Language Reference

PA

PA

Move pen to absolute coordinate.

Item

Description

 

X-Coordinate Range

 

Determined b y SCALE or DWINDOW

 

 

 

Y-Coordinate Range

 

Determined b y SCALE or DWINDOW

 

 

Example

140

OUTPUT 723;"PA PU 0,0;"

Move the pen in the up position to (0,0).

 

150

OUTPUT 723;"PA PD 1000,1000;"

Move the pen in the down position to (1000,1000),

 

 

 

 

 

drawing a diagonal line .

 

160

OUTPUT

723;"PU;PA 0,1000;"

Place pen up and move it to (0,1000). (Notice

 

 

 

 

 

that pen-up can

be speci￿ed using PU as

 

 

 

 

 

a separate command or as part of the P A

 

 

 

 

 

syntax.)

 

 

 

170

OUTPUT 723;"PD;PA 1000,0;"

Place pen down

and move it to (1000,0),

 

 

 

 

 

drawing a line .

 

 

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