HP 5961-0509 manual Polygon Group Commands

21 The Polygon Group

Introduction

All of the commands in this group use the polygon buffer, a temporary data storage area in your printer. Using the polygon buffer is an integral part of drawing wedges, rectangles, and other types of polygons. Some of the commands in this chapter define and draw complete shapes while others act only on the contents of the polygon buffer. The information in this chapter enables you to achieve the following results in your programs:

zDraw circles, wedges, and rectangles.

zUse polygon mode for drawing polygons, subpolygons, and circles.

The following commands are described in this chapter:

Table 21-1 The Polygon Group Commands

Command	Summary
EA, Edge Rectangle Absolute	Outlines a rectangle defined
	with absolute coordinates.
EP, Edge Polygon	Outlines the contents of the
	polygon buffer.
ER, Edge Rectangle Relative	Outlines a rectangle defined
	with relative coordinates.
EW, Edge Wedge	Defines and outlines a
	wedge-shaped polygon.
FP, Fill Polygon	Fills the polygon shape
	specified in the polygon buffer.
PM, Polygon Mode	Allows you to create
	user-defined polygons in the
	polygon buffer.

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