Plot Command

AREA

Area to be exported or printed. DRAW supports only whole picture or single view. The argument can be SHEE or explicit picture or view name proceeded by "/" character. If the area is the text "SHEE" the sheet currently selected in Draw Explorer is exported.

FORMAT

Plotting format. Can be one of:

• PRINT - prints the drawing on current printer.

• DXF - export the drawing to DXF format (NOTE: this produces a basic monochrome export using the specified options. Additional configurations are available. See LIEXEC Command for further information).

• PDF - exports the drawing to PDF format.

• IMAGE – exports the drawing to an image format as determined by the filename extension. For example, .PNG, .BMP.

The parameter is optional. Where not given AVEVA plot file is generated.

FILE

Keyword used for backwards compatibility, instead of FORMAT, for exporting the AVEVA Plot file.

FILENAME

File name for file base formats (PDF, DXF, PLOT). File name must be preceded by "/" character.

OPTIONS

Additional export options given as string. See Additional Options below for further information.

PAPERSIZE

Paper size: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4

CUT OFF

By default the rectangular limit of the plotfile displays; this can be suppressed by CUT OFF.

BORDER

The BORDER value option causes a border to be left within the specified paper size.

The image size of the item being plotted is reduced accordingly.

FRAME

The FRAME option causes a frame to be drawn around the image; FRAME can only be used in concert with the BORDER option and marks the inside edge of the border. It does not control the frame around the edge of the plotfile.

SCALEUP N

Additional scaling factor. Used only by DXF export.

OVER

Overwrite the output file if exists.

REDUCETOFIT

EXPANDTOFIT

Fit to paper

VIEW

NOVIEW

Plotting a PDF file has the option to automatically launch the reader by selecting the VIEW option. The option NOVIEW is also available and is the default.

PLOTSTYLE "Name"

DRAW introduces plot styles. The plot style can be selected in batch printing with the PLOTSTYLE option. The name should be given in double quotes if it contains spaces.

OWNERFRAME

Use this option to allow plotting owner frames. If not given, frames are not exported.

BLACKBG

Export to DXF format with white graphics (default is black graphics) for viewing on a black background.

USESIMPLEFONT

In some cases, text is exported as a series of multiple lines which can result in large export files. For example, when true type fonts are used. To export the file using the most basic font type, the command must be used in the following format:

plot SHEE "\\Path\fileName.plt" 'USESIMPLEFONT'

SINGLELINE

By default, exported plot files contain multiple lines to represent thickness. To export the file as single lines, the command must be used in the following format:

plot SHEE "\\Path\fileName.plt" 'SINGLELINE'