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Plot style tables collect groups of plot styles, and save them in a file that you
can later apply when plotting.
There are two plot style types: color-dependent and named. A drawing can
use only one type of plot style table. You can convert a plot style table from
one type to the other. You can also change the type of plot style table a
drawing uses once it has been set.
For color-dependent plot style tables, an object's color determines how it is plotted.
These plot style table files have .ctb extensions. You cannot assign
color-dependent plot styles directly to objects. Instead, to control how an
object is plotted, you change its color. For example, all objects assigned the
color red in a drawing are plotted the same way.
Named plot style tables use plot styles that are assigned directly to objects and
layers. These plot style table files have .stb extensions. Using them enables
each object in a drawing to be plotted differently, independent of its color.
Plot Stamps
A plot stamp is a line of text that is added to your plot. You can specify where
this text is located on the plot in the Plot Stamp dialog box. Turn this option
on to add specified plot stamp information—including drawing name, layout
name, date and time, and so on—to a drawing that is plotted to any device.
You can choose to record the plot stamp information to a log file instead of
plotting it, or in addition to plotting it.
IMPORTANT A drawing file or drawing template file that was created with an
educational version will always be plotted with the following plot stamp:
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT. Blocks and xrefs created
with an educational version and used in a commercial version will also result in
the educational plot stamp being plotted.
See also:
Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
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Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
You can use a page setup to save and reuse settings for your plot jobs.
When you select a page setup in the Print dialog box, the settings from the
page setup are added to the Print dialog box. You can choose to plot with
those settings, or change any of the settings individually and then plot.
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