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PSTYLEPOLICY
Controls the plot style mode, Color-Dependent or Named, that is used when
opening a drawing that was created in a release prior to AutoCAD 2000 or
when creating a new drawing from scratch without using a drawing template.
Choose a Type of Plot Style Table
A plot style table is a collection of plot styles assigned to a layout or the Model
tab. There are two types of plot style tables: color-dependent plot style tables
and named plot style tables.
Color-dependent plot style tables (CTB) use an object's color to determine
characteristics such as lineweight. Every red object in a drawing is plotted the
same way. While you can edit plot styles in a color-dependent plot style table,
you cannot add or delete plot styles. There are 256 plot styles in a
color-dependent plot style table, one for each color.
Named plot style tables (STB) contain user-defined plot styles. When you use a
named plot style table, objects that have the same color may be plotted
differently, based on the plot style assigned to the object. A named plot style
table can contain as many or as few plot styles as required. Named plot styles
can be assigned to objects or layers, just like any other property.
To set a plot style table type for new drawings
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab, click the Plot Style Table
Settings button.
3 In the Plot Style Table Settings dialog box, select Use Color-dependent
Plot Styles or Use Named Plot Styles.
4 (Optional) In the Default Style Table box, select a default plot style table.
5 (Optional) If Use Named Plot Styles is selected, select plot styles to assign
to Layer 0 and to new objects.
6 Click OK.
NOTE Setting plot style table types for new drawings does not affect existing
drawings.
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