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Black, or Other. If you choose Other, the Select Color dialog box is
displayed, providing access to the full color palette. Use No Pen to indicate
that there is no pen in a particular position.
■ Speed: Adjusts pen speed on a pen-by-pen basis. This feature is useful, for
example, for slowing down pens that are skipping. Each pen manufacturer
recommends a pen speed for each type of media. For best results, use those
values. You can specify a pen speed in millimeters or inches per second.
■ Width: Specifies the width of your pens so the program can determine if
multiple pen strokes are needed to draw wide lines. You can specify the
pen width in inches or millimeters. Be sure to select the pen width to
match the actual width of the pen. The list provides a set of common pen
widths.
Specifying pen characteristics here doesn't replace the pen tables you might
have imported from PCP, PC2, or CFG files from AutoCAD Release 14,
AutoCAD LT
®
98, or earlier releases. For more information about importing
these settings, see “Change Plot Style Settings” in the User's Guide.
Graphics Node
Specifies settings for printing vector graphics, raster graphics, and TrueType
text. Depending on the capabilities of the plotter, you can modify color depth,
resolution, and dithering. You can select either color or monochrome output
for vector drawings. When printing raster images on a plotter with limited
memory, you can improve performance by making some changes to the quality
of the printed output. If you use a nonsystem plotter that supports varying
amounts of installed RAM, you can provide that information to improve
performance.
Installed Memory
Provides the program with the amount of total memory (RAM) installed on
a nonsystem plotter. This option is only available for nonWindows system
printers that accept optional memory. If your plotter has extra memory, specify
the total amount of memory.
■ Total Installed Memory: Specifies the total installed memory in megabytes.
The plotter driver uses the memory information to determine whether
banding or image quality degradation is required to prevent the system
from running out of memory.
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