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Hull and Outfitting

Checking the Command Syntax

  • Last UpdatedNov 24, 2025
  • 1 minute read
  • To see an on-screen summary of the command syntax, enter the plot command.

    With no command line arguments this displays the following information:

    PLOT Utility

    usage: plot driver file output [options...]

    Drivers are: benson calcomp dxf houston hp hpgl hpgl2
    interleaf laserjet list pdms penman png postscript ps
    screen xdump

    File is a PDMS, DXF, HPGL or other pseudo-code plot file.

    Output is a file name or the command window.
    for example,  plot postscript drwg3.plt plotout.ps
    plot screen drwg3.plt -0

    The SCALE=value option provides general plot scaling.
    An options string is available for most drivers.
    for example, plot hpgl2 drwg3.plt drwg3.h2 scale=0.5

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