this information is the same as before, except i think i have now written down all the seemy details of the number format. thanks again. file to be plotted is LG.ger coordinates are absolute. 2 digits before, 3 digits after the decimal point. trailing zeroes are suppressed. for example: X1 is 10 inches, X00001 is 1 mil. approximate plot size is 3x5 inches. apertures are all square. sizes are: D10 1 mil D11 3 mils D12 7 mils D13 15 mils D14 31 mils D15 63 mils please send output to: Tom Killian MH 2C465 phone: 908-582-6215 email: research!tom wpn: 311407-7109