This chapter contains descriptions only of those run options
which have no corresponding directive and so cannot be entered in
the initialization file. The options are listed in alphabetical
order. For options with a corresponding directive, which can be
entered in the initialization file (see Summary table), refer to the description in Initialization file directives.
| -ALF |
——— | Defines the rotation of a drawing within a composite drawing |
SYNTAX
-ALF angle
ARGUMENTS
| angle | Angle of rotation of an individual
drawing within a composite drawing. Only values which are multiples of 90° are allowed. |
DESCRIPTION
You can use this option in the run string file specified with the
-COM option to indicate a rotation of the drawing to which it
refers.Only rotations through multiples of 90° are allowed.
| See also: | -COM -DXY |
| -COM |
——— | Merges drawings (nesting) |
SYNTAX
-COM pathname
ARGUMENTS
| pathname | pathname of the run string file of the drawings to be merged. |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you merge or nest drawings at output, i.e.:
to generate a single output file containing more than one drawing
or to print more than one drawing on the same sheet. The file
entered contains the run strings of each of the individual files
to be merged in a single drawing.
Note the following:
In the run string file supplied with -COM as a parameter
you can specify only those options "necessary to running" (see
Instructions
necessary to run GBPLO):
and two other options which allow you to position the drawings on the sheet
Any other options which may be specified in the file are always ignored. All options specified in the main run string (at -COM level) also apply for all drawings specified in the run string file. If you specify the same option with different parameters in the main run string and the -COM run string file, the latter applies. The maximum length of each run string in the file is 1024 characters. You do not need to indicate a file name (-F) in the main run string: it would be ignored anyway.
Framing (-FR, HP-GL and BGL formats) is always Off
The run mode is always batch.
| See also: | -ALF -DXY |
| -DP |
——— | Allows printing of entities with specified pen |
SYNTAX
-DP pen1 [pen2 [ ... ]]
ARGUMENTS
| pen | numeric codes identifying the pens (color) for printing. |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to define the
"printing pens", i.e.: to limit printing to those entities in the drawing whose
pen attribute is equal to one of those specified with this option (when using a
plotter, the numbers correspond to the device’s pens; while in other cases they
indicate the corresponding colors).
| -DXY |
——— | Defines the position of a drawing within a composite drawing |
SYNTAX
-DXY xorigin yorigin
ARGUMENTS
| xorigin yorigin | coordinates in cm of the origin of the individual drawing, in the bottom left-hand corner, relative to the origin of the sheet. |
DESCRIPTION
You can use this option in the run string file specified with the
-COM option to specify the origin of each individual drawing,
normally located in the bottom left-hand corner, relative to the
origin of the sheet.
| See also: | -COM -ALF |
| -E |
——— | Manages the display of program messages |
SYNTAX
-E echo_flag
ARGUMENTS
| echo_flag | flag for switching On/Off the on-screen
display of program messages: 0 on-screen display of program messages Off 1 on-screen display of program messages On OFF as 0 ON as 1 Default is 1 |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to switch the program alphanumeric echo (on-screen display of messages) On or Off
| -F |
——— | Defines the input file |
SYNTAX
-F pathname
ARGUMENTS
| pathname | pathname of the file containing the drawing to be printed. |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to specify the file containing the drawing to be
printed. If you do not specify the pathname, the file is searched
for in the current drawing directory indicated with -DRC (or with
DRC in the initialization file).
| -IN |
——— | Defines the initialization file |
SYNTAX
-IN pathname
ARGUMENTS
| pathname | pathname of the initialization file. |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to specify an initialization file other than the
default.
| -L |
——— | Defines the layers to be printed |
SYNTAX
-L lay1 [lay2 [ ... ]]
ARGUMENTS
| lay1... | codes identifying the layers of the
drawing to be printed. Each code may be either the layer
numeric indicator or the alphanumeric description
string. When you use numeric codes, you can use
the operator " : " (index generator), n1 : n2 meaning: "all layers from n1 to n2 (inclusive)". Other values allowed: M initial layers (default drawing property) T all layers. |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to define the layers of the drawing to be printed.
Note: instructions relative to the layers to be plotted (-L), the unit of measure (-U), scale (-S), window dimensions (-W) and dimensioning pens (-QPE), have the following characteristic: if you enter even one of them in the initialization file or the run string, the program does not request the others interactively, since suitable defaults are used: values contained in the predefined properties associated to the drawing.
| -S |
——— | Defines the print scale |
SYNTAX
-S scale
ARGUMENTS
| scale | numeric value of the scale to be used
in the drawing (a division factor: 1:scale).
The following value is also allowed: O optimized scale, to use the sheet dimensions to best advantage |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to define the scale with which to print the drawing.
Note: instructions relative to the layers to be plotted (-L), the unit of measure (-U), scale (-S), window dimensions (-W) and dimensioning pens (-QPE), have the following characteristic: if you enter even one of them in the initialization file or the run string, the program does not request the others interactively, since suitable defaults are used: values contained in the predefined properties associated to the drawing.
| -W |
——— | Defines the window to be printed |
SYNTAX
-W x1 y1 x2 y2
ARGUMENTS
| x1 y1 x2 y2 | coordinates of the opposite corners of
the window to be printed.
The following values are also allowed: O the entire drawing M the part of the drawing defined as the initial view (default property of the drawing) |
DESCRIPTION
Allows you to limit printing to a rectangular portion of the drawing.
Note: instructions relative to the layers to be plotted (-L), the unit of measure (-U), scale (-S), window dimensions (-W) and dimensioning pens (-QPE), have the following characteristic: if you enter even one of them in the initialization file or the run string, the program does not request the others interactively, since suitable defaults are used: values contained in the predefined properties associated to the drawing.