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In addition to the default plot style tables assigned to the imperial and metric templates, there are several additional
optional tables provided. Many of these are for use with older legacy templates and drawing files:
Description Plot Style Table
Default plot style for templates using named plot styles. This table
uses generic names for plot styles and passes line weight control to
the layer and object properties. All objects plot black. AEC Standard.stb
Default plot style for templates set up for color-based plotting. This
table maps each color to an explicit line weight according to the Tri-
Services guidelines. AIA Standard.ctb
Optional plot style for templates using color-based plotting. All colors
are mapped to explicit line weights according to the Tri-Services
guidelines. Colors are controlled by the objects and layers. AIA Standard Color.ctb
Optional plot style for templates using named plot styles. This table
uses the same names for plot styles as the AEC Standard.stb plot
style table, but objects will plot according to their AutoCAD color. AEC Standard Color.stb
Legacy plot style for older templates using named plot styles. This
table includes plot styles named according to line weight definitions
specified in the Uniform Drawing System. AIA Standard.stb
Legacy plot style for older templates using color-based plotting. All
colors are mapped to black and line weight control is by layer and
object properties. AIA LWT by Object.ctb
Legacy plot style for older templates using named plot styles. All line
weight control is by layer and object properties. AIA LWT by Object.stb
Legacy plot style for older templates using named plot styles. Plot
styles assign line weight explicitly. Colors are controlled by objects
and layers. AIA Standard Color.stb
Legacy plot style for older templates using color-based plotting.
Color and line weight control is by layer and object properties. AIA Color LWT by Object.ctb
Legacy plot style for older templates using named plot styles. All plot
styles assign color and line weight according to object and layer
assignments. AIA Color LWT by Object.stb
Legacy named plot style tables have seemingly redundant plot style names that correspond to UDS line weight names.
Many of these tables use the same plot settings for multiple plot styles. This was done to allow for consistency in naming
when switching between plot styles. With the newer AEC Standard.stb plot style tables, this complex plot style naming
has been abandoned in favor of a much more simplified system. Both the AEC Standard.stb and the AEC Standard
Color.stb plot style tables use the same plot style names, however the former will plot all objects black while the latter
will plot all objects according to their AutoCAD color. Aside from color vs. monochrome, the plot styles determine
saturation:
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Normal: Default plot style. Because this plot style is not editable, it is typically not used in the AutoCAD Architecture
layer key styles or display settings.
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Full Saturation: Objects assigned this plot style will plot either 100 percent black or 100 percent color, depending
upon which plot style table is used.
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50 Percent: Objects assigned this plot style will plot with a 50 percent screen.
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25 Percent: Objects assigned this plot style will plot with a 25 percent screen.
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Invisible Ink: This is a unique plot style. Regardless of whether the AEC Standard.stb or AEC Standard Color.stb
plot style table is being used, objects on this plot style will plot cyan, to simulate the effect of a blue lead pencil
from manual drafting days, which will not typically come through when reproduced on a monochrome copy
machine or standard blueline machine.
The Uniform Drawing System also specifies formatting for symbology and annotation. This is supported in AutoCAD
Architecture through the content provided in the Documentation Tool Catalogs and in the drawing templates themselves.
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