HPGL: set plot origin

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Hi everyone
I have a problem. I have to set the plot origin to the center of the
drowing in the A4 printers, like the standard setting of much plotters
Someone have any idea what HPGL commands are needed to do this?
Thank you in advance
Steve

 

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In article <f07020a9.0502080608.1d189a3f@posting.google.com>, Steve
Cappella <mgcad@hotmail.it> writes
>Hi everyone
>I have a problem. I have to set the plot origin to the center of the
>drowing in the A4 printers, like the standard setting of much plotters
>Someone have any idea what HPGL commands are needed to do this?
>Thank you in advance
>
I don't think you can do this directly. If you have a plotter, you
could place the pen at the centre before starting the plot, and then use
PR (Plot Relative). I don't know how you could do this with a printer.
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In article <acaWMKAQTQCCFwA1@thoss.plus.com>, thoss <tom@physics.org>
writes
>In article <f07020a9.0502080608.1d189a3f@posting.google.com>, Steve
>Cappella <mgcad@hotmail.it> writes
>>Hi everyone
>>I have a problem. I have to set the plot origin to the center of the
>>drowing in the A4 printers, like the standard setting of much plotters
>>Someone have any idea what HPGL commands are needed to do this?
>>Thank you in advance
>>
>I don't think you can do this directly. If you have a plotter, you
>could place the pen at the centre before starting the plot, and then use
>PR (Plot Relative). I don't know how you could do this with a printer.

On second thoughts...Under PA (Plot Absolute) navigate to the page
centre, then switch to PR.
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Thoss

 

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thoss <tom@physics.org> wrote in message news:<mTdp$vAMmfCCFwXs@thoss.plus.com>...
> In article <acaWMKAQTQCCFwA1@thoss.plus.com>, thoss <tom@physics.org>
> writes
> >In article <f07020a9.0502080608.1d189a3f@posting.google.com>, Steve
> >Cappella <mgcad@hotmail.it> writes
> >>Hi everyone
> >>I have a problem. I have to set the plot origin to the center of the
> >>drowing in the A4 printers, like the standard setting of much plotters
> >>Someone have any idea what HPGL commands are needed to do this?
> >>Thank you in advance
> >>
> >I don't think you can do this directly. If you have a plotter, you
> >could place the pen at the centre before starting the plot, and then use
> >PR (Plot Relative). I don't know how you could do this with a printer.
>
> On second thoughts...Under PA (Plot Absolute) navigate to the page
> centre, then switch to PR.

I'm not a genius with HPGL...but I try to do this looking at the hpgl guide
Thank you very much for your time
Steve

 

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In article <f07020a9.0502100115.512a29ff@posting.google.com>, Steve
Cappella <mgcad@hotmail.it> writes
>> On second thoughts...Under PA (Plot Absolute) navigate to the page
>> centre, then switch to PR.
>
>I'm not a genius with HPGL...but I try to do this looking at the hpgl
>guide
>Thank you very much for your time
>Steve
But has it solved your problem?
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Thoss