MAPPLOT Topics and Command Reference

Topics

• MAPPLOT Control File
• Working with the MAPPLOT Control File
• MDF File Example
• Reference Points and Coordinates
• Map Units
• Match Strings
• Graphics entities
• Graphics attributes
• Attribute Override
• Default Attributes
• Define Attributes
• Draw Text
• Text Justification
• XYZ Data Buffer

Command Reference

The following sections describe the graphics commands in alphabetic order. In each case we have provided the simplest possible use of the commands as an example. We recommend experimenting to discover the full capabilities of the system.

• AGGR place an aggregate image on the map
• ALAT annotate latitudes
• ALON annotate longitudes
• ANOX Annotate the X-axis
• ANOY Annotate the Y-axis
• BARV Draw an annotated vertical scale bar
• BUFF Set the length of the XYZ Buffers
• CBAR Draw a colour scale bar
• CIRC Draw a Circle, Arc or Wedge
• CHAX, CHAY Label grid cells Horizontally or Vertically
• CLIP Clip graphics
• CMNT User comment
• DATT Define an attribute table entry
• DLST List the contents of the XYZ buffer
• DMOV Move the contents of one buf
• DOPN Open an XYZ file
• DPST Post Z string values
• DPRJ Project Z data into X,Y buffers
• DSCL Shift and/or scale data in the buffer
• DSWP Swap the contents of two buffers
• DWND Window data in the XYZ buffers
• DXYZ Read data from an open XY
• FONT Select a font
• GRID Draw a reference grid in plotting window
• IFEQ IFNE ... ENDF process only
• INCL Include another MAPPLOT control file
• INIT Initialize the graphics system
• LINA Absolute line draw with symbols
• LIND Directional line draw with symbols
• LINR Relative line draw with symbols
• LOOP Sets the start point for a repeated loop
• MAPR Set map edge reference points
• MDFF Define the map layout from an MDF
• MGRP Make a group
• NARR Draw a north arrow
• NAR2 Draw north and declination arrows
• NAR3 Draw a north arrow
• PAGE Define a plotting page
• PLTR Set plot file reference point
• POLY Draw a closed polygon
• PROJ define a map projection
• RECT Draw a rectangle
• REFP Set user reference point
• RPLS Define a replacement string
• RPLV Define a match string from an integer
• SCAL Draw a scale bar
• SMTH Set smooth line characteristics
• SURR Draw a map surround
• SYMB Draw a symbol
• TEXT Plot text
• TXTB Plot a file of text
• TITL Draw a title block
• UNIT Set map unit factor
• WDEF Define coordinates of data window
• WIND Define a plotting window
• WPAG Define page limits from the window