
Graphtec Corporation (), formerly Watanabe Instruments, is a company for computer input and output devices in Japan. It has subsidiaries in the USA, Europe and Australia. Graphtec was established in 1949; their first
plotter
A plotter is a machine that produces vector graphics drawings. Plotters draw lines on paper using a pen, or in some applications, use a knife to cut a material like vinyl or leather. In the latter case, they are sometimes known as a cutting pl ...
was released in 1961.
Products
;Pen plotter
*WX4633, WX4638, WX4671, WX4675, WX4731
*MP1000
;Cutting plotter
*Craft ROBO, Craft ROBO Pro
*CE 3000
*CE 5000
Driver
The plotters use Graphtec Plotter Graphic Language (''GP-GL'') which is not compatible with
HP-GL, see its
EAGLE
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definition:
X4671
Type = PenPlotter
Long = "Watanabe WX4671 plotter"
Init = ""
Reset = "M0,0\n"
Width = 16
Height = 11
ResX = 254
ResY = 254
Move = "M%d,%d\n"
Draw = "D%d,%d\n"
External links
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Graphtec America, Inc.The GP-GL Command List(PDF)
Electronics companies of Japan
Computer printer companies
Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
Electronics companies established in 1949
1949 establishments in Japan
Japanese brands
Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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