PLOTPX Process

Note: This legacy plotting process is no longer supported or developed. It is included here for legacy macro support only. For interactive plot creation and editing functions, with template and automation support, consider the Plots window tools.

To access this process:

Enter "PLOTPX" into the Command Line and press ENTER.
Display the Find Command screen, locate PLOTPX and click Run.

See this process in the Command Table.

Process Overview

Enhanced perimeter plotting.

Input Files

Name	Description	I/O Status	Required	Type
IN	Input perimeter file. Must contain the fields XP, YP, ZP, PTN and PVALUE (numeric, explicit).	Input	Yes	String
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
IN2	Optional 2nd input perimeter file containing annotation and slope lines. Should contain std perimeter fields, plus an optional alpha field for annotation (max 40 chars)	Input	No	String

Output Files

Name	I/O Status	Required	Type	Description
PLOT	Output	Yes	Plot	Output plot file.

Fields

Name	Description	Source	Required	Type	Default
AFIELD	Field used for perimeter annotation. Default is PVALUE. May be alpha up to 8 characters.	IN	No	Any	Undefined
DASH	Field used for dashing patterns [1-4]. (0)	IN	No	Numeric	0
NOANNO	Field used for to prevent annotation of a perimeter under a range of conditions: 0 = no effect 1 = no annotation at all on the perimeter 2 = no road annotion on the perimeter 3 = no annotation of the perimeter if annotation lines are present and it is not intersected. 4 = combination of 2	IN	No	Numeric	Undefined
AUXANNO	Field used for free form annotation in IN2.	IN2	No	Numeric	Undefined

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Default

Range

Values

ANNOTATE

Type of annotation. (0)

0 = no annotation
1 = annotate perimeter ends
2 = annotate perimeter centre
3 = inline perimeter annotation and/or use IN2 file to define annotation, slope intersections, and free form annotations.

0,3

0,1,2,3

LINECODE

Option	Description
1	narrow line; =2 broad line (1).

1,2

NOCLOSE

Option	Description
0	joins the first and last points of the perimeter;
1	does not join the first and last points of the perimeter (0).

0,1

SYMBOL

Plots the symbol specified at each perimeter point 91=o, 92=+, 93=x (92).

Undefined

SYMSIZE

Symbol size in millimetres (0).

Undefined

AXOFFSET

Offset on the X axis of annotation (0).

Undefined

AYOFFSET

Offset on the Y axis of annotation (0).

Undefined

ANGLE

Angle of annotation from the X axis (0).

-360, 360

Undefined

NDP

Number of decimal places in the annotation if the annotation field is numeric.

Undefined

CHARSIZE

Character size in millimetres (3).

Undefined

ASPRATIO

Aspect ratio, width / ht. for chars (0.9).

0.9

Undefined

Colour [as 'pen' number] for plot (1). 0 indicates use the colour field. Parameters specific to annotate

Undefined

NOINTANN

0 = annotate non intersected perimeters (1) 1 = Do not annotate non intersected perimeters

0,1

CHARSMIN

Minimum character size in millimetres (0.8).

0.8

Undefined

INTERVAL

Interval for perimeter annotation when no annotation lines, in mm. [default is 120]

Undefined

ROADANN

For annotate=3: (0) 0 = no annotation at road bends 1 = annotate contours at road bends, with line 2 = annotate contours at road bends, with cross

0,2

0,1,2

SLOPEANN

For annotate=3: (1) 1 = just plot slope lines 2 = plot slope lines 3 = plot lines 4 = plot lines, offsetting,

1,4

1,2,3,4

SLOPECOL

Colour of 'slope symbols', for annotate=3 (-1) -1 = same as default parameter 0 = use colour field if present >=1 = any other colour. Default is -1.

-1

-1,64

Undefined

BENCHCOL

Colour of bench RL's, for annotate=3 (-1) -1 = same as default parameter 0 = use colour field if present >=1 = any other colour. Default is -1.

-1

-1,64

Undefined

FFANNCOL

Colour of free form annotation, for annotate=3 -1 = same as default parameter 0 = use colour field if present >=1 = any other colour. Default is -1. (-1)

-1

-1,64

Undefined

FFANNSZ

default character size of free form annotation, for annotate=3 (-1) Remaining parameters

-1

Undefined

APPEND

Plot append flag. If set to 1 then the new plot will be appended to the PLOT file, if it exists and is a valid plot file (0).

0,1

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.

Undefined

XMAX

Maximum value of X for plot.

Undefined

YMIN

Minimum value of Y for plot.

Undefined

YMAX

Maximum value of Y for plot.

Undefined

XSCALE

X scale in user data units per millimetre.

Undefined

YSCALE

Y scale in user data units per millimetre.

Undefined