EZDXF-HPGL(1)

💖 EZDXF-HPGL 💖

okay bestie so this is the ezdxf hpgl page — it lives in the User Commands corner of the manual, and it's all about peeking at and/or converting HPGL/2 plot files into other formats. no cap. 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ezdxf hpgl [-h] [-e FORMAT] [-r {0,90,180,270}] [-x] [-y] [-m {0,1,2}]
[-f] [--aci] [--dpi DPI] [FILE]

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🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

🫶 POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

• FILE — view and/or convert HPGL/2 plot files. wildcards (*, ?) are supported in command line mode. yes girl, glob away 💅

✨ OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

• -h, --help — show a help message and exit. the classic. the icon. 👑
• -e FORMAT, --export FORMAT — convert the HPGL/2 plot file to SVG, PDF or DXF from the command line (no gui). straight to business, no windows involved 💻
• -r {0,90,180,270}, --rotate {0,90,180,270} — rotate the page about 90, 180 or 270 degrees (no gui). spin it, twirl it, main character energy 🌀
• -x, --mirror_x — mirror the page in the x-axis direction (no gui). flip it horizontally, it's giving reflection 🪞
• -y, --mirror_y — mirror the page in the y-axis direction (no gui). flip it vertically, so slay ✨
• -m {0,1,2}, --merge_control {0,1,2} — provides control over the order of filled polygons, 0=off (print order), 1=luminance (order by luminance), 2=auto (default) 0=off (print order), 1=luminance (order by luminance), 2=auto (default). fr fr that's what it says, the manpage really did repeat itself like that 😭
• -f, --force — inserts the mandatory ‘enter HPGL/2 mode’ escape sequence into the data stream; use this flag when no HPGL/2 data was found and you are sure the file is a HPGL/2 plot file. lowkey a flex of confidence, use it when you know 🫡
• --aci — use pen numbers as ACI colors and assign colors by layer (DXF only). only for the DXF girlies 🎨
• --dpi DPI — pixel density in dots per inch (PNG only). only for the PNG girlies 🖼️

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🌈 ENVIRONMENT 🌈

See ezdxf(1). that's it, that's the section, go read the main one bestie 💜

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🦋 FILES 🦋

See ezdxf(1). same deal, it's all over there 🍓

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💀 NOTES 💀

Note that plot files are intended to be plotted on white paper. so like… don't come for the colors if your paper isn't white, okay?? that's a you problem 🙈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• ezdxf(1)
• ezdxf-audit(1), ezdxf-draw(1), ezdxf-view(1), ezdxf-browse(1), ezdxf-browse-acis(1), ezdxf-strip(1), ezdxf-config(1), ezdxf-info(1)

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and that's the whole page, periodt. this was EZDXF-HPGL(1), dated May 2024, and it ate. iykyk 💅✨