HPGL-DXF

HPGL-DXF project can convert HPGL files into DXF format, which can be read by the likes of QCAD.
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  • License:
  • BSD License
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Paul L. Daniels
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://pldaniels.com/hpgl-dxf/

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HPGL-DXF Description

HPGL-DXF project can convert HPGL files into DXF format, which can be read by the likes of QCAD. HPGL-DXF project can convert HPGL files into DXF format, which can be read by the likes of QCAD.HPGL-DXF is a small program that was written originally to allow the conversion of HPGL formatted circuit board CAM files into DXF files so that they could be subsequently processed by a laser cutting system.How does it work?HPGL-DXF is a compact program that breaks the tokenizes HPGL data stream into individual HPGL commands and selectively translates them into DXF output.Installation:Installation is quite simple, a two step process (unpacking) tar zxvf hpgl-dxf-0.0.2.tar.gz (building) cd hpgl-dxf-0.0.2; make (installing) make installHow do I use it? hpgl-dxf -i datafile.hpgl -o datafile.dxfLimitations:· Only converts pen up/down and absolute/relative commands (usually more than ample for most plots) · Does not convert colours · Does not convey dimensions (though a lot of HPGL files are set in 'mils' or 1/1000")


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