VARKON Version 1.16 1998-11-12
VARKON plotter driver
Description
ibmpro translates .PLT or .DXF format to the IBM Proprinter format.
ibmpro reads from standard input and writes to standard output.
Syntax
ibmpro -sS -wsL -xX -yY -vN -hS -pN -wN -lN -FF -d -kK
Options preceded by a minus sign should be followed by their value without
any separating blank spaces.
Options
-sS |
- Set scale to S. Float value, default = 1.0 |
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-xX |
- Set origin.x to X. Float value, default = 0.0 |
-yY |
- Set origin.y to Y. Float value, default = 0.0 |
-vN |
- Rotate n degrees. Float value, default = 0.0 |
-hS |
- Horisontal resolution . 0 = Max, 1 = Min = Default |
-pN |
- Vertical resolution, 8 or 24 pins, default = 8 |
-wN |
- Width of plot area in millimeters, default = 8 inch = A4 |
-ln |
- Height of plot area in lines, default = 85 = A4 |
-FF |
- Send trailing formfeed |
-d |
- Show outline of plot area and print statistics |
-kK |
- Set curve accuracy to K. Float value, default = 1.0 |
Examples
ibmpro <file.PLT >file.IBM -v90
Rotates the image in plotfile.PLT 90 degrees anticlockwise and writes the
result to a new file named "file.IBM" using the IBM Proprinter
format.
ibmpro <file.PLT -v90 -h0 -p24 | lp
Same as above but the result is sent to a spooled plotter. Horisontal and
vertical resolution is set to highest possible.
Comments
ibmpro automatically recognizes if the input is in PLT or DXF format.
The -k option only applies to DXF format.
In 8-pin mode the IBM Proprinter gives a horisontal resolution of:
240 dots/inch with -h0
120 dots/inch with -h0.5
60 dots/inch with -h1
In 24-pin mode the resolution becomes:
360 dots/inch with -h0
180 dots/inch with -h0.4
120 dots/inch with -h0.6
60 dots/inch with -h1
-p8 gives a vertical resolution of 72 dots/inch and -p24 produces 216 dots/inch
Color is not supported but variable linewidth is supported through the WIDTH attribute. Penfiles are still supported but may not be in future releases. ibmpro reads "$VARKON_PLT/ibmpro.PEN" when invoked to establish what dotsize (linewidth) the hardware uses. If this file is missing an errormessage is reported and no output is produced.
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