Announcements

Plotter 1 Limitations
Sept. 18, 2024

SoA IT has just been made aware of a limitation to Plotter 1. In order to print to the top stacker, the printout needs to have a minimum length of 12 inches on one side. If the length is shorter than this, your job will not be printed.

Please use Plotter 2 or Plotter 3 for such print jobs.

This is unfortunately a hardware limitation…

Welcome Back!
Aug. 28, 2024

Dear Students,

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful break and are ready for the Fall semester. Note that there had been significant changes over the summer so please ensure to read through the email. To begin, here is some useful information regarding the School of Architecture’s IT services:

Computing Resources…

Rhino 8 License Issue RESOLVED
April 11, 2024

The Rhino 8 license issue has now resolved.

Contact us if you are still having problems.

Rhino 8 License Issues
April 11, 2024

We are aware of the Rhino 8 license issue some of you are experiencing and have contacted their support team for assistance.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Plotter 1 Paper and Printing Charges
April 11, 2024

Plotter 1 paper has been loaded with the correct type of paper. The original prices to print has now been restored.

For details, visit the following page: https://archcomp.psb-prod.princeton.edu/printing/printing-costs

Canon Print 2 Operational
April 11, 2024

Canon Print 2 is now operational.

Please let us know if you encounter any issues: https://archcomp.psb-prod.princeton.edu/help-request

Enscape for Mac: Rhino now supported
April 10, 2024

Enscape is now supported on Rhino 7 and 8 running on MacOS as long as you have an M series processor. Unfortunately, at this time Intel based processors are not supported.

To find out what type of processor you have, visit this page:…

Canon Print 2 out of service
April 8, 2024

Canon Print 2 printer is currently out of service. We have contacted Canon support and hope to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Eduroam Service Disruption for Students
Jan. 29, 2024

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is investigating a wireless network service disruption that is impacting undergraduate and graduate students. At this time, wireless connections may be slow and/or users may not reach the internet. Updates will be posted to the to the…

Welcome Back!
Jan. 29, 2024
As a reminder, all 4 rolls of Plotter 1 is now loaded with the following paper: 42in Presentation Bond Paper 5.3mil / 120gsm. This is of better quality than the regular Bond Paper that was loaded before, for the same price. This paper is also comparable to Plotter 3 paper. Please visit this
PaperCut issues with MacOS Sonoma
Dec. 5, 2023

We have been made aware of an issue with PaperCut that prevents some users from printing if you are on MacOS Sonoma. Please refrain from upgrading your MacOS until we find a solution. If you are already running Sonoma and unable to print, please submit a ticket and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.…

Rhino 8 Licenses
Nov. 29, 2023

SoA students now have access to Rhino 8 licenses. For installation and activation, please visit this page:

https://archcomp.princeton.edu/soa-technology/software/rhino

Plotter 1 and Plotter 3 Usage
Nov. 28, 2023

In light of the upcoming Reviews, we would like to remind everyone that Plotter 1 and Plotter 3 have similar prices and comparable paper quality. For details, please visit this page:

https://archcomp.princeton.edu/printing/soa-printers

If there is high…

Enscape and Lumion
Nov. 17, 2023

Enscape is now available to students for their personal devices. For details, please visit this page: https://archcomp.princeton.edu/soa-technology/software/enscape

Lumion is also now available in the Computer Lab computers. If you would like to use Lumion…

Plotter 3 Is Now Working
Oct. 3, 2023

Plotter 3 is now up and running. For details, visit this page: https://archcomp.princeton.edu/soa-technology/printing/soa-printers

Welcome Back!
Sept. 5, 2023

Dear Students,

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful break and are ready for the Fall semester. Here are some useful information regarding the School of Architecture’s IT services:

Computing Resources

https://oit.princeton.edu/get…

SoA IT Office Late Opening
July 10, 2023

The SoA IT Office will open tomorrow at 11:00pm due to a mandatory meeting in the morning.

PaperCut Server Maintenance
April 20, 2023

The SoA IT Department will be performing a maintenance on our PaperCut server from 9:00am-10:00am on Friday, April 21, 2023 to install a critical security update.

As a result, printing on SoA printers and plotters will be unavailable during this time. If this time frame does not work for you, please let us know as soon as possible by…

PaperCut Server Maintenance
Feb. 21, 2023

The SoA IT Department will be performing a maintenance on our PaperCut server from 5pm-6pm on Thursday, February 23, 2023.

As a result, printing to SoA printers and plotters will be unavailable during this time. If this time frame does not work for you, please let us know as soon as possible.

Plotter 1 Back in Operation
Feb. 21, 2023

Plotter 1 is now operational. For details, please visit the following pages.

https://archcomp.princeton.edu/soa-technology/printing/soa-printers

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