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PLOTTR |
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Introduction
Generates a plan projection of the linkages in a wireframe model.
Files, Fields and Parameters
Input Files
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Name |
Description |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
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WIRETR |
Input wireframe triangle file. |
Input |
Yes |
Wireframe Triangle |
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WIREPT |
Input wireframe point file. |
Input |
Yes |
Wireframe Points |
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PROTO |
Plot prototype file. Must contain the fields X, Y, S1, S2 and CODE (numeric, explicit) and XMIN, XMAX, YMIN, YMAX, XSCALE, YSCALE (numeric, implicit). |
Input |
Yes |
Plot Prototype |
Output Files
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Name |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
Description |
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PLOT |
Output |
Yes |
Plot |
Output plot file. |
Parameters
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Name |
Description |
Required |
Default |
Range |
Values |
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LINECODE |
Line Type to be used to join each point. Default (1). Line Types: 1 : Solid line 2 : Bold line 3 : Dashed line 4 : Dotted line 5 : Dot-Dash line |
No |
1 |
1,5 |
1,2,3,4,5 |
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Colour [as 'pen' number] for plot (1). |
No |
1 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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APPEND |
Plot append flag. If set to 1 then the new plot will be appended to the PLOT file, assuming it exists and is a proper plot file (0). |
No |
0 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
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SYMBOL |
Plotted symbol at each point. Default (92). Point symbol number 91 : Circle (o) 92 : Cross (+) 93 : Cross (x) 94 : Triangle 95 : Box 96 : Diamond 97 : Star ( ) 98 : Pie Segment |
No |
92 |
91,98 |
Undefined |
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SYMSIZE |
Symbol size in millimetres (5). 0 for no symbol. |
No |
5 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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XMIN |
Minimum value of X for plot. None of XMIN, XMAX, YMIN, YMAX, XSCALE, YSCALE need be set if this information is already in the prototype. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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XMAX |
Maximum value of X for plot. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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YMIN |
Minimum value of Y for plot. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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YMAX |
Maximum value of Y for plot. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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XSCALE |
X scale in user data units per millimetre. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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YSCALE |
Y scale in user data units per millimetre. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Notes
No additional notes.
Example
!PLOTTR &WIREPT(ZON2PT),&WIRETR(ZON2TR),&PROTO(ZON2WPRT), &PLOT(WZON2PLT)
Error and Warning Messages
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>>> CANNOT APPEND TO NON-EXISTENT OUTPUT FILE. >>> A NEW OUTPUT FILE WILL BE CREATED. |
The @APPEND parameter has been set to 1, but the specified plot file does not exist. A new file will be created to contain the new plot being produced.
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>>> ERROR - CANNOT APPEND TO PLOT FILE AS IT DOES >>> NOT CONTAIN ALL THE REQUIRED FIELDS. >>> THE PLOT FILE WILL BE OVERWRITTEN. |
The @APPEND parameter has been set to 1, the specified plot file exists but is invalid. The existing plot file will be overwritten by the new plot being produced.
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>>> ERR 121 <<< ( n) IN PLOTTR
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An error has occurred when reading the input point or triangle file e.g. one or more of the essential fields in the file is absent or of the wrong type. Fatal; the process is exited.
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>>> FATAL ERROR, BAD SCALE/RANGE COMBINATION(S) <<< >>> XMIN, XMAX = nnnnnnnnnn.nn nnnnnnnnn.nn >>> YMIN, YMAX = nnnnnnnnnn.nn nnnnnnnnn.nn >>> XSCALE, YSCALE = nnnnnnnnnn.nn nnnnnnnnn.nn |
Either insufficient scale information had been entered (at least two of XMIN, XMAX, XSCALE or Y equivalents must be entered either from the prototype of from parameters) or the combination given of XMIN, XMAX, and XSCALE (or their Y equivalents) was impossible. Often caused by entering a null plot prototype and no parameters. Fatal; the process is exited.
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