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.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
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.TH "PLOT" "nged" "08/28/2023" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
plot \- Creates a UNIX plot of the current MGED display\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBplot\fR\ 'u
\fBplot\fR [\-float] [\-zclip] [\-2d] [\-grid] [\fIoutput_file\fR] [\fIfilter\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Creates a UNIX plot of the current MGED display\&. If an
\fIoutput_file\fR
is specified, the plot is stored in that file\&. If a
\fIfilter \fR
is specified, the output is sent to that
\fIfilter\fR\&. The
\fB\-float\fR
option requests a plot file with real numbers rather than integers\&. The
\fB\-zclip\fR
option requests that the plot be clipped to the viewing cube in the Z\-direction\&. The
\fB\-2d\fR
option requests a two\-dimensional plot (the default is 3D)\&. The
\fB\-grid\fR
option is intended to include a grid in the plot, but is currently not implemented\&. This command does not use the
\fIdm\-plot\fR
display manager\&. The
\fBpl\fR
command performs the same function, but does use the
\fIdm\-plot\fR
display manager\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBplot\fR
command to create a UNIX plot of the current MGED display and pipe the results to the specified command\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Create a UNIX plot of the current MGED display and send the results to a specified command.\fR
.PP

mged>plot \-float | pldebug
.PP
Creates a UNIX plot of the current MGED display and pipe the results to the
\fBpldebug\fR
command\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
