Understanding Plot Styles

Understanding Plot Styles
To gain full control over the appearance of your output, you’ll want to know about plot style tables.
By using
plot style tables
, you can control how colors are translated into plotted lineweights and how
area fills are converted into shades of gray or screened colors in your printer or plotter output. You
can also control other aspects of how the plotter draws each object in a drawing.
If you don’t use plot style tables, your plotter will produce output as close as possible to what
you see in the drawing editor, including colors. With plot style tables, you can force all the colors
to print as black, or you can also assign a fill pattern or a screen to a color. This can be useful for
charts and maps that require area fills of different gradations. You can create multiple plot style
tables to produce plots that fit the exact requirements of your project.
This chapter will show you firsthand how you can use plot style tables to enhance your plotter
output. You’ll look at how to adjust the lineweight of the walls in the
Plan
file and make color
changes to your plotter output. Topics in this chapter include:
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Choosing between Color-Dependent and Named Plot Style Tables
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Creating a Color Plot Style Table
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Editing and Using Plot Style Tables
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Assigning Named Plot Styles Directly to Layers and Objects