Can Inkscape output drawings to an hpgl plotter?

Hello Joe.

Yes, Inkscape could save picture as HGPL, as I see it in 'Save As' dialog.

The result file contains such data as: IN;SP1;PU863.87245,1207.3223;PD865.44509,1213.1915;PD867.9237,1212.3976;PD897.73746,1229.6362;PD880.52916,1259.4419;PD877.98569,

that seems to be HGPL, isn't it? :)

I use latest snapshot of Inkscape, got it at http://inkscape.modevia.com/

Also there are some interesting info you could find in https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171190
and http://hpgs.berlios.de/ - HPGL Script open source HPGL/2 interpreter

And also, Inkscape provide support for read/write DXF format now!

Hope that info will be useful!

I do not see HPGL as an format option in the "Save As" dialog box. ( Inkscape 0.46)

I would like to directly save or export files from Inkscape in the HP-GL format.

Is there something missing? Please advise

Thankyou

Cal Grandy

Hello again CalG

As I described above (maybe it was not enough clear, sorry if so) - HGPL support provided by development version of Inkscape (0.46dev atm).

So you could easily grab a development snapshot of Inkscape from various locations e.g:

*) if you use Windows - http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/?C=M;O=D (the last version is http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/Inkscape21570-0906121805.7z from 12 June)

*) if you use Ubuntu - https://launchpad.net/~inkscape-nightly/+archive/ppa

As alternative, you could use 0.47pre version
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=99112&release_id=689221
and, https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.testers/+archive/ppa

Cheerz,
Oleg

>
Thank you for the clarification on the "latest snapshot".

I had just installed Inkscape using the ubuntu package manager and assumed
it was the latest. I will give 0.46dev version a try!

Regards

Calvin Grandy \Vermont USA

 Question #63898 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/63898
>
> Koptev Oleg proposed the following answer:
> Hello again CalG
>
> As I described above (maybe it was not enough clear, sorry if so) - HGPL
> support provided by development version of Inkscape (0.46dev atm).
>
> So you could easily grab a development snapshot of Inkscape from various
> locations e.g:
>
> *) if you use Windows - http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/?C=M;O=D (the
> last version is
> http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32/Inkscape21570-0906121805.7z from 12
> June)
>
> *) if you use Ubuntu - https://launchpad.net/~inkscape-
> nightly/+archive/ppa
>
> As alternative, you could use 0.47pre version
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=99112&release_id=689221
> and, https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.testers/+archive/ppa
>
> Cheerz,
> Oleg
>
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