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Plot Style Table Settings Dialog Box
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Set Up the Drawing Area
Specifies settings for plot style tables.
Access Methods
Pointing device: Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Default Plot Style Behavior for New Drawings
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.
A plot style is a collection of property settings defined in a plot style table and
applied when the drawing is plotted. Changing the default plot style setting
by using the Options dialog box does not affect the current drawing.
The default plot style setting is Use Color Dependent Plot Styles. The Plot Style
Control on the Properties toolbar is unavailable by default. The Plot Style
Control is available when you select the Use Named Plot Styles option and
open a new drawing. (PSTYLEPOLICY system variable)
Use Color Dependent Plot Styles
Uses color-dependent plot styles in both new drawings and drawings created
in AutoCAD Release 14 or earlier. (PSTYLEPOLICY system variable = 1)
Color-dependent plot styles use the numbers from the AutoCAD Color Index
to create a plot style table with a .ctb file extension. Each color is defined by
a name or number ranging from 1 to 255. You can assign each color number
to a different pen on a pen plotter to achieve different property settings in
the plotted drawing. If this option is selected, a plot style is created for each
color setting.
Once a drawing is saved with Use Color Dependent Plot Styles as the default,
you can convert it to Use Named Plot Styles using the CONVERTCTB and
CONVERTPSTYLES commands.
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