All the layers were set to an index color. All the objects are set to color by layer. I was trying to access the 'plot style editor' but every time I did.it just gave me a confusing error message.Įvery setting I checked, should have meant that it would plot as black. I used a few obscure commands to convert my ctb file into an stb file. I'm not sure if this is new to 2015 but it's something I've never run into in 20 years of doing this.
#Autocad plot style by layer default windows#
(DEFPLSTYLE system variable) Add or Edit Plot Style Tablesĭisplays the Plot Style Manager (a Windows Explorer window), where you can create or edit plot style tables.I've spent a bit of time exploring the issue of color dependant plot styles vs named plot styles. 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. (DEFLPLSTYLE system variable) Default Plot Style for Objects 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.
If you are using named plot styles, this option lists all named plot styles tables. 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. stb extension that includes and defines plot styles. Specifies the default plot style table to attach to new drawings. Specifies the current plot style table settings that are applied to new drawings. 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. 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. Named plot style tables are files with the file extension.
The plot style is defined in the plot style table attached to the layout. Uses named plot styles in both new drawings and drawings created in earlier versions. 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. If this option is selected, a plot style is created for each color setting.
You can assign each color number to a different pen on a pen plotter to achieve different property settings in the plotted drawing. Each color is defined by a name or number ranging from 1 to 255. (PSTYLEPOLICY system variable = 1)Ĭolor-dependent plot styles use the numbers from the AutoCAD Color Index to create a plot style table with a. Uses color-dependent plot styles in both new drawings and drawings created in AutoCAD Release 14 or earlier. (PSTYLEPOLICY system variable) Use Color Dependent Plot Styles The Plot Style Control is available when you select the Use Named Plot Styles option and open a new drawing. The Plot Style Control on the Properties toolbar is unavailable by default. The default plot style setting is Use Color Dependent Plot Styles. Changing the default plot style setting by using the Options dialog box does not affect the current drawing. Default Plot Style Behavior for New DrawingsĬontrols 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.Ī plot style is a collection of property settings defined in a plot style table and applied when the drawing is plotted.
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