ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9959-1 First edition 1992-08-15 Numerically controlled draughting machines Drawing test for the evaluation of performance Part 1: Vector plotters Machines a dessiner a commande numerique -- Essai de tracage pour I'évaluation des performances - Partie 1:Traceurs de vecteurs Reference number ISO9959-1:1992(E) Copyright Intel ational Organiz or Standardizatior No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 9959-1:1992(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (iso member bodies). The work of preparing Internationai Standards is normally carried out through Iso technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for represented on that committee. International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are national Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard Iso 9959-1 was prepared by Technical Committee IsO/TC 10, Technical drawings, product definition and related documen- tation, Sub-Committee sc 9, Media and equipment for drawing and re- lateddocumentation. Iso 9959 consists of the following parts, under the general title Numeri- cally controlled draughting machines - Drawing test for the evaluation of performance: Part1:Vectorplotters The drawing test for the evaluation of the performance of raster plotters will form the subject of Iso 9959-2. ISO 1992 permission in writing from the publisher. InternationalOrganizationforStandardization Case Postale 56· CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Printed in Switzerland ii No reproduction or networking permtted without license from IHS Not fr Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 9959-1:1992(E) Numerically controlled draughting machines -- Drawing test for the evaluation of performance : Part 1: Vector plotters Scope 3 Drawing test method This part of Iso 9959 specifies a drawing test for vectorplotters (electromechanical plotters1)as de- 3.1 Principle fined in Iso 9179-1) for evaluating the graphical quality capabilities, for example the dynamic accu- Plotting of a standard drawing, preferably of A4 size racy and the required drawing time, independently (see for example figure 1). of the machine type. For A4 plotters, the area within the border lines It does not permit the evaluation of the static draw- (zone O) shall be the usable piotting area. ing accuracy which is normally determined at the place where a drawingismade because dimen sional changes of the drawing media under different 3.2 Plotting time climatic conditions can influence the test results. The plotting time starts at zone 0 with a cross and ends,aftercompletionofzone11,atzone0witha 2 Normative references cross superimposed on the first one. The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions 3.3 Test conditions of this part of Iso 9959. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. Ail standards are Forevaluatingatestdrawing,the followingtestcri- subjecttorevision,andpartiestoagreementsbased teria are required and shall be specified in the title on this part of iso g95g are encouraged to investi- block of the test drawing (see for example gatethepossibilityofapplyingthemostrecentedi- figure 14), together with the plotter type and manu- tions of the standards indicated below. Members of facturer, the name of the person who carried out the IEC and IsO maintain registers of currently valid test drawing and the date. International Standards. Draughting tool (with the manufacturer's refer- Iso 554:1976, Standard atmospheres for conditioning ence) and/or testing-Specifications. Draughting media Iso 5