COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) printing is now available in Negros Oriental State University (NORSU).

Drawing plans done in CAD software such as AutoCAD and Revits can now be printed at the University Engineer’s office in NORSU Main Campus I.

University Engineer Samuel Arbas said that the new HP Design Jet 500 Plus plotter, which costs P173,000, is not just for instructional purposes of the university but is also open for interested outsiders who want quality printouts of their designs.

Arbas said that customers must see him first for the issuance of print order before paying for the printing fee at the cashier’s office. Black ink printing on a 20x30 inches tracing paper costs P170 per sheet for outsiders and P100 for Norsunians, while printing on a 42x30 inches tracing paper costs P250 per sheet for outsiders and P150 for Norsunians. He added that the printing costs already include the tracing paper.

For colored printing, Arbas said that printing on a 20x30 inches tracing paper costs P300 per sheet for outsiders and P200 for Norsunians, while a 42x30 inches sheet costs P500 and P350, for outsiders and Norsunians respectively.

Arbas disclosed that the new plotter is a great help to the university as well as to engineering and architecture students who can avail of the discounted printing service. Student Government of Dumaguete City II President Mark Cabrera and Aster Fortuito III, both BS Civil Engineering students, are the ones in-charge in the printing operation.

The CAD plotting, though in demand, is still a rare service in the city as of press time.