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Outline
Input drawing file
Starting command parameter
Setup of pen
Text font
Output condition setup
Output list file creation
Operation conditions
Installation
Fee of license, and protection release method
Latest upgrade history
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Outline
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PloCon is program which carries out continuation output of the drawing
of PDF/HPGL/image file at Windows printer, and there are the following
functions. It does not give displaying.
(1) Paper and output scale
- Specify fixed form paper, and carry out automatic scaling so that paper
size may be matched.
- Specify fixed form paper and output with designation scale.
- Select fixed form paper automatically with designation scale.
It is automatic selection about fixed form paper and direction
of the
optimal printer matched with drawing size which applied scale
to drawing
area.
(2) Output from interactive output and other applications.
(3) Color and width change of line, whole drawing black and white / color
change, background color change, pen ON/OFF
(4) Vector font / TrueType font change of character font
(5) Multi-page correspondence
(6) Support to many input file formats
PDF,HPGL,HP-GL/2,HP RTL,EMF,TIFF,JPEG,Bitmap,PCX,FPX,PNG
(7) Output mode
Mode 1: Automatic output mode
It will output, if specified output folder is supervised and PDF/HPGL/Image file enters in output folder, and PDF/HPGL/Image file after output is deleted automatically. When there is no drawing file, it waits until file comes.
Mode 2 : Continuation output mode
Plural drawing files described in specified output list file are outputted continuously.
Mode 3 : Step output mode
One file in plural drawing files described in specified output list file is outputted, and it waits for the next output directions.
<AutoOut use example>
Printer setup is completed and it is in state immediately after PloCon installation (initialization).
Step-1
PloCon is started and the "AutoOut" button is pushed.
Step-2
HPGL file to output by Explorer is copied to "<PloConData>\InData" folder.
<PloConData> is as follows.
In the case of Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Isoplotec\PloCon
In the case of Windows Vista:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Isoplotec\PloCon
Then, it is automatically outputted to printer. Whenever it copies file by Explorer, it outputs to printer. Copied file is automatically deleted after output.
<Example of parameter starting use>
Input file to output by Explorer is dragged to
C:\Program Files\Isoplotec\PloCon\PloCon.exe
Then, it is outputted to printer. |
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Input drawing file
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PloCon can read PDF file, HPGL file, image file, and EMF file.
1.PDF file
PloCon can read PDF file, HPGL file, image file, and EMF file.
PDF (Portable Document Format) file of Adobe
Systems can be opened.
If extension is not ".pdf", it will not
become.
When PDF file is read, PloView is converted and displayed on HP-GL/2
and HP RTL inside.
2.HPGL file
HPGL file shown below can be
opened.
HPGL
HP-GL/2
HP RTL
3.Image file
Image file
shown below can be opened.
| Bit/Pixel |
1 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
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16 |
24 |
32 |
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format Color |
B/W |
Color |
Gray |
Color |
Gray |
Color |
Color |
Color |
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BMP/DIB |
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BMP/DIB(RLE4) |
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BMP/DIB(RLE8) |
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| FPX(Basic
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| JPEG |
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| PCX |
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| PNG |
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| TIFF/CCITTRLE |
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| TIFF/GROUP3-1D |
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| TIFF/LZW |
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4.EMF file
EMF (form of
a vector image called extended Windows meta file) can be opened. |
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Starting command parameter
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PloCon starting command is as follows. [ ] is omissible.
C:\Program Files\PloConxx\PloCon.exe [/wpWP] [/osOS] [/rxRX] [/ryRY] [/suSU]
[/sdSD] [/srSR] [/slSL] [/dcDC] [/apAP] [/ncNC] [/oaOA] [Input File Name]
If parameter is specified here, various items will be set up. As for omitted parameter, parameter when ending to last time is set.
WP is output device, 1 is specified at the time of Windows printer 1, and
2 is specified at the time of Windows printer 2.
OS specifies positive real number with output scale.
However, it will become automatic scale if it is turned 0.
RX specifies positive real number by RiviseXScale.
RY specifies positive real number by RiviseYScale.
SU specifies zero or more integers by Upper PaperSpace (unit mm).
SD specifies zero or more integers by Down PaperSpace (unit mm).
SR specifies zero or more integers by Right PaperSpace (unit mm).
SL specifies zero or more integers by Left PaperSpace (unit mm).
DC In Arrangement draw center, DC specifies 1, and 0 is specified when that
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not right.
AP In AutoSelectPaper (A0/A1/A2/A3/A4, Portrait/Landscape), AP specifies 1, and
0 is specified when that is not right.
NC specifies one or more integers by Number of copies.
OA shows OutAngle. In the case of 0 degree, 0 is specified, and, in the case
of
90 degrees, 1 is specified.
Input File Name:
When specifying, it specifies most as back.
If specified, it will output and PloCon will be ended.
If not specified, PloCon main dialog will be displayed and output will be
possible in interactive operation.
Please do not start the next PloCon, before PloCon is completed.
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Setup of
pen |
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Usually, although outputed with color of pen and line width in drawing
data, it is changeable with setup of pen.
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Text
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Windows font and Vector font can be
selected.
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Output condition setup |
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If SetAuto button is pushed, an automatic execution parameter can be set up.
Output condition can be set up if the SetPlotter button of the above-mentioned dialog is pushed.
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Output list file creation |
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If the CreateOutList button is pushed, output file at the time of continuation
output and step output can be specified.
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Operation conditions
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Personal computer of Intel compatible CPU
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Memory: 512 MBytes or more (Vista is 1GB or more)
- Empty capacity of hard
disk drive: 100 MBytes or more
- Screen resolution: 1024 dots x 768 dots
Above
- OS: Windows 98, ME and NT 4.0 and 2000, XP, Vista (32 bits)
Notes:
At Windows 98 and ME, it may not be normally processed by image processing
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Installation
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Please execute Setup.exe by administrator authority after extracting downloaded
file according to the contents of Readme.txt file. |
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Fee of license, and protection release method |
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This software is shareware.
It may be used for 30 days after installation for evaluation purposes.
After 30 days it will not operate without a user password. When user pays
charge of 70 U.S. dollars plus Paypal charge(7.2%) or plus bank charge,
user can register use of program and can get password. See the Readme.txt
file in the downloaded files for further pricing information.
It can pay with PayPal or credit card with the next button.
PayPal charge is displayed as "Shipping and handling" with the
next button.
Please send "Request password issuance" by E-mail according to description of Readme.txt file in download file after paying with this button.
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Latest upgrade history
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Ver.7.00 August 16, 2007
(1) It corresponded to Windows Vista.
(2) It enabled it to use it by general user account of Windows.
(3) Help was changed into HTML help.
(4) Installer was changed.
(5) Change of installation destination
Installation destination was divided into program folder for all user readings, and setting folder which can perform reading and writing for every user.
(6) It checked whether to have been administrator authority at the time of password input.
(7) Various bugs were repaired.
Ver.7.00 August 29, 2007
(8) When character of Back Space was in LB command, in the past,? was drawn. This time, it was made to carry out processing of Back Space.
Ver.7.00 September 22, 2007
(9) It corresponded to FR (frame delivery) command.
Ver.7.00 October 28, 2007
(10) When program was specified at command line, it enabled it to specify unit of paper margin of parameter also except mm (cm, m, in, ft, yd).
Ver.8.01 June 02, 2008
(1) It enabled it to read PDF and EMF file.
(2) When PDF and EMF file were read, mode which displays font currently
used in the file was prepared.
(3) It supported to CO (comment) command.
Ver.8.02 July 21, 2008
(1) PDF and EMF containing character of Chinese and Korean can be inputted.
Ver.8.03 January 10, 2009
(1) When having set specific printer as "usually used printer"
and it tried to have opened PDF, there was case where error of "open
error!code=1002" was displayed and it did not open. It was made to
open normally when printer driver which does not become error was installed
in others.
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PloCon Ver.8.0 Software download
Note :
The downloaded file is compressed into the ZIP type.
Please extraction with extraction software.
This HP is always put up only the latest version.
Acquisition of an old version becomes impossible.
Please copy the downloaded file to a data medium for
re-installation.
PloCon Ver.8.0 Catalog(PDF) download
Note :
This file is a file of PDF form.
PDF viewers, such as Acrobat Reader of Adobe, are
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Contact us
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Please inquire it with the electronic mail, in
the case that it is following.
1. Please send it if there is the HPGL file
where it is not able to output with
PloView, PloComp, PloCon and
PloViewAuto. We analyze, improve it.
2. Function up request regarding
PloView, PloComp, PloCon
3. Use method regarding PloView, PloComp, PloCon
4. Inquiry regarding this HP
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