Creating HPGL filters

1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences, and then click the Import Associations tab.

The Import Associations tab appears.

2. To create a filter, click Add.

The Filter Type dialog box appears.

3. Click the HPGL option.

The Style Association Filter dialog box appears.

4. In Filter Name, type the name that you want to use for the filter.
5. Click Units to set the number of units per millimeter that the HPGL format requires.

The HPGL Properties dialog box appears.

6. Type how many units you need for the x- and the y-axes, and then click OK.
7. To start creating a filtering rule, click Add.

The Tool Number – Style Rule dialog box appears.

8. Depending on whether you indicate your tools by numbers or names, do one of the following:

• For number-indicated tools, in Tool number, type the number.
• For name-indicated tools, in Tool Name, type the name.

9. In Style, select the style that EngView will associate with the tool.

The rule you have created appears in the Rules area list.