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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Control How Objects Are Plotted | 635
Note You can assign a color-dependent plot style table to a layout only if the
drawing has been set to use color-dependent plot style tables.
See Also
“Assign Plot Style Tables to Layouts” on page 630
Use Named Plot Style Tables
You can only create, delete, and apply plot styles in a named plot style table.
You can define as many or as few plot styles as you need in a drawing.
Use Named Plot Styles
Named plot styles are assigned to objects and layers in the same way that
linetype and color are assigned to objects.
An object whose plot style is set to
BYLAYER inherits the plot style assigned to
its layer.
Use the Properties palette to change an object’s plot style and the Layer Prop-
erties Manager to change the plot style for a layer.
Because different plot style tables can be assigned to each layout and a named
plot style table can contain any number of plot styles, an object or layer may
have a plot style assigned to it that is not in every plot style table. In this case,
AutoCAD reports the plot style as missing in the Select Plot Style dialog box
and uses the object’s default plotting properties. For example, named plot
style table Style1 contains plot styles A and B. Named plot style table Style2
contains plot styles B and C. In a layout that uses Style1, any objects that use
plot style C are listed as having a missing plot style. Objects that are assigned
plot style C in this layout are plotted using their default settings.
To change an object’s plot style
You can change an object’s plot style only if the drawing uses named plot
style tables. If the drawing uses color-dependent plot style tables, change the
object’s color to alter its plotted appearance.
1 Select one or more objects whose plot style you want to change.
2 Right-click in the drawing area and click Properties on the shortcut menu.
3 In the Properties palette, choose a plot style from the list of available plot
styles. Click the column next to Plot Style.
The plot styles listed are those already in use by objects and in the plot
style table attached to the current layout.