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You may select any of the drivers for use with your photo-plotter provided
that the photo-plotter is 100% compatible with the selected driver. To
select a photo-plotter driver from the list, use the up and down arrow keys
on the key pad to highlight the desired driver, then press F1 to continue.
Both of the photo-plotter drivers will produce identical output files. The
purpose of offering two independent photo-plotter drivers is to allow the
user to independently customize each of the drivers.
The user has the ability to modify the default settings for the plotter
driver that has been selected. To modify the settings, use the left and
right arrow keys to move over to the column to be modified and enter the
values as described below.
APERTURES
The aperture value can be 1 thru 999. This value determines the number of
apertures that can be assigned during the CAM routine.
XSIZE AND YSIZE
These sizes are described in thousands of an inch. For example, 20.0 inches
is entered as 20000. These values are used in the CAM routine to determine
the size of the photo-plotter. It is recommended that the values which are
entered in these columns should not exceed the maximum plotting area of the
selected photo-plotter.
UNITS
The units value can be a 0 or a 1. A value of 1 will create an output file
in metric coordinates, and a 0 will create an output file in Imperial co-
ordinates.
PREC(ision)
The precision value can be 1 thru 5. The precision value represents the
number of digits after the decimal point. When the UNITS value is set to
imperial, the coordinates are expressed in inches. When the UNITS value is
set to metric, the coordinates are expressed in millimeters.
Imperial Value Metric
.1 inches 1 .1 mm
.01 inches 2 .01 mm
.001 inches 3 .001 mm
.0001 inches 4 .0001 mm
.00001 inches 5 .00001 mm
NUMBER OF DIGITS
The number of digits value represents the total number of digits for an X or
Y coordinate including leading or trailing zeros. The decimal point is
assumed and does not count as a digit.
LEADING AND TRAILING ZEROS
The value for leading and trailing zeros can be a 0, 1, or 2.
0 = No suppression of zeros.
1 = Suppression of leading zeros.
2 = Suppression of trailing zeros.
COORDINATES
The value for coordinates can be a 0 or a 1.
0 = Absolute.
1 = Incremental.
REPEAT
The value for repeated coordinates can be a 0 or a 1.
0 = Repeated coordinates will NOT be suppressed.
1 = Repeated coordinates will be suppressed.