Laser 128 - The Shape Table

3.11.3
BASIC COMMANDS AND STATEMENTS
To create a triangle, your shape definition
will look s omething like:
JR D 2ND IST HEX .
VECTOR VECTOR VECTOR D ATA
(UNUSE D)
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00
00
00
00
00
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00
00
00
101 1 00 2C
I OI 1 00 2C
1 01 100
2C
101 100 2C
1 01 110
2£
101
110
2E
101 110 2E
Ill I HI 3£
Ill 11 1
JF'
111 111
JF
Ill 111 JF
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COMMENT
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m o.e d ow n a nd rl a ht w ith pl ot
mo •e do wn a nd r l&ht "" ' Ith plot
mo we do wa and r icht whh plo t
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m ove l ef l a nd l dt w llh pl ol
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mo n ldl and ldl whh plot
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·~ . ..,__ ·~ . ..._. . ...._ . ..,_. . ...,_. .
Figure 2. Vectors for a triangle
The shape table
In the previous pages, you have learnt how
to create a single shape definition as a whole
shape table.
But, in fact, a s hape table can - consist of
more than one shape definition so that more
than one shape can be manipulated by using
the DRAW, XDRA W, ROT and SCALE
commands .
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