Using Freelance; Converting Hpgl Files For Use With Other Pc Applications - Agilent Technologies 8753ET User Manual

2. In the dialog box, change the File Type selection to HPGL. This automatically changes the file suffix in the
filename box to *.PLT.
NOTE The network analyzer does not use the suffix *.PLT, so you may want to change the filename
filter to *.* or some other pattern that will allow you to locate the files you wish to import.
3. Click OK to import the file.
4. The next dialog box allows you to select paper type, rotation (landscape or portrait), and pen colors. You
will probably need to change pen colors.
NOTE
The network analyzer uses pen 7 for text. The default color in Ami Pro for pen 7 is aqua,
which is not very readable against the typical white background. You may want to change
pen 7 to black.
5. After all selections have been made, the file is imported and rendered in a small graphics frame which
can be sized to the page by grabbing one of the nodes and stretching the box as required.
• You will notice that the annotation around the display is not optimum, as the Ami Pro filter does not
accurately import the HPGL command to render text.

Using Freelance

To view plot files in Freelance, perform the following steps:
1. From the FILE pull-down menu, select IMPORT.
2. Set the file type in the dialog box to HGL.
NOTE The network analyzer does not use the suffix *.HGL, so you may want to change the filename
filter to *.* or some other pattern that will allow you to locate the files you wish to import.
3. Click OK to import the file.
• You will notice that when the trace is displayed, the text annotation will be illegible. You can easily fix
this with the following steps:
a. From the TEXT pull-down menu, select FONT.
b. Select the type face and size. (Fourteen point text is a good place to start.)
c. Click OK to resize the font.
To change the font color, just do it immediately after you resize the font using the same dialog
box.

Converting HPGL Files for Use with Other PC Applications

A utility can convert hpgl (or .fp) files to other PC applications. This utility, named hp2xx, is available to be
downloaded without charge (on donation basis only) from Free Software Foundation. You may download this
file using the information available on the following Web site: ftp://ots.external.hp.com/rfmw/lou/
To convert HPGL files to be used with other PC applications.
Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results
To View Plot Files on a PC
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