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SECTION 17 - Configuring Plotting

   ME10 for Windows version 08.70 supports  plotting through
   the Print Manager.  Thus any graphics  printer or plotter
   that  has a  driver  under  MS-Windows  can be  used  for
   plotting.  Any  customization  of the plotter is possible
   through the driver  supplied with your plotter (see Print
   Manager under the Main Program Group or the Control Panel
   Group).  If  plot  files  are  desired,  one  can  simply
   "connect"  the  plotter  to FILE:.  As a result,  no PLOT
   CONFIG is required anymore.

Plot Defaults
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   There are several  ME10-specific  parameters that must be
   defined.  You can define  most of these  parameters  when
   you are ready to plot.  If you do not, ME10 uses the plot
   defaults contained in the defaults.mac file.

   A list of the plot defaults section from the defaults.mac
   file is  shown  below.  The next  section  "Plot  Default
   Parameters" explains the parameters in detail.

      {See  help  system  for  detailed  information  of the
       following entries.}

      Set_sys_plot_center ON
      Set_sys_plot_plotscale 1
      Set_sys_plot_source ALL
      Set_sys_plot_source_ll 0,0
      Set_sys_plot_source_ur 100,100
      Set_sys_plot_as_displayed (FALSE)
      Set_sys_plot_rot 0
      Set_sys_plot_offset_x 0
      Set_sys_plot_offset_y 0

      { Setting the plot configuration }

      Plot_black_and_white
      { Generate a black-and-white plot }
      Dump_option_direct
      { Screen dump as shown on screen }
      Destination_print_mgr
      { Send plot/screen dump to Print Manager }
      Print_mgr_option_on
      { Show print manager  dialog to configure  plotter for
	each plot }

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Plot Default Parameters
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You can change the plot  defaults  by editing  the  defaults
file.  This section describes the plot defaults you are most
likely to edit.

Set_sys_plot_plotscale

Purpose: Defines  the plot scale to be used if SCALE (in the
	 PLOT screen menu) has not been set before plotting.

Default: 1

Use an integer, such as 1, 2, or 3.  The setting 0 means fit
the drawing onto the plotter paper.

Set_sys_plot_source

Purpose: Specifies how much of the drawing is plotted:  sets
	 ALL, CURRENT_WINDOW or TWO_PTS for PLOT.

Default: ALL

Use All (plots the entire drawing), Viewport (plots the part
of drawing visible in the current window), or Box (plots all
elements  within a box defined by two  points).  The current
setting will be highlighted in the OUTPUT option of the PLOT
menu.

Set_sys_plot_as_displayed

Purpose: Determines whether the AS_DISPLAYED  option will be
	 used in the plot.

Default: (FALSE)

The highlight for Drawing or Curr Show indicates the current
settings of the CONTENTS option in the PLOT menu.

If you use  (TRUE), the model is plotted as it is  displayed
in  the  current   viewport,  with  construction   geometry,
spotlighting,  vertex  points,  and part  boxes.  If you use
(FALSE), the model is plotted as a normal drawing.  Geometry
and dimensioning are included.  Vertex points, spotlighting,
shown  changes,  part boxes, and  construction  geometry are
suppressed.

Set_sys_plot_rot

Purpose: Sets the rotation angle for PLOT in radian  angular
	 units.

Default: 0

Use a value from 0 to 360.  The current  value is  displayed
in current  angular  units to the right of ROTATE ANG in the
PLOT menu.

Plot_black_and_white

Purpose: Set  a  plot   transformation  for  black-and-white
	 drawings.  (see  PLOT_TRANSFORM in the help system)
	 Plot_black_and_white should be customized to obtain
	 the desirable line thickness  corresponding to each
	 pen.

Default: None

Dump_option_direct

Purpose: Set a flag to  generate a screen dump with the same
	 colors  as  the  screen.   The  alternative  is  to
	 reverse the colors.

Default: None

Destination_print_mgr

Purpose: Set the  destination of plot and screen dump to the
	 Print  Manager.  The  alternative is to send to the
	 Clipboard.

Default: None

Print_mgr_option_on

Purpose: Pop up the Print  Manager  dialog for choosing  and
	 configuring   a  plotter.  Otherwise   the  default
	 plotter with default settings is used.

Default: None

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