Audience
Manufacturing, maps, infrastructure and other industries that handle drawings.
About PloViewMini
PloViewMini is a freeware (license fee free) viewer for viewing HP-GL file drawings, and has the following features:
(1) High-speed display of vector drawings and many display-related commands
(2) Line color, width change, black and white/color switching of the entire drawing, background color switching, pen ON/OFF
(3) Rotation, mirror, grid display
(4) Character font (TrueType) font switching, character size change
(5) Coordinate display
(6) Multi-page support
(7) Input file format is HP-GL (not compatible with HP-GL/2 or HP RTL)
PloViewMini is a limited-function version of the paid version of PloView.
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Supports many file formats:
Input:
HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-Drill, IGES, SXF, EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG
Output:
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HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, EMF, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-drill, IGES, SXF,EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG
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Output:
PDF, TIFF, DXF, DWG, JPEG, Bitmap, IGES, SXF, EMF, XPS, PCL, WMF, PS, EPS, SVG, GIF, PNG, PCX, FPX, CMT, HP-GL/printer
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$0.00 US/license
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Integrations
No integrations listed.
Company Information
Isoplotec Corporation
Founded: 2004
Japan
www.isoplotec.co.jp/eploviewmini.htm
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Windows
Training
Not Offered
Support
Not Offered
PloViewMini Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does PloViewMini work with?
PloViewMini works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does PloViewMini support in their product?
PloViewMini supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does PloViewMini offer?
PloViewMini offers support via not offered.
Q: What type of training does PloViewMini provide?
PloViewMini provides training in the form of not offered.
Q: How much does PloViewMini cost?
Pricing for PloViewMini starts at $0.00 US/license.
PloViewMini Product Features
CAD Viewers
View 2D Files
Supported
Annotate
Not Supported
Batch Conversion
Not Supported
Collaboration Tools
Not Supported
Editing
Not Supported
Track Changes
Not Supported
View .DWF Files
Not Supported
View .DWG Files
Not Supported
View .IGES Files
Not Supported
View .STEP Files
Not Supported
View .STL Files
Not Supported
View 3D Files
Not Supported
