Typically, an established company has created a company-standard plot style table, which is saved in a CTB file such as XYZCOMPANY.ctb. Q: What lineweights should I assign to the colors?Ī: That’s up to you, the designer, unless you’re working with a company that requires that you follow their standards.
Color 8 is usually set up to print in a medium gray tone, usually at 30% to 50% screened, with the color set to black. Q: Do I have to set up lineweights for all 255 colors?Ī: No, usually all you need for black and white printing are colors 1 through 9. Then I move to the next color on the list, yellow, and repeat. I usually go to Form View and start with Color 1 (red) and set the color to print black, then pick a lineweight for that color.
In either Form View or Table View, click on a color and set it up, then go to the next color. Q: How do I choose the plot style I want?Ī: In either the Plot dialog box, or the Page Setup Manager dialog box, the Plot style table selector is in the top right corner. If you don’t choose one, AutoCAD uses a default plot style file named acad.ctb, which gives all colors the same lineweight, and prints them using the object colors that you see on the screen. Q: What if I don’t want to select a plot style when I print?Ī: All plots are done using a plot style table. Carefully controlled line weights can make the difference between a crude, hard-to-read drawing, and a professional-looking work of CAD art.
#WHAT IS AUTOCAD PLOT STYLE MANAGER HOW TO#
The principles below apply to either PDF creation, or paper printing.Ī: A plot style is a color and lineweight table, saved in special file in AutoCAD, that tells the printer/plotter how to take the object colors in a CAD drawing (red, yellow, cyan, etc.) and convert them into various lineweights in the printed drawing.Ī: You need the plot style table to control the lineweights in your printed drawing. Keep in mind that “Print” and “Plot” mean the same thing in AutoCAD, and that printing can be done to a PDF file, as well as to a sheet of paper. In this post we answer some FAQs regarding plot styles. In the real world of CAD in the workplace, each company usually has their own individual company standards, which makes it difficult to know what is the right way, or the best way, to set these up. There are three methods you can use to access the Plot Style Manager to work with plot styles.Plot styles are often a subject of confusion for AutoCAD users. If a style is assigned to an object, it will override the layer settings. Named Plot Styles can be attached to specific objects or layers. With this style, it does not matter what color the objects are or even what layer they are on. In a Named Plot Style table, you can specify the color, lineweight, linetype, screening, and so on that objects on a specific layer will have when plotted. In a Color-Dependent Plot Style table you can specify the color, lineweight, linetype, screening, and so on that objects of a specific color will have when plotted. You can set the default plot style on the Plot and Publish tab (Plot Style Table setting button) in the Options dialog box. The PSTYLEMODE system variable determines the used style of a new drawing.
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