Plot Files

In version 12 and later versions, a Plot Editor Document (.PEX) file defines the Layout of a plot. A plot layout can be saved as a Plot Editor Template (.PTX) file.

Standard templates are available for selection in the \Environment folder of the User Profile Folder.

You can select a .PEL plot file (created in an earlier version of the application) using Plot | Open. In order to open the file in the latest version of the Plot Editor, the .PEL file is converted to .PEX file format.

In version 12, a (.PEL) plot file is still used to define the Data in a 2D Plot.

In version 12 and previous versions, a Plot Data Set (.PED) file defines the lines of text that will be written in a Text frame.

For example, the text files TITLE.PED, CLIENT.PED and NOTES.PED might contain text that define a plot title, the name and address of a client, and notes about the mine area shown in a plot.

Various Plot file types are summarised in the following table:

Name	Ext.	Description
Plot file	PEL	A plot file generated in version 11 and earlier versions.
Plot Layout file	PEX	In version 12 and later, a Plot Editor Document (.PEX) file defines the Layout of a plot.
Plot Template file	PTX	A plot layout can be saved as a Plot Editor Template (.PTX) file.
Plot Data Set file	PED	In version 12 and previous versions, a Plot Data Set (.PED) file defines the lines of text that will be written in a Text frame.
Plot Parameters file	PEP	In version 11 and earlier versions, a file used to store the most recently used parameters of a plot.
Plot Layout form set	PLS	In version 11 and earlier versions, a plot layout form set.
Plot Output file	PGL	A .PGL (HPGL) plot output file consists of a series of drawing commands in the Plotter Graphics Language created by the Plot Editor. PGL was originally defined by Hewlett Packard (Hewlett-Packard Graphics language). Most modern plotters recognize HPGL commands.
Printer file	PRN	Printer/Plotter file.