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Vector graphics demo software to run on an HPGL pen plotter.

The programs are in C and may be compiled with 'gcc' on Linux.
They generate HPGL and send it to a plotter via the parallel port,
/dev/usb/lp0 or to a file.
The programs are in C and may be compiled with 'gcc' on Linux
(MacOS X may also work).
They generate HPGL and send it to a plotter via the parallel port
(/dev/usb/lp0),
the serial port (/dev/ttyUSB0),
or to a file.
Most of the programs accept command-line arguments to scale the vector
drawings up or down (default size is suitable for A3 paper).
drawings up or down (default size is suitable for ISO A3 paper).

## HPGL

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sudo apt-get install hp2xx

The Makefile will use 'hp2xx' to generate low-resolution preview images
for the plots.
in PNG format.
It also converts the HPGL to SVG for previewing in a browser or for
plotting on newer types of plotter such as the AxiDraw.

## The Plotters

Most of the programs here have been tested on a Roland DXY-990 A3
flat-bed pen plotter.
Some have also been used at A1 size on the much bigger Roland DPX-3300.
A few have been tested on the HP 7550 A3 grit-wheel plotter.
A few have been tested on the fast HP 7550A A3 grit-wheel plotter.

## The Pens

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Other types of pen will no doubt work, and few of the plots here rely
on special line width or other pen properties.

Most of the plots require only a single pen.

None of the drawings are intended for use with vinyl cutters, but there's
plenty of scope to try that sort of thing.

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