FS#1830HP7580 Penplotter
- Type
- Suggestion
- Status
- Closed
- Resolution
- Implemented
- Category
- QCAD/CAM
- Severity
- Low
- Priority
- Low
- Reported version
- 3.21.3
- Operating system
- All
- Reported
- 2018-11-28 by Harms2015
- Closed
- 2018-12-06 by andrew
Hi Andrew,
I was fiddeling around with a copy of the hpgl postprocessor, and has it adapted, up and running for a HP7580 penplotter. You may add this to QCAD if you like.
Poking and peeking in the other postprocessor files, I found enough information to generate a very acceptable hpgl.plt file now, including the required pen changes.
The purpose of a 'bracket-field' (as [S] ) is clear to me. Where are [S#] and [S!] used for?
Comments (1)
Thanks for the contribution. I will have a look at it and add some unit tests for this post processor.
[S#] only outputs the number, not the prefix, e.g.:
[S] -> S1000
[S#] -> 1000
[S!] always forces the output even if the last [S] output had the same value, e.g.:
If the current X value is 10.0:
[X] only outputs X10.0 if the last [X] output was different from 10.0.
[X!] always outputs X10.0.