Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2009, Руководство по началу работы

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Chapter 11 Create Layouts and Plots
Change a Plotter Configuration
The Plotter Configuration Editor is used to
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Edit the port or file output information
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Change or add paper sizes and layouts
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Control vector and raster graphic output
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Calibrate your plotter
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Set any of your plotter’s custom properties
To start the Plotter Configuration Editor, either double-click the PC3 file or choose Properties in the
Plot dialog box.
Use Plot Styles to Override Properties (Optional)
A plot style is an optional method to control how each object or layer is plotted. Assigning a plot style
to an object or layer overrides properties such as color and lineweight for plotting. Only the
appearance of plotted objects is affected.
Plot style tables collect groups of plot styles and save them in a file that you can later specify when
plotting. The Plot Style Manager is a folder that contains all the available plot style tables and the
Add-A-Plot Style wizard.
There are two types of plot style tables:
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Color-dependent plot style tables. An object’s color determines how it is plotted. The files have
the extension .ctb . 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 red objects in a drawing
can be set to plot with a 0.50 mm lineweight.
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Named plot style tables. Plot styles are assigned directly to objects and layers. The files have the
extension .stb . Using them enables each object in a drawing to be plotted differently, independent
of its color.
Use the Plot Style Manager to add, delete, rename, copy, and edit plot style tables. You can access the
Plot Style Manager from the Files menu.