HPGL

Full Name	HPGL
Format ID	ImGearFormats.HPGL
File Extension(s)	*.hpgl
Data Type	Vector image
Data Encoding	Binary
IG Multipage Support	Yes
IG Alpha Channel Support	No
IG Metadata Update Support	No
IG Platforms Support	Win32, Win64, .NET, .NET64

HPGL format requires ImageGear.Formats.HPGL Namespace.

ImageGear Supported Versions

HPGL, HPGL/2

ImageGear Supported Features

IGFilterFormatFlags.DETECTSUPPORT - autodetection
IGFilterFormatFlags.PAGEREADSUPPORT - single page file reading
IGFilterFormatFlags.MPAGEREADPSUPPORT - multi-page file reading

ImageGear Read Support

ImGearCompressions.NONE - Vector/CAD data

ImageGear Write Support

Please see ImageGear Supported Vector Format Features > HPGL for more information.

ImageGear Filter Control Parameters

Filter Control Parameter	Type	Default Value	Available Values	Description
BackColor	Long	0	Any positive value	This parameter is used to set background color. If nBackGroundColor=0, then a black background color is set, otherwise a white background color is set.
Width	Long	512	Any positive value	Defines the DIB width of the loaded image. The DIB height is calculated using the file's scale factors.

Comments

HPGL ("Hewlett Packard Graphics Language") is a vector graphics language used to output vector/CAD drawings to plotters. Due to widespread support among CAD software, it is sometimes used as a vector/CAD interchange format.