Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Plot Software User Manual - Manual (Page 30)

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C ontrol Characters for Autofill Functions
The following special characters may be used to execute user-defined num-
bering formats:
E DITING M ARKER C ARD CONFIGURATIONS
THIS SHOULD ONLY BE DONE IF THE PLOTTER SYSTEM CAN-
NOT BE CENTERED ON A GIVEN MARKER BY ADJUSTING THE
CALIBRATION POINT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CHANGE THE .GDM
FILES IN THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. This may be necessary when
there are large fluctuations in humidity, which can affect the dimensions of
a marker card. Typically, only dimension 4 requires modification.
0 (zero) Results in a digit on the marker instead of a zero. If the resulting value at this position does
not contain a digit, then AB-Plot produces a zero.
If the start value is 1 and the end value 3, then entering 0#.00 in the formatting field results
in 01.00
?
02.00
?
03.00 on the marker.
# Results in a digit on the marker instead of "#". If the resulting value at this position does
not contain a digit, then AB-Plot produces a blank space.
If the start value is 1 and the end value 3, then entering # $ in the formatting field results in
1 $
?
2 $
?
3 $ on the marker.
, (1000s separator) Divides large numbers into blocks of three digits.If the start value is 1000000 and the end
value 1000003, then entering #,###,### $ in the formatting field results in 1,000,000 $
?
1,000,001 $
?
1,000,002 $
?
1,000,003 $ on the marker.
- (minus sign) Adds a minus sign to the number.
If the start value is 1 and the end value 3, then entering -# in the formatting field results in
-1
?
-2
?
-3 on the marker.
+ (plus sign) Adds a plus sign to the number.
If the start value is 1 and the end value 3, then entering +# in the formatting field results in
+1
?
+2
?
+3 on the marker.
%, $, etc. Adds the given sign to the number as a prefix or a suffix.
If the start value is 1 and the end value 3, then entering # % in the formatting field results
in 1%
?
2 %
?
3 % on the marker.