\OVERVIEW

    Unplot(tm) imports HPGL/2 plot and HP Laserjet PCL files into
    AutoCAD, use UnPlot to:

    *   Import graphics from third party programs that can output
        to an HPGL, HPGL/2, or PCL file.
    *   Import Word Processor or other documents into AutoCAD.
    *   "Flatten" 3D AutoCAD entities or views (eg for balloons)
    *   Produce a "hand drawn" look drawing from a plot
    *   Explode fonts and shapes to their individual line elements
    *   Recover lost drawings where only the plot file remains
    *   Change a plot without changing the source drawing
    *   Change pen and plot settings for selected areas
    *   Add special effects to a plot
    *   Verify the content and plot order of a plot file.

\ABOUT

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\FILEBUTTON
\FILENAME

  Filename

  Enter the filename of a plot or print file, or select the File
  Button to invoke the file dialog box. The "P??" file extension
  is assumed, but the file can have any extension.

\LAYERS

  Layers

  UnPlot places entities on layers that coorespond with the pen
  number from the plot file. Lines drawn with pen 1 are placed on
  layer "PEN_1", pen 2: "LAYER_2, etc. If the layer does not
  exist it will be created and the layer color will be set to the
  AutoCAD color number cooresponding to the pen number (eg layer
  PEN_1 = color 1 - red). PCL files will be drawon on the current
  layer.

\SCALE

  Plot Scale

  Enter a value that cooresponds to the original plot scale in
  the form "drawing units" = "plotter units". If you are not sure
  of the plot scale first insert the plot using 1=1 and determine
  the scale using the AutoCAD commands DIST and ID. Then rescale
  the entities, or undo the entities and unplot again using the
  correct scale.

\HPGL_SETTINGS

  HPGL Settings

  Enter additional parameters relating to HPGL files.

\JIGGLE

  Jiggle Parameter

  Enter a value in drawing units that determines the maximum
  length of the segments that long lines will be randomly broken
  up and "zig-zagged". The resulting segments will be moved
  randomly up to the value of the slop parameter.

  For instace, if you specify a Jiggle of 0.5 and a slop of 0.1
  then a 10.0 unit ling line will be broken into up to 20
  segments. The segments will wander up to 0.1 units from the
  location of the original line.

\SLOP

   Slop Parameter

  Enter a value that determines the maximum distance by which the
  endpoints of lines are randomly moved from their original
  location. Line endpoints will be moved a distance varing
  randomly between 0 and this value in both the X and Y planes.

\PCL_SETTINGS

  PCL (Laserjet) Settings

  Enter additional parameters relating to HP Laserjet Printer
  Control Language files.

\DEFAULT_STYLE

  Default Style

  Enter the ".shx" file to use for the default PCL text style.
  The default text.shx is used by AutoCAD for the STANDARD text
  style. The default style created by UnPlot is named COURIER.

\STARTING_PAGE
\ENDING_PAGE

  Starting and Ending Page

  Enter the first and last page numbers that you wish to import
  from multiple page Laserjet PCL print files.

\LINE_WIDTH

  Line Width

  Enter the minimum width at which solid entities should be used
  for rules and raster dots. Line entities will be used for
  entities with a width less than this value

  For example, if you wish to have rules with a width less that
  0.1 drawing units to appear as an AutoCAD line entity then
  enter that value. Or to show raster graphics as solid entities
  enter a value less than the raster resolution. (300 dpi =
  0.0033 inches at 1=1 scale)

\PAGE_HORIZ
\PAGE_VERT

  Multiple Page Layout

\RASTER_MODE

  Raster Mode Toggle

  When checked PCL raster graphics will be imported, when off a
  rectangle will be drawn in place of the graphic.

  see RASTER_GRAPHICS

\RASTER_GRAPHICS

  Raster Graphics

  UnPlot can import many (but not all) raster graphics from a
  Laserjet PCL file. It has great difficulty with full page
  graphics and does not currently support some PCL encoding
  schemes (adaptive compression). It will currently handle files
  containing Unencoded, RLL, Delta, and TIFF data.

  Tips:

  * Use raster graphics sparingly.
  * Rules (lines), Boxes and Fills work well.
  * Avoid printing in graphics mode. You can not edit Raster
    graphics in AutoCAD.
  * When printing from Microsoft Windows use a printer font,
    many Windows fonts print graphically and can not be edited.

\REPLACE_STYLES

  Overwrite / Replace Styles

  When this toggle is checked, existing AutoCAD text styles with
  the same name as an UnPlot style will be replaced.

  Style Name            Shape File

  UNPLOT_TEXT           monotxt.shx     Used for all HPGL text
  COURIER               txt.shx         PCL default font
  COURIER_BOLD          romand.shx
  COURIER_ITALIC        italicc.shx
  HELVETIA              romans.shx
  HELVETIA_BOLD         romand.shx
  HELVETIA_ITALIC       italicc.shx
  TIMES_ROMAN           romanc.shx
  TIMES_ROMAN_BOLD      romant.shx
  TIMES_ROMAN_ITALIC    italicc.shx
  LETTERGOTHIC          gothice.shx
  LETTERGOTHIC_BOLD     gothice.shx
  LETTERGOTHIC_ITALIC   gothice.shx
  SCRIPT                scripts.shx
  SCRIPT_BOLD           scriptc.shx
  SCRIPT_ITALIC         scriptc.shx

\SOLID_THRESHOLD

  Solid Threshold

  Enter the percentage fill threshold value for solid fills. Area
  fills less than this value will use hatching, otherwise AutoCAD
  solid entities will be created.

  Set this value to 0 for all solids, or 100 for all hatching.
  High percentage hatching appears as a solid but is slower and
  creates a larger drawing file compared to solids.

\TRANS_COLOR

  Transparant Color

  Enter the AutoCAD color number for the PCL transparant pen.
  This is white (or the paper color) on a printer. The default is
  color 8 (grey), you can enter 256 to specify BYLAYER as the
  color.

