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Process Help PLOTPX - plot perimeters using enhanced techniques |
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Process Name |
Menu Path |
Link to Command Table |
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PLOTPX |
Access using command line only |
Introduction
Enhanced perimeter plotting.
Files, Fields and Parameters
Input Files
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Name |
Description |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
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IN |
Input perimeter file. Must contain the fields XP, YP, ZP, PTN and PVALUE (numeric, explicit). |
Input |
Yes |
String |
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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 |
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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
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Name |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
Description |
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PLOT |
Output |
Yes |
Plot |
Output plot file. |
Fields
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Name |
Description |
Source |
Required |
Type |
Default |
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AFIELD |
Field used for perimeter annotation. Default is PVALUE. May be alpha up to 8 characters. |
IN |
No |
Any |
Undefined |
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DASH |
Field used for dashing patterns [1-4]. (0) |
IN |
No |
Numeric |
0 |
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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 |
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AUXANNO |
Field used for free form annotation in IN2. |
IN2 |
No |
Numeric |
Undefined |
Parameters
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Name |
Description |
Required |
Default |
Range |
Values |
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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. |
No |
0 |
0,3 |
0,1,2,3 |
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LINECODE |
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No |
1 |
1,2 |
1,2 |
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NOCLOSE |
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No |
0 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
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SYMBOL |
Plots the symbol specified at each perimeter point 91=o, 92=+, 93=x (92). |
No |
92 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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SYMSIZE |
Symbol size in millimetres (0). |
No |
0 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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AXOFFSET |
Offset on the X axis of annotation (0). |
No |
0 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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AYOFFSET |
Offset on the Y axis of annotation (0). |
No |
0 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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ANGLE |
Angle of annotation from the X axis (0). |
No |
0 |
-360, 360 |
Undefined |
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NDP |
Number of decimal places in the annotation if the annotation field is numeric. |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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CHARSIZE |
Character size in millimetres (3). |
No |
3 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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ASPRATIO |
Aspect ratio, width / ht. for chars (0.9). |
No |
0.9 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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Colour [as 'pen' number] for plot (1). 0 indicates use the colour field. Parameters specific to annotate |
No |
1 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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NOINTANN |
0 = annotate non intersected perimeters (1) 1 = Do not annotate non intersected perimeters |
No |
1 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
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CHARSMIN |
Minimum character size in millimetres (0.8). |
No |
0.8 |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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INTERVAL |
Interval for perimeter annotation when no annotation lines, in mm. [default is 120] |
No |
Undefined |
Undefined |
Undefined |
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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 |
No |
0 |
0,2 |
0,1,2 |
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SLOPEANN |
For annotate=3: (1) 1 = just plot slope lines 2 = plot slope lines 3 = plot lines 4 = plot lines, offsetting, |
No |
1 |
1,4 |
1,2,3,4 |
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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. |
No |
-1 |
-1,64 |
Undefined |
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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. |
No |
-1 |
-1,64 |
Undefined |
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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) |
No |
-1 |
-1,64 |
Undefined |
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FFANNSZ |
default character size of free form annotation, for annotate=3 (-1) Remaining parameters |
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, if it exists and is a valid plot file (0). |
No |
0 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
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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.
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Error and Warning Messages
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