The UPGVIEW product is an optional feature of the UPGUTILS Mann Format Data Conversion Tools. UPGVIEW allows the user to closely examine the exposure data in one or more Mann format files without actually creating a photomask.
The programme has the following major features :
In order to graphically view one or more Mann format exposure files, the user will usually perform the following steps:
At startup, a graphics mode will automatically be chosen based on the highest resolution capabilities of the user's video graphics hardware. It is possible that the monitor attached to the user's system isn't capable of displaying this resolution so a lesser resolution may be chosen. The video drivers used with this software are capable of recognising and using CGA, EGA, VGA, Monochrome and VESA (16 colours) compatible video hardware.
The sample graphics mode display of Figure D.1 is available to show the resolution that will be used for displaying exposures. The sample screen also shows the examples of each of the fill patterns available for filled exposures.
Where VESA compatible hardware is installed, the user may choose to force the use of the faster VGA mode by specifying the option /v on the command line e.g. c>upgutils /v
The display will switch to graphics mode and the exposures in all files will be drawn on the screen.
Once in graphics mode, the user's screen will appear as shown in Figure D.2.
An arrow shaped cursor appears in the centre of the screen. The position of this cursor will be used as the centre of the view for all operations that involve redrawing the screen.
The current zoom factor appears in the upper left corner and represents a multiplier applied to all exposures before displaying them on the screen. The larger this number, the higher the magnification applied to the exposures. At any time, the numeric keys (0..9), as well as the period and backspace keys can be used to enter or modify the current zoom factor. Pressing e will cause the current zoom factor to be applied to the view.
The position of the tip of the arrow-shaped cursor (in pattern generator units) is displayed next to the zoom factor. The position will be in millimetres (mm) for metric data and inches (") for English data. The cursor position is constantly updated as the cursor is moved, either through moving the mouse or certain keys as follows:
| Key | Cursor motion |
| down arrow | down one pixel |
| up arrow | up one pixel |
| right arrow | right 1 pixel |
| left arrow | left 1 pixel |
| PgDn | down 10 pixels |
| PgUp | up 10 pixels |
| Ctrl-right arrow | right 10 pixels |
| Ctrl-left arrow | left 10 pixels |
| Home | to left side |
| Ctrl-PgUp | to top |
| End | to right side |
| Ctrl-PgDn | to bottom |
The status of various display options is shown in the upper right corner of the display. These options can be toggled on or off by using the commands shown below. One or more options can be in effect at any time.
| Command | Description | Status |
| A | toggle between Absolute and relative coordinate display. In relative mode, the mouse cusor position, when A is pressed, becomes the new origin for the view. | --A- |
| M | mirror the image about the vertical axis | -M-- |
| R | rotate the image counter clockwise (CCW) by 90 degrees | ---9 |
| S | turn on the fill pattern for exposures | S--- |
The following additional commands will also be recognised when in graphics mode
| + | zoom the current image by a factor of 2 |
| - | zoom the current image by a factor of 1/2 |
| X | return to the text mode desktop display |
| Esc | return to the text mode desktop display |
| left mouse button | redraw the screen centered about the mouse cursor position |
| right mouse button | zoom the current view by a factor of 2 |
| shift+right mouse button | zoom the current view by a factor of 1/2 |