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If you use named plot style tables, each object in the drawing either is
assigned a plot style directly or inherits a plot style from its layer.
To display the effects of a plot style table in a layout, select Display Plot Styles
on the Plot Device tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
Note If you insert an xref into your current drawing, all defined plot style tables
are also inserted. You can modify the appearance of your objects by editing the
attached plot style tables with the Plot Style Table Editor.
To assign a plot style table to a layout
1 Choose the Model tab or the layout tab to which you want to assign the
plot style table.
2 From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
3 In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Plot Device tab.
4 Under Plot Style Tables, select a plot style table from the list.
5 In the Question dialog box, choose Yes or No to indicate whether the
selection should be applied to the current tab only or to all layouts.
This option is available only for the Model tab.
6 To preview the effects of the plot style table in the layout, select Display
Plot Styles.
This option is available only for layouts.
7 Choose OK.
Note If the Display Plot Styles option was already selected in the dialog box,
you must enter regen on the command line to display the plot style settings.
Layouts toolbar
Command line
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To preview the effects of a plot style table in a layout
1 Choose the layout tab in which you want to preview the effects of the plot
style table.
2 From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
3 In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Plot Device tab.