trial software to covert cad to hpgl and by today most of them are expires (And the cracks for these are really hard to find)

So I set out to find a legitimate way to do the file conversion between these rival companies (HPGL is a HP format)

Solution

1. Install HP7585B plotter in autocad (Mine is 2008)  : Plotter manager > Add new plotter wizard
2. Select the new plot from plotting wizard and make sure print to file is selected (CCD2 uses a proprietor software (ROUTE PRO) to communicate between PC and CNC and one has to send the file)
3. Press Plot
4. Done!