   << PloCon >>
   HPGL/Vector/Image printer continuation output program
                       Copyright (C)1995-2026 Isoplotec Corporation
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1. Outline
   This program carries out continuation output of plural drawing 
   files of HPGL, HPGL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-drill, IGES, SXF,
   TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, PNG format which work on Windows 7, 8, 10 
   and 11 (contain 32Bit and 64Bit) to Windows printer. 
   Output mode has the three following modes.
   As well as interactive output, since output mode, output file with wild 
   card, and output list file can be specified with option parameter at 
   the time of program starting, output becomes possible automatically from 
   other applications.
  
   (1) Automatic output mode   
       It will output, if specified output folder is supervised and 
       drawing files enters in output folder, and dwawing file after output 
       is deleted automatically. When there is no drawing file, it waits 
       until dwaring file comes.
 
   (2) Continuation output mode   
       Plural drawing files described in specified output list file 
       are outputted continuously.

   (3) Step output mode   
       One file in plural drawing files described in specified output 
       list file is outputted, and it waits for the next output 
       directions.

Use example:
   Printer setup is completed and it is in state immediately after PloCon 
   installation (initialization).
   Step-1 
      PloCon is started and the "AutoOut" button is pushed.
   Step-2 
      Drawing file to output by Explorer is copied to 
         "<PloConData>\InData" folder. 
      Then, it is automatically outputted to printer. 
      Whenever you copy file by Explorer, Plocon outputs to printer. 
      Copied file is automatically deleted after output.
      <PloConData> is as follows.
         C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Isoplotec\PloCon

[About copyright]
  PloCon is developed based on "SXF common library Ver.3.xx."
Copyright of "SXF common library Ver.3.xx" belongs to Information-technology 
Promotion Agency, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, JACIC, 
and OCF.

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2. Installation
  When you start PloCon to the 1st time, or when you enter password, 
user account should be "Administrator".

Step 1: Uninstall the earlier version of PloCon (see Section 4 below)
        before installing the new version.

Step 2: Create a temporary directory such as \Temp\PloCon.

Step 3: The new version is compressed in the ZIP file PLOCONxxx.ZIP.
        Using WinZIP or a similar utility decompress PLOCONxxx.ZIP into 
        the temporary directory created in Step 2. Where xxx is
        the version number, without the decimal point.

Step 4: Explorer is started and SetupPloConE.exe in folder of (2) clauses 
        is selected.

Step 5: Follow directions displayed on the screen.
        Our product has been virus checked.
        When "Windows protected your PC" is displayed at the time of 
        installation,
        if there is only "Don't run" or "OK" button, please click 
        "More info" and press "Run anyway" button.

Step 6: The program will now be installed automatically.

Step 7: To input DWG files, it is necessary to separately 
        obtain and install the following "ODA File Converter".
        "ODA File Converter" is free software for DWG-DXF conversion 
        provided by Open Design Alliance and can be obtained from the 
        following Internet HP.
          https://www.opendesign.com/
        Click "ODA File Converter" in DEMO at the bottom of the page, 
        and download the installation file by clicking the following 
        installation file in Download on Windows Platform.
         - Windows XP or later (x86): "ODA File Converter for Windows x86"
         - Windows 7  or later (x64): "ODA File Converter for Windows x64"
        Double-click the downloaded file in Explorer to install.
        Start PloCon, select "FileAttribute" button, and enter the full 
        path of the file installed in "DWG-DXF Conversion Program" 
        on the lower left.
        Example: OS and "ODA File Converter" version change
        - For 64Bit Windows
          C:\Program Files\ODA\ODAFileConverter_title 20.12.0\ODAFileConverter.exe
        - For 32Bit Windows
          C:\Program Files (x86)\ODA\ODAFileConverter_title 20.12.0\ODAFileConverter.exe
        Note: The contents described here are subject to change by
              the Open Design Alliance.

Step 8: PloCon registered into Internet HP is always the newest 
        version.  Since it becomes impossible for old PloCon to 
        come to hand, please take the backup copy through this 
        downloaded software PLOCONxxx.LZH.  Delete the temporary 
        directories and their contents created in Steps 2 and 3.


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3. After Installation

(1) Program folder
 PloCon program is in installation destination folder specified at 
the time of installation. It is the next folder if it installs by 
default.
  32Bit OS:
  C:\Program Files\Isoplotec\PloCon
  64Bit OS:
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Isoplotec\PloCon
Please do not correct file in this folder.

(2) Configuration file folder
 PloCon configuration file is included in the next folder. 
However, "username" is Windows account name.

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Isoplotec\PloCon

(3) Sample HPGL file, and sample output list file
 Sample HPGL file is included in next \InData folder, and sample 
output list file is included in next \Data. 
"username" is Windows account name.

  C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Isoplotec\PloCon\Data
  C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Isoplotec\PloCon\InData

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4. Uninstalling
  It can be uninstalled using the Windows Control Panel [addition and 
deletion of program]: select Plocon from the scrolldown list and push 
 [Uninstall].

 And please delete configuration file in 3. (2) by Explorer. 
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5. License agreement
   By install this software and using, customer is accepted to that is 
   restrained to the clause of this contract document.

(1) Copyright
   Isoplotec Corporation (below say the copyright holder ) has all 
   rights including the copyright of the software execution file, 
   program, and documentation. It is forbidden to convert this 
   software without the copyright holder's permission.

(2) License
   The customer installs 1 copy of this software only in 1 computer and 
   can use. This software cannot be operated remotely.

(3) Transferring, lending of the license 
   User is forbidden to transfer and lend the software to a third party.

(4) Guarantee of quality
   The copyright holder establishes the gratuitous use periods in the 
   customer evaluates the function and quality of this software for, 
   30 days.  The copyright holder will accept information about defects 
   in the Software from customers for three years from the release date 
   of the latest version and will make efforts to correct the defects, 
   but is under no obligation to do so.

(5) Upgrade 
   The customer must acquire the license of this software of the upgrade 
   version by the copyright holder, to use this software of the upgrade.  
   The upgrade version says case that the left column moves up from the 
   1st decimal point place of the version number of this software.  

(6) Exemption from Obligation
   Even in any case, the copyright holder shall not take the 
   responsibility at all regarding any other damage (including without 
   limitation, special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages 
   for personal injury, loss of business profits, business interruption, 
   loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss)that happen 
   from as a result that this software is used, or as a result that it 
   was not able to use this software.  Even if the copyright holder has 
   been advised of the possibility of such damages.  Even in any case, 
   the responsibility of the copyright holder makes the amount that the 
   customer paid out actually to the software the upper limit.

(7) Cancellation 
   In the case that the customer broke the clause or condition of this 
   contract document the copyright holder can cancel this contract 
   without injuring other rights.  In this case, the customer must 
   nullify all the reproduction things of this software.  

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6. Charge of license

   This software is shareware.

   When used 30 days or more from installation, please remit the next 
   licensing fee.
   Furthermore, please also pay remittance charge of PayPal.

   Licensing fee is                70.00 US$ / license

   When order from Japan, it is as follows.
      7,700 yen / license (tax included)
      However, it is only remittance to "Mizuho Bank Ltd.".
      Then, bank charge $28US is unnecessary and remittance charge is 
      remitter's charge.

STEP-1
   Please pay by PayPal.
   In PayPal, it can pay with credit card.
   Credit card payment enables at the next HP.
      https://www.isoplotec.co.jp/eplocon.htm#Licensing fee
   Please carry out following HP reference about PayPal.
      https://www.paypal.com/
   Please remit to the following address in PayPal.
      isoplotec@isoplotec.co.jp

   Remittance to the next bank can also be paid.

    Bank name: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
    Bank-/SWIFT-code: MHCBJPJT
    Bank address: Tokyo, Japan
    Bank Shop number: 128
    Bank Shop name: Fuchu branch office
    Account number: 1006122
    Subscriber name: Isoplotec

   In this case, please pay remittance charge of bank shown below 
   instead of remittance charge of PayPal.
   Please pay your bank charge.
   Furthermore, in addition to charge of license, please send our bank 
   charge $28US.
   Therefore, remittance amount of money is 
      56.00US$ * Order number + 28.00 US$
   For example, when the number of orders is 1, it is 84.00 US$.

STEP-2
  Send an email request for a order sheet as shown below.

Email format:

To: Isoplotec
     E-mail address: isoplotec@isoplotec.co.jp

Contents:
  Order sheet
  1. Soft name:              PloCon (English)
  2. Soft version no.:       12.0
  3. Order quantity:           1
  4. Company name:
  5. Offer person name:
  6. Offer person E-mail ID:
  7. Charge payment day:
  8. Charge payment amount:

STEP-3
  The copyright holder will email the password when payment of the
  registration fee has been confirmed.

STEP-4
  In order to enter password, when starting PloCon.exe, 
  it is necessary to carry out mouse right-click, 
  to take out pop up menu, and to select "Run as administrator".
  If it is within 30th after the installation, open PloCon and display
  'AboutVersion' dialog box from the 'InfVersion' button
  and input the password. After the 30th day, input the
  password in the 'Set Password' dialog box which is displayed when
  PloCon is opened. Once this is done PloCon can subsequently be
  opened without the need of a password.

Note:
 - OS exchange or exchange of installation personal computer
  Even if you replace exchange of OS, or installation personal computer, 
  given password can release lock.
  However, the number which can install product in personal computer 
  simultaneously must not exceed ordered number.

 - Revision up (rise of the 2nd place of decimal point of version number)
  Revision up is free of charge.
  You can download new revision software from the internet HP and 
  you can reinstall.
  Previous password is effective.

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7. Questions

   Please email questions about this software to Isoplotec Corporation.
   E-mail address is "isoplotec@isoplotec.co.jp".
   
   Internet HP
      https://www.isoplotec.co.jp/ehp.htm

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8. Related products

(1) HPGL/Vector/Image viewer  PloView

    This program displays graphic files at high speed for the Windows
    operating systems. 
    The function difference with PloComp can display only one plotter 
    drawing files.

(2) Multi HPGL/Vector/Image file overwrite viewer PloComp

    This is an extended version of PloView that can superimpose up to 
    15 drawing files in the same display. You can choose the display 
    mode that is overwrite (Copy), mixture color (Merge), difference 
    (Xor), undisplay, mirror(on/off) at a file.  Thus, two or more 
    files can be superimposed to check for differences by observing 
    color differences.

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9. PloCon history

Ver.3.43 July 5, 2001
   (1) Output listing file open dialog changed to style of Explorer, 
       permitting the opening of a network computer file.
   (2) Support for IW (Input Window) command added
   (3) Support for FT (Fill Type) command added
   (4) Character style can be specified with a standard font and an
       alternative font commands, respectively.
   (5) Improved method of calculating drawing size of arcs.
   (6) Support black and white output mode.

Ver.3.46 August 12, 2001
  (1) Several obstacles were modified.

Ver.3.5 September 22, 2001 - May 2, 2002
  (1) Improved to display normal even the HPGL data of the circular of 
      the radius zero, the real number coordinate that should are integer 
      coordinate.
  (2) The line of width of edge department form is able to be displayed 
      in the circle, square, or triangle, by that corresponded to the LA 
      command (the line attribute command).
  (3) PloCon makes 1 spooling when PloCon continuously output. In this 
      way, Output pages comes to not mixed, in the case that plural 
      applications output it to the same printer simultaneously.
  (4) Support for RO(coordinate system rotation command).
  (5) Support for UC(User-Defined Character command).
  (6) Support for auto select paper size and paper direction.
  (7) In order to raise printing accuracy, Support for RiviseXScale and
      RiviseYScale.
 
Ver.3.6 November 23, 2002
  (1) The appointment of the output number of sheets is produced.
  (2) Supported to BZ (the absolutely coordinate Bezier curve) and 
      BR (the relative coordinate Bezier curve) command of the PJL format.  
  (3) The various kinds obstacle were repaired.

Ver.5.0 October 11, 2003 - January 10, 2004
  (1) It corresponded to HP RTL (HP's Raster Transfer Language, image data).
  (2) The pen number corresponded to a maximum of 255.
  (3) It corresponded to IR (relative scaling point) command.
  (4) It enabled it to use No.0 pen.
  (5) In addition to A4 and A3, it could be made to carry out automatic 
      selection of the A2 size in the paper automatic selection mode.
  (6) It corresponds to the shade level (net display) of painting out of 
      FT command.

Ver.6.0 May 30, 2004 - June 06, 2004
  (1) The following function was added.
      TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX ,FPX, and PNG image file are read, and outputs.
  (2) When the file which outputted HPGL through Windows printer driver 
      of HPGL output was read from WORD, Excel, etc., it repaired that 
      there was a case where image was coarse and color was amusing.
Ver.6.0 October 03, 2004
  (3) The figure maximal domain and PS (plot size) command area can be 
      chosen for drawing size in "Set AutoExecuteParameter" dialog.
Ver.6.0 January 10, 2005
  (4) The pen number translation table translated into another pen number
      to the pen number of the inputted HPGL file by set-pen command was prepared.
  (5) The pen table was prepared by the set-pen command.
      They can be used memorizing five tables of relations of the color and line 
      width to a pen number (0-255), and changing them.
Ver.6.0 April 24, 2005
  (6) Improvement in drawing accuracy
  (7) The abnormal end of rare conditions is repaired.

Ver.6.1 January 3, 2006
  (1) Length system of units (mm, cm, m, in, ft, yd) to be used can 
      be set up.
  (2) Use floating point of length system of units for display and 
      setup of coordinates and dimension.
      Setup of line width of former, for example, 0.3mm pen, was 
      0.01mm integer specification like 30. This can be specified as 0.3.
  (3) Support command which displays graph of HPGL shown below.
      XT (X-Tick): Drawing vertical scale
      YT (Y-Tick): Drawing horizontal scale
      TL (Tick Length): Scale length setup
      XA (X-Axis): Drawing X axis
      YA (Y-Axis): Drawing Y axis
      GR (Graph Reletive) : Drawing line graph of X-Y
  (4) Support AT (Absolute Arc Three Point) command and RT (Relative 
      Arc Three Point) command.
  (5) Line type corresponds to -1..-8(length self-adjustment), and 7
      (two-point chain line), 8(three-point chain line) and 99(line 
      type restoring) by LT(Line Type) command.
  (6) When line thickness surpasses 0.35mm, correspond to Line Joins 
      form (Mitered join, Miterd/beveled join, Triangular join, Rounded 
      join, Bebeled join, No join) and Miter Limit by LA 
      (Line Attributes) command.
  (7) Correspond to TR (Transparency Mode) command.
  (9) Some obstacles were repaired.

Ver.7.00 August 16, 2007
  (1) It corresponded to Windows Vista.
  (2) It enabled it to use it by general user account of Windows.
  (3) Help was changed into HTML help.
  (4) Installer was changed.
  (5) Change of installation destination
      Installation destination was divided into program folder for 
      all user readings, and setting folder which can perform reading 
      and writing for every user.
  (6) It checked whether to have been administrator authority at the 
      time of password input.
  (7) Various bugs were repaired.
Ver.7.00 August 29, 2007
  (8) When character of Back Space was in LB command, in the past,
      ? was drawn. This time, it was made to carry out processing of 
      Back Space.
Ver.7.00 September 22, 2007
  (9) It corresponded to FR (frame delivery) command.
Ver.7.00 October 28, 2007
  (10) When program was specified at command line, it enabled it to 
      specify unit of paper margin of parameter also except 
      mm (cm, m, in, ft, yd).

Ver.8.01 May 17, 2008
  (1) It enabled it to read PDF and EMF file.
  (2) When PDF and EMF file were read, mode which indicates font 
      currently used in the file was prepared.
  (3) It supported to CO (comment) command.

Ver.8.02 July 21, 2008
  (1) PDF and EMF containing character of Chinese and Korean can be 
      inputted.

Ver.8.03 January 10, 2009
(1) When having set specific printer as "usually used printer" and it tried 
    to have opened PDF, there was case where error of "open error!code=1002" 
    was displayed and it did not open.
    It was made to open normally when printer driver which does not become 
    error was installed in others.
Ver.8.03 January 9, 2010
(2) Reading of EMF file was repaired.
Ver.8.03 Feb 03, 2010
(3) Operation on Windows7 was guaranteed.
(4) It supported to UL (user line type) command.
Ver.8.03 Mar 06, 2010
(5) Some bugs were repaired.
Ver.8.04 June 5, 2010
(1) "Line fill DrawMode" was added to SetPen dialog.
Ver.8.04 June 19, 2010
(2) When PDF and an EMF file read, it had not supported to clipping of 
    complicated shape. It supported now.
Ver.8.04 July 28, 2010
(3) The accuracy of position at the time of PDF and an EMF input was improved.
(4) The reading speed of PDF and EMF file containing many characters was improved.
Ver.8.04 August 20, 2010
(5) Drawing size at the time of a PDF input was improved.
Ver.8.04 November 1,2010
(6) The composition of an installer was changed.
Ver.8.04 March 11, 2011
(7) It supported to DL (download character) command.
Ver.8.04 December 9, 2011
(8) Linkfile was opened by CreateOutList Dialog.

Ver.8.05 February 06, 2012
(1) When having set up Correct Rate of Text Size by SetText other than 100%, 
    it corrected that character position of continuous LB (label) command had 
    shifted.
(2) It corrected so that the following character when CS (standard character 
    set) command is set might be displayed correctly.
    CS3 '[' ==> '0'
    CS4 '\' ==> 'i'
(3) It enabled it to set PS (plot size) command initial value to Set 
    AutoExecuteParameter dialog.
    In the case of HPGL file in which PS command and IP (scaling point P1, P2 
    input) command are not included, SR (relative character size) command etc. 
    which affect scaling point can be controlled now.
Ver.8.05 May 28, 2012
(4) In HPGL input, 1-byte katakana of the character set 43 of SD command and 
    AD command was supported.
(5) When C/R and L/F were in 1 byte of katakana character by LB command, it 
    repaired having displayed abnormal character.
(6) Function which transmits evaluation report by E-Mail was deleted.

Ver.9.00 January 10, 2013
(1) It supported to reading of two-dimensional DXF file (version is 
    AC1025 and equivalent to 2000/2000i/2002 in AutoCAD version).
(2) It supported to reading of GERBER file.
(3) It supported to reading of NC-drill.
(4) It supported to reading of two-dimensional IGES file.
(5) Coordinates accuracy of internal processing was raised from 
    0.025 mm to 0.001 mm or less.
(6) It was made to set up input file relations with FileAttribute button. 
    It enabled it to set up file extension for every file type.
    Extension set up here is displayed on "kind of file" of output list file 
    creation dialog.
    In the past, since file type and file extension's relation were unknown, 
    this is improvable although there was case where file which PloCon is 
    not supporting was selected and PloCon hung-up.
(7) SetPrinter button was prepared for main dialog.
(8) Error information box was displayed on main dialog.
(9) Output file displayed on main dialog deleted directory information, 
    and changed it into displaying of only file name.
(10) It supported to Windows8.
(11) Licensing fee was changed by change of exchange rate.
Ver.9.00 January 17, 2013
(12) Bug was repaired.

Ver.9.01 February 23, 2013
(1) The maximum paper size can be set up by AutoSelectPaper.
Ver.9.01 October 16, 2013
(2) It repaired abnormal, when GERBER file that starting point and 
    terminal point of arc correspond was read.

Ver.9.02 October 25, 2013
(1) Since arc was displayed as G74 (quadrant ON) when GERBER file 
    without data of G75 (quadrant OFF) is read, abnormal arc was drawn.
    Then, it could be made to perform setup of G74 (quadrant ON) ON/OFF 
    in FileAttribute button.
Ver.9.02 November 04, 2013
(2) Garbled characters of warning dialog (title and button) have 
    been improved.
Ver.9.02 December 05, 2013
(3) It repaired becoming system error by "DL character number;" of 
    DL (download character) command.
(4) When space character was after "CO" by CO (comment) command, 
    it repaired having become abnormal display.
Ver.9.02 December 17, 2013
(5) When there were big coordinates more than 2,147,483,647 HPGL Unit
    (53,687,091.175 mm) by HPGL data, it repaired that it was abnormal.
    In relation to this, the maximum coordinates which can be inputted 
    were limited to 214,748,364 HPGL Unit (5,368,709 mm).
Ver.9.02 December 22, 2013
(6) File was not opened when there was no '%ADD' command into GERBER file.
    This has been improved.
(7) File was not opened when + symbol was in top of XY coordinate value 
    of GERBER and NC file.
    This has been improved.
Ver.9.02 January 22, 2014
(8) At the time of reinstallation, in the past, after uninstalling, 
    it needed to install.  Now, installer was improved and uninstallation 
    was set unnecessary.

Ver.9.03 March 18, 2014
(1) Range corresponding to Windows Font was extended.
    - Support simplified Chinese character, the traditional Chinese 
      character, and Hangul alphabet character with DXF input.
    - Support mirror display of TrueType Font with Printer output.
(2) Display of character with negative width and height(mirror display) 
    which uses Windows Font was repaired.
Ver.9.03 March 23, 2014
(3) The input file candidate selection method was changed in output list 
    file creation dialog.
    Multi-file selection of the Explorer style of Windows can be performed.
Ver.9.03 May 26, 2014
(4) Repair AT (three-point arc) command of HPGL.
Ver.9.03 June 19, 2014
(5) Improvement of DXF input.
Ver.9.03 July 06, 2014
(6) Repair when "Initial of Line End Shape" was set to "square" by 
    SetLineProperty was performed.
(7) Character size was repaired, when Windows Font was selected by 
    SetText and 1 byte of ASCII character was displayed.
(8) Display of DV command has been improved.
Ver.9.03 July 16, 2014
(9)Improvement of LB command of HPGL.
(10)Improvement of vector font display.
Ver.9.03 November 04, 2014
(11) Defect which does not output circle was repaired.
Ver.9.03 November 25, 2014
(12) Function was added so that PloTPosition could be set as Left, Center, 
     Right, Top, Center, and Bottom by SetPrinter.

Ver.10.00 March 2, 2015
(1) It corresponded to input of DWG file.
Notes: It is necessary to install free software "Teigha File Converter."
       Refer to Step7 of 2nd clause for the installation method.
(2) Support the 2nd level of JIS kanji by vector font.
Ver.10.00 March 31, 2015
(3) Font of vector font JIS level-2 kanji set was improved.

Ver.10.01 July 19, 2015
(1) It supported to input of SXF file (file extension is P21 and SFC).
(2) Add Multi-page file correspondence ("Separate into page and print", 
    or "Print all the pages in piles") with the SetPrinter button.
Ver.10.01 July 25, 2015
(3) It repaired that vertical writing text had fault by SXF file input.
(4) Processing of DV (text route) command except right writing was repaired.
Ver.10.01 August 12, 2015
(5) Since it outputted and the file could not be deleted after output when 
    drawing file was creating from other applications at the time of 
    auto-output, there happened case where the same file was outputted 
    repeatedly. It improved so that it might output, after waiting for 
    other applications to complete creation of drawing file.
(6) Some of faults were repaired by SXF file input.
Ver.10.01 September 15, 2015
(7) It supported to Windows10.
Ver.10.01 November 17, 2015
(8) Abnormality display has been improved for arc of very small angle.
Ver.10.01 November 20, 2015
(9) It enabled it to set up judgment angle of very small arc or circle by 
    "SetFileAttribute"-"Circle and arc judging angle".
Ver.10.01 April 7, 2016
(10) When PDF and EMF file were outputted by auto-output and it became 
     error, problem by which the error is not displayed on error 
     information window, and error is repeated endlessly was repaired.
Ver.10.01 July 25, 2016
(11) Defect of LA (line attribute) command in case line end and joint 
     shape are except being round was repaired.
(12) "Initial of Line End Shape" of "Set-Line property" dialog was changed 
     into "Shape of line end and joint".
Ver.10.01 September 15, 2016
(13) Depending on PDF creation application, PDF version information may 
     not match notation and entity. When such a PDF file was read, it was 
     not able to read (error code=10000).
     It enabled it to read this.
Ver.10.01 December 16, 2016
(14) When output drawing size was larger than paper size, drawing position 
     of the right left upper and lower sides was abnormal.
     This was repaired.
Ver.10.01 December 20, 2016
(15) When output drawing size was larger than paper size and paper margin 
     was larger than 0, it repaired having been printed without reflecting 
     paper margin.
Ver.10.01 January 3, 2017
(16) PayPal fee about licensing fee remittance which user had paid was 
     eliminated.
Ver.10.01 January 9, 2017
(17) When evaluation period goes out, or when uninstalling, function 
     which fills in evaluation result and carries out e mail 
     transmission was added.
Ver.10.01 January 11, 2017
(18) An output of image files, such as TIFF file, repaired having become 
     error.
Ver.10.01 May 10, 2017
(19) It was ignored when there existed Bitmap which black and white reversed 
     in PDF and EMF input, and it repaired becoming whole surface black.
Ver.10.01 August 30, 2017
(20) When file attribute button was pushed, it could be made to perform PDF 
     file reading scale setup.
Ver.10.01 September 27, 2017
(21) Display of FT command of HPGL was improved.
Ver.10.01 October 29, 2017
(22) When figure existed on boundary of drawing area, half of line width was cut.
     Then, it improved so that width and height of drawing area might be 
     enlarged 1 mm and might be outputted.
Ver.10.01 January 29, 2018
(23) Fixed abnormally when opening some abnormal files.

Ver.10.02 March 27, 2018
(1) Set paper standard (ISO A0-A4, ISO B0-B5, JIS B0-B5, ANSI A-E, ARCH A-E, E1) 
    can be set with SetPrinter Dialog.
(2) Fixed the problem that character position shifted under extremely 
    rare conditions.
    Condition: 
    When characters are drawn with multiple LB (label command) without 
    pen movement instruction after LO (label origin command) other than 
    the initial value
(3) Under the following conditions, we corrected the fault that black 
    and white color selection was displayed incorrectly.
    Set to black and white
    Data that draws figures while changing colors with PC (pen color 
    designation) command
(4) Fixed an obstacle in which filled figures are not displayed with 
    EMF output.
Ver.10.02 May 04, 2018
(5) Improved reading accuracy of PDF files.
    PDF reading scale correction is automatically set during installation.
    PDF reading scale correction X, Y can be set in the input file setting.
    We prepared a button which can automatically set PDF reading scale 
    correction X, Y in input file setting.
    PDF reading scale correction can be set automatically on the command line.
Ver.10.02 Jun 11, 2018
(6) When the resolution was over 45 degrees with CI (circle drawing) command 
    of HPGL, it was drawing with octagon. We changed it to draw with a triangle 
    when the resolution is 120 degrees or more.
Ver.10.02 August 10, 2018
(7) The initial color values of pen table No. 3 and 4 are matched with 
    the color table of PloView comment file.
Ver.10.02 October 23, 2018
(8) Kanji of HPGL specification is to switch to kanji mode and to use JIS 
    code by LB (Label) command. However, there is data that uses ShiftJIS 
    code in the case of not switching to Kanji mode (1 Byte mode). 
    Therefore, even in such a case, we improved to display Kanji.
(9) When Text size correction was set to something other than 100% with 
    Set-Text, it did not work correction value or position of Text. 
    We improved this.
(10) If Text is on the boundary of the drawing size, influence the drawing 
    area. Conventionally, when "Text size correction" is set to a value 
    other than 100% in Set-Text, when opening a file, Text area was 
    calculated with standard size. This was changed to the corrected size.
(11) In case of combination of DV (horizontal writing, vertical writing 
    character) instruction and LO (designation of left alignment, right 
    alignment, centering of character string) instruction, there was a 
    case where character misalignment occurred. We fixed this.
(12) When inputs DXF file, clockwise circular data was skipped. 
    We fixed this.
(13) It was not corresponded with DXF file input when Text width and 
    Text space were minus (mirror display). Corresponding to this.
(14) Text size at PDF input was adjusted.

Ver.10.10 January 23, 2019
(1) The following functions were upgraded by drastically updating the 
    PDF reading module.
    * Traditionally, when reading PDF files edited with PDF editing tools 
      such as Acrobat, edited figures were not displayed.
      We made it to display.
    * Text reading processing was adjusted.
    * The clipping process was adjusted.
(2) The initial setting value of the pen setting is changed as follows.
    Color is changed when pen color is same color as background: ON --> OFF
    Turn down image: ON --> OFF
(3) When character width or character height is minus in reading EMF file, 
    it was not displayed with mirror-on.
    We tried to display with mirror-on.
Ver.10.10 April 26, 2019
(4) Since the HPGL file has no drawing area information, the maximum 
    area of figure is used as the drawing area.
    The "Set""Input File" menu now allows you to select the method for 
    determining the drawing size of the HPGL file from the following.
     * Figure maximum area
     * PS (PlotSize) instruction area. 
       Maximum area of figure without PS instruction.
     * IW (Input Winow) instruction area. 
       Maximum area of figure without IW instruction.
     * IP (ScalePoint) instruction area. 
       Maximum area of figure without IP instruction.
     * Automatic (PS    IW    IP    maximum figure)
    In addition, setting whether to include the origin in the drawing size.
(5) PloCon drawing area (print area) when reading DXF / DWG file 
    can be selected from figure maximum area or drawing size of 
    DXF / DGW file.
    The PloCon drawing area when reading SXF file is the drawing size of
    the SXF file.
Ver.10.10 May 08 2019
(6) I fixed that PloCon hangs up at your next operation.
    Press CtreateOutList button.
    When there is only one file in Output Candidacy file List, click that file.
    Press ==> button.
Ver.10.10 Jun 01, 2019
(7) Fixed the problem of abnormal display when there are multiple 
    Splines according to the condition in DXF file input.
(8) Fixed the problem that the surface becomes abnormal display according 
    to the condition by PDF file input.
Ver.10.10 July 05, 2019
(9) Fixed the problem that figure in which the MC instruction of HPGL data
    is Merge is not displayed.
Ver.10.10 Oct 01, 2019
(10) When ordering from Japan, the tax of the license fee was changed to 10%.
Ver.10.10 October 19, 2019
(11) When putting the Windows GodMode icon on the desktop, an error 
    occurred at startup. This was repaired.
Ver.10.10 January 14, 2020
(12) Conventionally, free software "Teigha File Converter" has been used 
    for DWG-DXF conversion.
    Open Design Alliance, the copyright holder of "Teigha File Converter",
    has changed it to "ODA File Converter".
    So we responded to this.
    Note: "Teigha File Converter" can be used as it is.
(13) Added support for text format codes (Unicode, MIF, forced line feed) 
    when reading from DWG or DXF.
Ver.10.10 May 18, 2020
(14) DXF, DWG, PDF, and EMF files could not be opened normally when the 
    decimal symbol in the numeric format in the Regional and Language 
    Options of the control panel is other than ".".
    I repaired this.
Ver.10.10 August 18, 2021
(15) Fixed the problem that hangs when multiple files are selected in 
     "CreateOutList" Dialog on Windows 10 Pro PC.
Ver.10.10 May 2, 2022
(16) It was modified to delete the temporary processing file that 
     caused an error when the program ended.
Ver.10.10 June 8, 2022
(17) When all the constituent points of the surface are the same, only 
     the outline is drawn and not filled, 
     This has been improved.
(18) Added support for alpha blend bitmaps in PDF and EMF files.

Ver.11.00 July 27, 2022
(1) Compatible with Windows 11.
(2) Code signing was added.
    By attaching a code sign, the software distribution source is 
    authenticated, and it is guaranteed that spoofing and content 
    tampering have not been performed.
    Recently, Windows and security check software have tightened 
    security checks, and there are increasing cases of false 
    recognition even though there is no virus. Code signing may 
    reduce false positives.
Ver.11.00 February 10, 2023
(3) Added the following text to Article 2 of "License agreement".
    "This software cannot be operated remotely."
Ver.11.00 March 12, 2023
(4) Prevented multiple PloCon from starting at the same time.
Ver.11.00 September 15, 2023
(5) Updated the deadline for code signing.
(6) Fixed the following problems when inputting PDF and EMF files.
  * Abnormal display of Bezier curve during input
  * During input, display abnormality of POLYPOLYGON (surface) 
    with multiple closed loops
  * Character display abnormality when inputting/outputting a file 
    with characters in vertical writing font with @
(7) Corresponds to vertical writing FONT characters with @ when 
    inputting HPGL1, DXF, DWG, IGES, and SXF files
Ver.11.00 December 31, 2023
(8) In "PDF file setting" when you press "FileAttribute".
    I added the "Delete painting out of white" checkbox.
    If you check this, white fill data will be deleted when opening
    a PDF file.
Ver.11.00 March 3, 2024
(9) The following HPRTL commands are now supported.
    'ESC%A'(enter PCL mode), 'ESC*rB'(end raster graphics)
    Previously, when opening a file, the image shape of 
    this command was ignored.
Ver.11.00 April 29, 2024
(10) Fixed a bug where a white filled rectangle was displayed 
    at the top left of the drawing area when inputting PDF or EMF files.
    This is an improvement related to paragraph (8).
    It works regardless of ON/OFF of "FileAttribute" - "PDF file setting" 
    - "Delete painting out of white".
Ver.12.00 December 1, 2024
(11) When inputting a PDF or EMF file, if there was binary data of 
     a raster image figure, there was a problem in which the figure 
     would not be displayed in very rare cases.
     This time, we have revised this.
(12) When inputting PDF or EMF files, it took a long time to open 
     if there were raster image shapes. This has been sped up.

Ver.12.00 December 1, 2024
(1) The quality assurance section of the license agreement has been revised.
(2) In the "Set Input file" dialog, you can now select from the following 
    options for "Data format after reading PDF file (Vector/Image)".
      [1] Vector
      [2] Complex clip: no is Vector / yes is Image
      [3] Image
(3) The HPGL MC command (merge control) "MC,1; (merge ON)" did not work, 
    so it was added.
(4) The routine for reading the coordinates of geometric points when reading
    PDF and EMF files has been completely replaced, and the following 
    improvements have been made.
    - The origin has been changed from the upper left to the lower left.
    - Support for Mapping Mode, which sets the coordinate system of Windows GDI.
    - Scale correction has been performed on EMF file input converted 
      from PDF to EMF.
(5) The following problems have been fixed when reading PDF and EMF files.
    - Circular arcs
    - Rectangles with rounded corners
    - Lines are displayed abnormally when moving the pen up -> drawing text 
      -> moving the pen down -> drawing text
    - Bitmap (STRETCHDIBITS, SETDIBITSTODEVICE) fills the area with black
    - Hatching angles of 45 degrees and 135 degrees are reversed
(6) Support for brushes with bitmap patterns (MR_CREATEDIBPATTERNBRUSHPT,
    EMR_CREATEMONOBRUSH) when importing PDF and EMF files
(7) The progress display on the main screen for automatic output and 
    intermittent output has been made easier to understand.
(8) Surfaces (arcs are decomposed into polygons) with more than 20,000 
    component points could not be displayed. This has been improved so 
    that surfaces with more than 20,000 points can be displayed.
Ver.12.00 December 5, 2024
(9) If the number of closed loops that make up a face exceeded 5,000, 
    the face could not be displayed.
    This has been changed so that the face can be displayed even if 
    the number exceeds 5,000.
Ver.12.00 December 26, 2024
(10) Partially corrected the progress display on the main screen.
Ver.12.00 April 3, 2025
(11) The installation file name has been changed from setup.exe 
     to SetupPloConE.exe.
Ver.12.00 July 19, 2025
(12) When inputting PDF or EMF, if the bitmap figure meets the 
     following conditions, the display scale becomes abnormal.
     When the bit unit length of the width and height of the bitmap 
     figure matches the HPGL unit length.
     This has been fixed.
Ver. 12.00 October 5, 2026
(13) Switched the code signing provider from Sectigo to Microsoft 
     Azure Trusted Signing.
   ・As a signing infrastructure directly provided by Microsoft, 
     it offers excellent compatibility with Windows OS and Windows 
     Defender, ensuring safe operation without errors in user 
     environments.
   ・It automatically applies a highly robust timestamp, ensuring 
     that the signature on the user's copy of the application 
     remains valid, confirming it as "safe and correctly signed 
     in the past."
   ・Due to the nature of Windows mechanisms, the "Microsoft Defender 
     SmartScreen" warning (blue warning screen) is more likely to 
     appear during installation immediately after an app update, 
     as there are fewer users at that stage.
   Note: What is code signing?
     It authenticates the software's distributor and guarantees 
     that the software has not been tampered with or subjected to 
     impersonation.
     Recently, Windows and security software have tightened their 
     security checks, leading to an increase in false positives 
     (incorrectly flagging safe software as malicious). 
     Code signing can help reduce these false positives. 
(14) Removed the function to send evaluation results via e-mail 
     upon uninstallation.
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