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Use Named Plot Styles
Uses named plot styles in both new drawings and drawings created in earlier
versions of AutoCAD. The plot style is defined in the plot style table attached
to the layout. Named plot style tables are files with the file extension .stb. (
PSTYLEPOLICY system variable = 0)
Once a drawing is saved with Use Named Plot Styles as the default, you can
convert it to Use Color Dependent Plot Styles using the CONVERTCTB and
CONVERTPSTYLES commands. However, once you use CONVERTPSTYLES to
convert a drawing from using a named plot style table to a color plot style
table, you cannot use CONVERTPSTYLES to convert it back to using a named
plot style table.
Current Plot Style Table Settings
Specifies the current plot style table settings that are applied to new drawings.
Default Plot Style Table
Specifies the default plot style table to attach to new drawings. A plot style
table is a file with a .ctb or an .stb extension that includes and defines plot
styles.
If you are using color-dependent plot styles, this option lists all color dependent
plot style tables found in the search path as well as the value of None. If you
are using named plot styles, this option lists all named plot styles tables.
Default Plot Style for Layer 0
Specifies the default plot style for all layers in a drawing when opening a
drawing that was created in a release prior to AutoCAD 2000, or for Layer 0
when creating a new drawing from scratch without using a drawing template.
(DEFLPLSTYLE system variable)
Default Plot Style for Objects
Specifies the default plot style for new objects in a drawing 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.
(DEFPLSTYLE system variable)
Add or Edit Plot Style Tables
Displays the
Plot Style Manager (a Windows Explorer window), where you
can create or edit plot style tables.
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