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Warning! If you are planning to plot objects drawn in true color or using col-
ors from a color book, it is recommended that you use named plot styles as
opposed to color-dependent plot styles. By selecting the Use Entity Color option
when plotting, true color objects are plotted using the closest AutoCAD Color
Index (ACI) 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 dif-
ferently, 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 From the Tools menu, choose Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Plotting tab, select Use Color-dependent Plot
Styles or Use Named Plot Styles.
3 (Optional) In the Default Style Table box, select a default plot style table.
4 (Optional) If Use Named Plot Styles is selected, select plot styles to assign
to Layer 0 and to new objects.
5 Choose OK.
Note Setting plot style table types for new drawings does not affect existing
drawings.
Command line OPTIONS
Switch the Type of Plot Style Table
You can change which type of plot style table, color-dependent or named, is
used in a drawing.
When you convert from using color-dependent plot style tables to using
named plot style tables, any color-dependent plot style tables attached to lay-
outs in the drawing are removed, and named plot styles are attached in their
place. You should first convert any color-dependent plot style tables to
named plot style tables.
When you convert from using named plot style tables to using color-depen-
dent plot style tables, the plot style names assigned to the objects in the
drawing are lost.