Plot Function Instructions ; AC - Anchor corner ; AC [ X, Y ] [;] - Page 178

2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 - 30 

7.5. 

Plot Function Instructions 

Instruction 

Function 

AC 

Anchor Corner 

FT 

Fill Type 

LA 

Line Attribute 

LT 

Line Type 

PW 

Pen Width 

RF 

Raster Fill Definition 

SM 

Symbol Mode 

SP 

Select Pen 

SV 

Screened Vectors 

TR 

Transparency Mode 

UL 

User-defined Line Type 

WU 

Select Unit for Pen Width 

AC - Anchor corner 

AC [ X, Y ] [;] 

X ; x-coordinate of starting point of fill pattern 
Y ; y-coordinate of starting point of fill pattern 

• 

This command specifies the anchor corner which is the starting position of a fill pattern. 

• 

If no parameters are specified the lower left hand corner of the PCL picture frame,  according to the current 
coordinate system,  becomes the anchor position.  This is equivalent to AC0,0;  

• 

User units or graphics units may be used. 

• 

The value of the coordinates are real numbers in the range (-2

30

)

to 2

30

 - 1. 

10 '-Anchor Corner - 

20 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 

30 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 

40 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0B"; 

50 LPRINT "IN;SP1;"; 

60 LPRINT "PA3000,3000;FT3,400,45;" 

70 LPRINT "RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000;" 

80 LPRINT "PR1000,0;FT4,400,45;" 

90 LPRINT "RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000;" 

100 LPRINT "PR1000,0;FT3,400,45;" 

110 LPRINT "RR1000,1000,ER1000,1000;" 

120 LPRINT "PA3000,1500;AC3000,1500;" 

130 LPRINT "RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000;" 

140 LPRINT "PA4000,1500;AC4000,1500;FT4,400,45;" 

150 LPRINT "RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000;" 

160 LPRINT "PA5000,1500;AC5000,1500;FT3,400,45;" 

170 LPRINT "RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000;" 

180 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0A"; 

190 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 

200 END 

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