AA - Draw absolute arc ; AA [ X, Y, qc [, qd ]] [;] - Page 176

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CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 - 20 

AA - Draw absolute arc 

AA [ X, Y, qc [, qd ]] [;] 

X ; Arc centre X coordinate 

Y ; Arc centre Y coordinate 

qc

 ; Arc angle in degrees   

qd

 ; Chord angle in degrees   

 

Coordinates are absolute coordinates in current units. 

 

Starting from the current position, this command plots an arc centred on the absolute coordinates X, Y 
having the specified arc angle and chord angle, with the radius being the distance between the current 
position and the point X,Y. 

 

After execution of the command the cursor position is at the opposite end of the arc from the point at which 
plotting started. 

 

Plotting takes place only when the pen is down. 

 

If the command is invoked with the pen up,    plotting is not performed,    but the cursor position moves to 
what would have been the plot end point. 

(X,Y)

qc = Arc Angle

qd = Chord Angle

 

 

The value for 

qc

 is a clamped real number. 

 

When qc is positive, plotting is counterclockwise. 

 

When qc is negative, plotting is clockwise. 

 

The value for qd is a clamped real number in the range 0.5º to 180º.    The default value is 5º. 

10 '-- Draw Absolute Arc -- 
20 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 
30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"E"; 
40 LPRINT CHR$(27);"%0B"; 
50 LPRINT "IN;SP1;IP1000,1000,6000,6000;" 
60 LPRINT "SC0,100,0,100;" 
70 LPRINT "PA0,30;" 
80 LPRINT "PD;PA0,45;AA0,50,180;PA0,70;" 
90 LPRINT "AA0,100,900;PA100,55;AA100,50,180;PA100,30;" 
100 LPRINT "AA100,100,90;PA45,100;AA50,100,180;PA80,100;" 
110 LPRINT "AA100,0,90;PA55,0;AA50,0,180;PA30,0;AA0,0,90;" 
120 LPRINT "PU;PA50,50,CI20;" 
130 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0A"; 
140 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 
150 END 
 
<Sample 26> 

 

 

 

 

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