Specifications

Revision C 16/01/96
Chapter 9 "HP-GL" 25
2.5. 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 (bidirectional fill)
Solid lines (single direction fill)
Parallel lines
Crosshatching
• The fill interval when 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.