PLOT3-PS(1)

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version 7.44.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so welcome to PLOT3-PS(1), bestie — this is the manual page for plot3-ps, and its whole job is converting a plot3 UnixPlot file to PostScript. icons only, no cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the literal synopsis, underscores and all:

plot3-ps [-e] [-c] [-s|-S _inches_] [-w|-W _inches_] [-n|-N _inches_] [_file.plot3_]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here’s the tea: plot3-ps reads an extended (3-D) UnixPlot file in plot3(5) format and writes a PostScript rendering of it to standard output. the result is suitable for printing or for embedding as a figure in a larger document, including TeX or LaTeX documents. ✨

input comes from file.plot3 if you give it one; otherwise it comes from standard input. every plot3(5) line type is supported. if the input has no space directive, the drawing space defaults to a cube ranging from (0, 0, 0) to (4096, 4096, 4096). 🧊

by default the image is drawn at 6.75 inches square. the -s, -w, and -n options (and their uppercase synonyms) override the output dimensions. they’re ignored when -e is given, because an encapsulated file is sized in plotting units by its bounding box. 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

one bullet per flag, bestie — no skips:

  • -e — produces an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file instead of a complete page. output size options are ignored in this mode. 🎀
  • -c — centers the output on an 8.5 x 11 inch page. has no effect with -e. 🖼️
  • -s inches, -S inches — sets both the output width and height to inches (a square image). 📐
  • -w inches, -W inches — sets the output width to inches. ↔️
  • -n inches, -N inches — sets the output height to inches. ↕️
  • -h, -? — prints a usage message and exits. 🙋

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

Example 1. Embed a wireframe view as an EPS figure

mged -c model.g 'set glob_compat_mode 0; B component; saveview /dev/null' 2>/dev/null
plot3-ps -e drawing.plot3 > drawing.eps

convert a plot3(5) wireframe produced by BRL-CAD into an Encapsulated PostScript figure (drawing.eps) that can be included in a TeX or LaTeX document. 💖

Example 2. Render a centered 7.5 inch square page

plot3-ps -c -s 7.5 drawing.plot3 > drawing.ps

produce a full PostScript page with the plot drawn 7.5 inches square and centered on an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet, ready to send to a printer. 🖨️

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

brlcad(1), plot3-fb(1), plot3-plot3(1), plot3-asc(1), plot3(5) 🦋

™️ TRADEMARKS ™️

PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 👑

👑 AUTHOR 👑

BRL-CAD Team 🫶

This software is Copyright (c) 1989-2026 by the United States Government as represented by U.S. Army Research Laboratory. 📜

🐛 BUG REPORTS 🐛

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org 📧

final sign-off from the footer: source/version BRL-CAD, page PLOT3-PS(1), and the date is — not listed on this page, bestie. no cap, I’m not inventing one 💅🫶
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