This language is made of a series of two letters of code, followed by optional parameters. For example an arc can be drawn on a page by sending the following code:
AA100,100,50;
Who wants to say Arc in Absolut, and the parameters places the center of the arc at co-ordinates 100,100, with a degrées starting angle of 50 measured in the Trigo direction. A fourth optional parameter (not used here) specifies the error cordale anguliare used to trace the arc. The ray and starting points are given by the preceding point.
The origin of this code corresponds to a technology of the
time based on tracers using of the feathers (Pen). The color and
the thickness of the features traced were thus given by the feather
used. With lorigine there is thus no instruction to specify this
type of information. But thereafter the code it is enriched by
instruction such as PW to specify the thickness of the feature for
example. A traditional file HPGL starts favec some orders of
initialization, Suivi of a long list of order gaphic. For
example:
Order | Explanations |
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IN; | Initialization, beginning of the layout |
IP; | Fix the point of origin (Not starting), In this case they are 0,0 |
SC0,100,0,100; | The echlle page (SCale) from 0 defines to 100 in two directions X and Y |
SP1; | Selection of feather 1 (PEN) |
PD100,0,100,100,0,100,0,0; | Descent of the pen and displacement to the various positions (Here a rectangle around the page draws) |
PU50,50; | Go up the pen and moves with co-ordinate 50,50 |
CI25; | draw a cerlce with a radius of 25 |
SS; | Select the standard bill of character |
DT*, 1; | Fix the delimitor of chains of text at the asterisk and does not trace it (the 1, wants to say "true here") |
PU20,80; | Move the pen without tracing with position 20,80 |
LBBonjour *; | Draw the text Hello |
The frame of reference is based on the smallest
unit which the tracer can support, and is often fixed at 0.025mm.(HP:
we are here in American system with inches or more exactly of
INCHs 1 Inch = 25.4 mm)
This language used to trace with a pen was also included
in step badly of application of milling or more exactly of routing or
gravage. Indeed this code makes it possible perfectly to control
a cutter, with a high position of displacement and a low position of
work. That indeed makes it possible to control a machine
directly starting from a software of CAD.
In the code of present on this page a negligible part of
standard HPGL is treated (primarily linear displacements). But
it is also this type of code which one generally finds.
Documentation with format pdf on standard HPGL (In English). I do not know any more or I found this document.
Thus me do not please any not give the author or the owner of origin.
Double.click: To center the drawing with the screen.The functions of posting allow you toomer and to move the drawing.
Function PEN UP On/Off makes it possible to also visualize the trajectories associated with the instruction PU (PEN Up) with code HPGL.
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