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Output the Plot Files
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You can plot the to a plotter from a personal computer.
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You can output your plot files to an HPGL compatible printer, by following the sequence
in “Outputting Plot Files from a PC to an HPGL Compatible Printer” located later in this
chapter.
You can a program that plots all of the files, with the root filename of PLOT, to an
HPGL compatible printer. This program is provided on the “Example Programs Disk” that is
included in the
HP Network Programmer’s Guide.
However, this program is
for use with LIF formatted disks and is written in HP BASIC.
To View Plot Files on a PC
Plot can be viewed and manipulated on a PC using a word processor or graphics
presentation program. Plot files contain a text stream of HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics
Language) commands In order to import a plot
into an application, that application
must
have an import for HPGL (often times call HGL). Two such applications from the Lotus
suite of products are the word processor and the graphics presentation package
“Freelance Graphics.
Note
Lotus applications are not supported by Hewlett-Packard. The following
procedures are provided for informational use only. Other applications or other
versions of the same application may function differently.
When viewed in such programs, the color and font size of the plot may vary from the output
of an
compatible color printer. The following table shows the differences between
the color assignments of compatible printers and Lotus applications. Also refer to
“Selecting Pen Numbers and Colors” located earlier in this chapter.
Printer Lotus Applications
Color Pen Color
No. No.
0
1
1 black
(red-violet)
blue
yellow
green
red
black
red
yellow
blue
red-violet
modify the color or font size, consult the documentation for the particular application being
used.
Printing, Platting, and Saving Measurement Results