The default is Use Object Linetype, which plots objects using the object's own linetype. Determines the plotted linetype of objects that use the selected drawing color. Color screening requires dithering be turned on, therefore, dithering is automatically enabled if a color screening value of 99 or less is specified. If you specify 0, the color is reduced to white, and if you specify 100, the color is displayed at full intensity. Determines the color intensity of objects that use the selected drawing color when plotted. Note: When plotting to a plotter using virtual pens, all other plot style table properties are ignored.

Set the virtual pen number property for each color in the drawing in the plot style table.

In the Plotter Configuration Editor, select the Device and Document Settings tab > Graphics > select Vector Graphics > Color Depth and then select 255 Virtual pens.

Set up the virtual pens on the plotter device.To use virtual pens, perform these steps: The virtual pen number determines the virtual pen number used to plot objects of the selected drawing color. Note: When plotting to a pen plotter all other plot style table properties are ignored. This setting is used for pen plotters only, and it determines the pen number used to plot objects of the selected drawing color. For example, yellow is plotted as light gray blue is plotted as dark gray. Plots objects using the selected AutoCAD color as a shade of gray instead of a color. Note: Dithering is automatically turned on if you set a color screening value of 99 or less.

For example, to send a color plot to a monochrome device where each color is distinguished in a different shade of gray, enable the dithering setting so the plot device creates dot patterns for each color. Dithering is typically used if the plot device does not support the color you want to plot. Approximates a color by making dot patterns with one of the device's supported colors. To plot a red line black, set the color property for style Color I (red) to Black. For example, to plot a red line in red, set the color property for style Color I (red) to Use Object Color. Determines the plot color of objects that use the selected drawing color. The common plot properties from these commands were incorporated into plot style tables in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, which can support all devices using a single plot style table.įollowing is a list of the settings contained in plot style tables and their functions.

In earlier releases, you could use the HPCONFIG, XESCONFIG, CCONFIG, or OCECONFIG commands to control most of these properties. AutoCAD® and AutoCAD LT® have several new plot properties.

Autocad plot style tables pen settings