v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson) (11/08/90)
In article <18128@rouge.usl.edu>, ldlres00@pb.usl.edu (Lafleur L. Dwynn) writes... >Is there an IBM PC program that converts a file of HPGL commands (the graphics >language for Hewlett-Packard plotters) to a file of PCL commands (the language <lines deleted> An alternative that I am using, is plotting to a POSTSCRIPT plotter file and sending to a postscript laser printer.... works very well for our Medusa CAD system.... Shawn E. Thompson "..my sig file was so long, I'm not even allowed a quote..." v087mxgb@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu | set@autarch.acsu.buffalo.edu University @ Buffalo|Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering CAD Engineering|Leica, Inc.|PO Box 123|Buffalo, NY 14240-0123|(716)891-3375
marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) (11/09/90)
ldlres00@pb.usl.edu (Lafleur L. Dwynn) writes: >Is there an IBM PC program that converts a file of HPGL commands (the graphics >language for Hewlett-Packard plotters) to a file of PCL commands (the language >for Hewlett-Packard Laserjet printers)? I am surely not the first person with >this need, so I apologize if this query has previously been answered in this >newsgroup. Yes. It's called Hijaak from Inset Systems. It supports many other formats (IFF, many Faxes, Dr. Halo, GIF, EPS, GEM Paint, PIC, MS Paint, Mac, PCX, TIF, WPG to name a few). It works fairly well. I believe there's a new version 2 out now that also supports AutoCAD and CGM. It seems to work pretty well. It won't convert from vector to raster or vice versa (something along those lines anyway). It's certainly been worth it for me. -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future
mah@uncecs.edu (Mike Honeycutt) (11/12/90)
There is a shareware program called PRNTGL that takes a HPGL file and prints it to a variety of printers (Laserjet, Epson, etc). The guy only wants $20 for it. I tested it on several files and was pleased with the results. I think it was posted to the net. I'm sure SIMTEL20 has it. Last resort, I will post it. Mike Honeycutt UNC Asheville Computer Ctr (704)251-6445 mah@ecsvax.BITNET