[sdiy] PLT and HPGL conversion

[Neil Johnson]

Hi James,

James R. Coplin wrote:
> I'm going nuts.  I can't believe Front Panel Express still only  
> supports
> these import formats.  I can get a file into pretty much any vector  
> format
> *except* these.  The only conversion apps I've found want $200 or  
> so to do
> the conversion which is way out of line.  Anyone know of a util or  
> way to
> convert from any other vector format to either PLT or HPGL?  Any  
> help is as
> always appreciated!  Thanks!

I use OpenOffice and Inkscape.  OpenOffice Draw can export to SVG,  
and Inkscape installer includes a converter ("UniConverter") that  
will do SVG-to-HPGL.  Just remember to "convert to curves" any text  
you have - the converter doesn't yet understand fonts as it should.

Actually, scrub that.  Download Uniconverter directly, unless you  
need features in InkScape that Draw does not provide.

In all cases google will lead to the relevant pages.

Cheers,
Neil
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