FT - Fill type - Page 179

2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 - 31 

FT - Fill type 

FT 

n

(, 

d

(, 

q

))[;] 

n

 ; Fill type 

d

 ; option 1 

q

 ; option 2 

• 

Sets the fill type, interval and angle when filling an area.  This setting is effective for the commands FP, RA, 

RR, WG and CF.

• 

The value for 

n

 must be a clamped integer number 

Fill type 

Description 

Option 1 

Option 2 

1 

Solid black (bi-directional fill) 

2 

Solid black (single directional fill) 

3 

hatching (parallel line) 

fill interval 

fill angle 

4 

cross-hatching 

fill interval 

fill angle 

10 

shading 

shading level 

11 

HP-GL/2 user-defined 

raster-fill index 

21 

PCL cross-hatching 

pattern type 

22 

PCL user-defined 

pattern ID 

130 

shading (one of sixty-four gray scales) 

Shading level 

• 

option 1 for 

n

=3 or 4 is the setting for the interval of the lines in the fill.  This is specified in current units.

• 

If 

d

 is omitted or 0, it is set to the default value which is 1% of the diagonal distance between P1 and P2.

• 

Option 2 for 

n

=3 and 4 is the setting of the angle for the lines in degrees.

• 

If 

q

 is omitted, the fill angle already specified will be used.

• 

The value of 

q

 is a clamped real number.

• 

Option 1 for 

n

=10 is the setting for the shading density.  It is specified as a percentage from 0 to 100.

• 

Option 2 for 

n

=10 is ignored.

• 

Option 1 for 

n

=11 specifies the HP-GL/2 user-defined raster fill pattern.  This uses the index number which is 

defined by the RF command.

• 

Option 2 for 

n

=11 is ignored.

• 

Option 1 for 

n

=21 specifies the PCL cross-hatch patterns.  There are 6 types of PCL cross-hatch patterns.

• 

Option 2 for 

n

=21 is ignored. 

• 

Option 1 for 

n

=22, the PCL user-defined patterns defined by the ESC*c

#

W command with a unique ID code.

• 

Option 2 for 

n

=22 is ignored.

• 

Option 1 for 

n

=130,  the 64 gray scale shading density.  It is specified as a percentage from 0 to 100.

• 

Option 2 for 

n

=130 is ignored. 

10 ' - Fill Type - 

20 WIDTH "LPT1:", 255 

30 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 

40 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0B"; 

50 LPRINT "IN;SP1;"; 

60 LPRINT "PA2000,2000;FT;PR2500,300;ER2500,300;" 

70 LPRINT "PR0,300;FT3,80,30;RR2500.300;" 

80 LPRINT "PR0,300;FT10,36;RR2500,300;ER2500,300;" 

90 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0A"; 

100 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 

110 END 

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