Web Resources

HPGL references

• http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/dataformats/hpgl/
• http://cstep.luberth.com/hpgl.htm
• http://www.isoplotec.co.jp/HPGL/eHPGL.htm

Tools

• hp2xx: an HPGL to x converter. Very handy for converting your HPGL files to other image formats. hp2xx in part of the GNU project, so in Linux simply use your package manager to install. (e.g., in Debian: sudo apt-get install hp2xx). For other operating systems you will need to download and compile from source.

  Note

  hp2xx is required for exporting and previewing in Chiplotle.

• pstoedit: a Post Script to HPGL converter.

• autotrace: transform your bitmaps into vector graphics.

• potrace: transform your bitmaps into vector graphics. Works a bit differently than autotrace.

Hardware

• HP pen plotter museum