HPGL files contain graphical information for a plotter or Hewlett-Packard - HP printer. They are files with content in HP - Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language, shortly HP-GL. This standard was first introduced in 1977.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the PTIF file after converting to HPGL may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from PTIF to HPGL to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting PTIF to HPGL does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in PTIF format, properly converted to a HPGL file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your PTIF file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to HPGL on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the PTIF file in its original format (without conversion to HPGL file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.