Plot function instructions – Brother HL-2170W User Manual

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CHAPTER 9 HP-GL - 18

3.5.

Plot Function Instructions

Instruction Function
FT Fill

Type

LT Line

Type

PW Pen

Width

SM Symbol

Mode

SP Select

Pen

TL Tick

Length

XT X

Tick

YT Y

Tick

PT Pen

Thickness

FT - Fill type

FT [ n [, d [, q]]] [;]

n : Fill type
d : Fill interval (interval between the parallel lines of the area being filled)
q : Fill angle (degrees )

Sets the fill type, interval and angle when filling an area.

The value for n is a clamped integer number.

Solid lines (bi-directional fill)

Solid lines (single direction fill)

Parallel lines

Crosshatching

The fill interval when n is 1 or 2 is the interval set by the pen thickness (PT) instruction.

Any value given for d when n is 1 or 2 will be ignored.

If d is omitted, the fill interval already specified will be used.

If d is 0, the default value will be used ( 1% of distance from P1 to P2. )

The value of d is a clamped real number.

If q is omitted, the fill angle already specified will be used.

The value of q is a clamped real number.

LT - Line type selection

LT [, n [, p ]] [;]

n ; Line pattern number
p ; Line pattern length (percentage or millimeters of distance between P1 and P2)

Specifies the line type and pattern length.

When the n parameter field is omitted a solid line is selected.

When the p parameter field is omitted the pattern length is 4% of the distance between P1 and P2 (default

value ).

The value of n is a clamped integer number.

The value of p is a clamped real number from 0.0000 to 127.9999.

When p is omitted the previously set line pattern length is used.

Default

:Solid

line

:For straight line, start and end points are plotted.

:For an arc, plotting takes place for every chord angle that is set.

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