FILLING WEDGES AND CIRCLES
The wedge commands, Edge Wedge (EW) and Fill Wedge
(WG), use your current pen location as the center point
of the wedge. You then specify the radius, the start
angle, and the sweep angle to complete the wedge. The
angles are measured counterclockwise, with zero at the
3 o-clock position. For more information see the PCL 5
Printer Language Technical Reference Manual.
Syntax for the Edge Wedge command is: EW[radius],[start
angle],[sweep angle];
LEGEND: Ec = [Ctrl] [P] [Esc] in DOS EDIT.
EcE Resets the printer.
Ec%0B Enters HP-GL/2 mode.
IN; Initializes Hp-GL/2 mode.
SP1; Selects pen number 1,
(black). Even though
there is no physical pen,
the SP command must be
used to enable printing.
PA1400,2500; Selects absolute plotting
mode and moves the pen to
(1400,2500).
WG600,150,120; Fills a wedge with radius
600 plotter units (plu),
start angle 150 degrees,
and sweep angle 120
degrees. Since no fill
type was specified, the
wedge is black (solid
black is the default fill
type).
PA2300,2500;FT3,75,45; Specifies absolute
plotting and moves to
(2300,2500). Selects the
fill type to be number 3
(hatching-parallel
lines), with 75 plu
between hatching lines,
and hatching lines tilted
at 45 degree angles.
WG600,90,180; Fills a wedge with the
current fill type, using
a radius 600 plu, a start
angle 90 degrees, and a
sweep 180 degrees.
FT1,0,0;WG600,270,60; Specifies a fill type of
solid black and fills a
wedge using the same
center and radius as the
previous wedge, but
starts this wedge at 270
degrees with a sweep of
60 degrees.
FT4,60,45;WG600,330,120; Specifies a fill type of
number 4, (cross-
hatching) with 60 plu
between lines and the
lines tilted at 45
degrees. Fills a wedge
using the same center and
radius as the previous
two wedges, but starts
this wedge at 330 degrees
with a sweep of 120
degrees.
PA3500,2500;WG400,0,360; Selects a new absolute
plotting point and moves
to it, (3500,2500)
Creates a filled circle
using the current fill
type of number 4 (cross-
hatching), and specifies
a start angle 0 degrees
with a 360 degree sweep.
PA4500,2500;FT;WG400,0,360; Moves to (4500,2500) and
begins absolute plotting.
Selects a solid black
fill to fill a wedge with
a 400 plu radius, and
sweep of 360 degrees, (a
circle).
Ec%0A Enters the PCL mode.
EcE Sends a reset to end the
job and eject the page.
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