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Table 3-10. PLOTTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE - Cont
Statement Identification and Use
Program
Statement
Statement Syntax, Explanation, and Input Instructions
x a x / y a x - Cont
Positive
tic
interval
results
in:
Normal tic spacing if start point is less than end point.
Tic mark drawn only at start point if start point is greater
than end point.
Negative tic interval results in:
Normal tic spacing if start point is greater than end point.
Tic mark drawn only at start point if start point is less
than end point.
Number tics/label parameter determines whether or not tic
Specifying either 0 or no
marks on axis will be labeled.
parameter results in no labels. If labels are desired,
parameter specifies number of tic marks between labels.
Negative parameter will result in only labels being
lettered without axis or tic marks being drawn. Labels will
be lettered on an axis only if non-zero tic parameter is
specified.
All labels are lettered according to current character size
(csiz) statement and in current number format (fixed or float
statement).
Example:
fxd 0
xax 0, 1, -10, 2
fxd 1
yax 0 , -.5, 8, -8,
1
A b o v e program results in X- and Y-axes b e i n g d r a w n , c r o s s i n g
a t c e n t e r . X - a x i s goes from -10 to 10 w i t h t i c m a r k s a t e v e r y
-10, -8, -6, etc.
one unit and labeled every two units:
Y - a x i s ranges from -8.0 to +8.0 with tic m a r k s
every
half-
unit.
Every tic is labeled.
pen
PEN.
Raises pen without moving it to a new location.
Syntax:
pen (No Parameters)
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