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.HPGL File Extension


File Type HP Graphics Language Plotter File
File Format File
Common? No
File Description Printer instruction file based on the plotter language developed by Hewlett-Packard; used for sending information to plotter printers, which draw images using lines instead of dots like an ordinary laser or inkjet printer.

Contain a few lines of setup commands, followed by a list of printing commands, which tell the plotter what and where to draw on the page.
Program(s) that open hpgl files Mac: IMSI TurboCAD; Lemkesoft CADintosh; Lemkesoft GraphicConverter; Cenon; XnView
Windows: IMSI TurboCAD; Corel Paint Shop Pro; ArtSoft Mach; XnView
Unix: Cenon; hp2xx

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