Saves/Appends a Drawing to a Plot File

Synopsis

PLTSAV/'plotter ID','drawing name'[{,COLOR|LWIDTH|DENS},pen list][,SCALE,s][,ANGLE,a][,ORIGIN,x,y][,START,x,y][,PLTTOL,t][,IFERR,label:]

Description

Creates and submits a plot file.

NOTE: The PLTSAV command will only work on a previously defined drawing of a part.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

'plotter ID'

The system identification of the output plotter. You can specify the plot server node with '>node:plotter ID' provided the following conditions are met:

The node you specify must be a valid plot server node.

The server node must be active.

The plotter ID must be on the plotter list.

NOTE: You can specify the node the first time you use the PLTSAV command. However subsequent changes to the plot server node or plotter id are not allowed until the single open plot file is submitted and released.

The connection to the plot server node remains in effect until another node change occurs.

'drawing name'

The name of a previously defined drawing which may be up to 30 characters long.

COLOR

Minor word that indicates that the plot file will consist of the integer values which correspond to the object color.

LWIDTH or DENS

Minor words that indicate that the plot file will consist of the integer values which correspond to the line line width of the object.

pen list

A number list consisting of integers, greater than or equal to one, which correspond to pen positions on the designated plotter. The number of integers which must be supplied depends on whether COLOR or DENS was specified for the previous parameter. If COLOR was specified, fifteen integers must be supplied and if DENS was specified, three integers must be supplied.

SCALE

Minor word that indicates that the following parameter will be the plot scale.

s

The scale of the plot which may be any positive value.

ANGLE

Minor word that indicates that the following parameter will be the rotation angle of the plot.

a

The rotation angle of the plot in degrees.

ORIGIN

Minor word that indicates that the following parameters will be the X and Y coordinates of the plot origin.

x,y

The X and Y coordinates of the plot origin which must be positive and must be on the specified drawing. The minimum values are 0,0 which is the lower left corner and the maximum values are the drawing size. The maximum values for an "A" size drawing would be 8.5 and 11, the maximum values for a "B" size drawing would be 11 and 22, etc.

START

Minor word that indicates that the following parameters will be the plotter delta X and Y offsets.

x,y

The X and Y offset values from the plotter origin. The minimum and maximum x and y values are dependant upon the type of plotter and its physical dimensions.

PLTTOL

Minor word that indicates that the following parameter is the plot tolerance.

NOTE: This minor word causes GRIP to ignore the global plot tolerance. Some of the ways of setting the global plot tolerance are interactively in Unigraphics or in the default initialization files (ug_metric.def or ug_english.def by the UG_plotTolerance parameter). GRIP uses the tolerance only for the specified plot job.

t

The plot tolerance value which is used only for the current plot job. Valid values are positive decimal numbers. The default value is 0.001 which produces curves which appear smooth. Values larger than 0.002 begin to show faceting, especially on arcs of large diameter.

IFERR,label:

Specifies a label to which the program jumps if an error occurs.

Parameter	Description
'plotter ID'	The system identification of the output plotter. You can specify the plot server node with '>node:plotter ID' provided the following conditions are met: The node you specify must be a valid plot server node. The server node must be active. The plotter ID must be on the plotter list. NOTE: You can specify the node the first time you use the PLTSAV command. However subsequent changes to the plot server node or plotter id are not allowed until the single open plot file is submitted and released. The connection to the plot server node remains in effect until another node change occurs.
'drawing name'	The name of a previously defined drawing which may be up to 30 characters long.
COLOR	Minor word that indicates that the plot file will consist of the integer values which correspond to the object color.
LWIDTH or DENS	Minor words that indicate that the plot file will consist of the integer values which correspond to the line line width of the object.
pen list	A number list consisting of integers, greater than or equal to one, which correspond to pen positions on the designated plotter. The number of integers which must be supplied depends on whether COLOR or DENS was specified for the previous parameter. If COLOR was specified, fifteen integers must be supplied and if DENS was specified, three integers must be supplied.
SCALE	Minor word that indicates that the following parameter will be the plot scale.
s	The scale of the plot which may be any positive value.
ANGLE	Minor word that indicates that the following parameter will be the rotation angle of the plot.
a	The rotation angle of the plot in degrees.
ORIGIN	Minor word that indicates that the following parameters will be the X and Y coordinates of the plot origin.
x,y	The X and Y coordinates of the plot origin which must be positive and must be on the specified drawing. The minimum values are 0,0 which is the lower left corner and the maximum values are the drawing size. The maximum values for an "A" size drawing would be 8.5 and 11, the maximum values for a "B" size drawing would be 11 and 22, etc.
START	Minor word that indicates that the following parameters will be the plotter delta X and Y offsets.
x,y	The X and Y offset values from the plotter origin. The minimum and maximum x and y values are dependant upon the type of plotter and its physical dimensions.
PLTTOL	Minor word that indicates that the following parameter is the plot tolerance. NOTE: This minor word causes GRIP to ignore the global plot tolerance. Some of the ways of setting the global plot tolerance are interactively in Unigraphics or in the default initialization files (ug_metric.def or ug_english.def by the UG_plotTolerance parameter). GRIP uses the tolerance only for the specified plot job.
t	The plot tolerance value which is used only for the current plot job. Valid values are positive decimal numbers. The default value is 0.001 which produces curves which appear smooth. Values larger than 0.002 begin to show faceting, especially on arcs of large diameter.
IFERR,label:	Specifies a label to which the program jumps if an error occurs.