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List:       classiccmp
Subject:    RE: HPGL plotter art files
From:       CuriousMarc via cctalk <cctalk () classiccmp ! org>
Date:       2017-10-30 5:04:47
Message-ID: 031001d3513c$9c844c80$d58ce580$ () gmail ! com
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And I found the Columbia.plt HPGL I believe I generated using the method below. \
Sending directly to Mike. Marc

-----Original Message-----
From: CuriousMarc [mailto:curiousmarc3@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 6:16 PM
To: 'Mike Stein'; 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: HPGL plotter art files

The space shuttle comes from a .dwg that was included in an version of AutoCAD, the \
file is named Columbia.dwg if you want to search it on Google. I can send you the \
original .dwg file if you want. Then you need to use AutoCAD to print out an HPGL \
file. I used Autodesk DWG TrueView which is free. You'll need to spin it around in 3D \
until you get a top view, then zoom to it. Then I printed it from TrueView using \
Roland DXY 880 output with the following options: A4 paper, landscape orientation, \
print to file, center, print extent. Out will come an HPGL file that you might want \
to further massage depending how early or late your plotter is, as was said by Brent. \
Marc

-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of tom sparks via \
                cctalk
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 11:36 PM
To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: HPGL plotter art files

On 16/10/17 15:07, David Collins via cctalk wrote:
> Brent could you send it to curator@hpmuseum.net as well?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> David Collins
> 
> > On 16 Oct 2017, at 2:32 pm, Brent Hilpert via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> \
> > wrote: 
> > > On 2017-Oct-15, at 4:20 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
> > > Can anybody direct me to some interesting HPGL plotter files for a display at \
> > > the upcoming World of Commodore show?
> > 
> > I'm sending (in a separate, direct message with attachment) the semi-famous / \
> > once ubiquitous Space Shuttle plot from the 1980s. 
> > I received it from someone after making a similar request to the list 10 years \
> > ago. 
> > Some things to note though: this plot uses multiple colored pens and was scaled \
> > to some (largish, IIRC) size of paper. I was targetting a HP 9872 plotter which \
> > was too early to understand some of the more complex HPGL directives present in \
> > the SS plot, such as drawing arcs. I wrote a language filter/converter that will \
> > optionally scale the image, offset it relative to the plotter bed, converts \
> > certain directives e.g. arcs to a series of line-segment directives, reduces the \
> > number of pens, etc. 
> > I'll send the original SS plot, if you figure you could use the filter program, I \
> > can send it along, or a modified plot, upon request. 
inkscape has hpgl export support
[Chiplotle](http://cmc.music.columbia.edu/chiplotle/) gives you a python API these is \
also [tsp art](http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/TSP_art) witch can drawn on plotter

tom


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