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(In emacs: load the .hpgl file, and make sure the cursor is at the start of the buffer. Then M-x replace-string, replacing ';' with ';C-QC-J' (that's semicolon, ctrl-q, ctrl-j) to add newlines after each semicolon.) | (In emacs: load the .hpgl file, and make sure the cursor is at the start of the buffer. Then M-x replace-string, replacing ';' with ';C-QC-J' (that's semicolon, ctrl-q, ctrl-j) to add newlines after each semicolon.) | ||
'''Setting the cutting speed''' | |||
At the start of your HPGL file you should have at least two commands: IN; and SP1; (for "intialise" and "select pen 1"). If you add another command VS after these you can choose the cutting speed. VS1; is the slowest and VS40; is the fastest. Reducing the speed may be useful if your design has lots of fine detail. | |||
DIP switch 8 can also be used to reduce the cutting speed (it's set to "very slow" if it's set to "ON" when you turn the cutter on), but it's a bit of a blunt instrument. Inserting a VSnn; command into your file gives you much finer control. --21:53, 5 July 2011 (UTC) | |||
==Tips== | ==Tips== | ||
