multiple ctbs

Hi,

Is there a routine to associate one ctb for each viewport?

Thanks

 

Andre,

Not to my knowledge, but that is not a 100% guaranteed no.

One way to accomplish what you asked, is this:

In one Layout, and 2 viewports, create two different PageSetups with two
distinct names. In one, use ctb file X, and in the other use ctb file Y.

You can name a view in Named Views for each viewport if you want to print
one viewport at a time.

In any case, when you open the Plot Dialog, you can select either Pagesetup
name, and that will change the ctb file to be used in that plot.

You can also set up the named views in the PageSetup names so only one
viewport will plot with its correct ctb file, and the other viewport will
plot with its own ctb file.

jack Talsky

 

No don't think so. As far as i am aware with "Vanilla" AutoCAD you can only associate a *.ctb file with a layout. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Maybe someone has a different method of doing it!!!

Regards,

Damo.

 

Each viewport have a diferent scale, so I would like to use diferents pens
for the same colors...

 

Andre,

In the plot dialog box, on the Plot Settings Tab, under Plot Scale, there is
an option to check a box for "Scale Lineweights".

These lineweights are actually instructions to your printer to plot red at X
lineweight or penweight. This means that the plotted line will be that
thickness.

If you draw with polylines, the width of the polyline remains a fixed width,
and when you scale it by a scale factor of 96, to plot at 1/8" scale, the
width of the polyline is reduced to 1/8" = 1', so it gets pretty darn thin.

Using lines or zero width polylines and setting the lineweight either by
Layer name, or by color, or by object, will plot at the scale you desire it
to be when plotted.

Try plotting a few polylines with a noticeable difference in widths, and
some plain lines with various lineweights, using the Scale Lineweight
feature, and without it, and see what happens.

Jack Talsky

 

Hi Talsky,

Thanks for your reply, but this option is not enable in my plot dialog...

What is the problem? my printer? (I'm trying your sugestion on a HP Deskjet
695C printer)

André

 

Andre,

Make sure you are in PaperSpace when you look at the Plot Dialog Box.
If you are in ModelSpace the Scale Lineweight option is not available, and
is grayed out.

I do not have AutoCAD 2000 on my machine now, but 2002 and 2004 are both
show the same option under Plot Settings Tab.

This option is not shown in the Page Setup Dialog Box.

It has nothing to do with your printer driver.

Jack Talsky

 

Thank you very mhch Talsky!

Now it's working fine

 

no problem.....well, the newspaper was just delivered, and I am about ready
to go back to sleep for a while. Only 6 am here, and I can sleep late
today.

Glad I could help.

Jack

 

Could you please let us all know what the solution to this problem is?

Thank you.

Regards

Nikola

 

Read my post to Andre's post, dated 02-03-2004, at 5:44 am Pacific Standard
Time

Jack Talsky

 

Jack's post -
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Anne Brown
Discussion Groups Administrator
Autodesk, Inc.

Subject:
Re: multiple ctbs
Date:
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 05:44:47 -0800
From:
"Talsky" <>
Newsgroups:
autodesk.autocad.print-plot

Andre,

Make sure you are in PaperSpace when you look at the Plot Dialog
Box.
If you are in ModelSpace the Scale Lineweight option is not
available, and
is grayed out.

I do not have AutoCAD 2000 on my machine now, but 2002 and 2004
are both
show the same option under Plot Settings Tab.

This option is not shown in the Page Setup Dialog Box.

It has nothing to do with your printer driver.

Jack Talsky

 

Anne

Thank you.

Regards

Nikola

 

Jack

I have tried to replicate Andre's problem, applying your solution to it and could not get the same result.

Scale Lineweight option is applicable to a Layout not to a Viewport. It is used to scale lineweights when you scale to fit eg. an A0 paper sheet setup on an A3 paper size.

It does not scale lineweights to viewports with different scale set up.

For example: If you got two viewports in one Layout, one with 1:200 and other with 1:2 scale, line weight of say 1 mm would display and print the same in both viewports. Scale Lineweight option does not affect this, when plotting Paper Space sheet to 1:1 scale, in the above example A0 size.

Scale Lineweight option is shown in the Page Setup Dialog Box.

Is there a solution for this problem, i.e. when you zoom/scale in a viewport set to model mode that all lineweights zoom/scale as well?

Regards

Nikola

 

Only if you turn on LWT so you can see the Lineweights on your monitor.
Otherwise they appear as a zero lineweight, unless they are polylines with a
width.

I have to try out what you said and see for my self about the viewports.

You are probably correct.

Jack

 

Jack

Thank you for spending your time on this problem. It would be nice to have a solution for it as it would make our lives a bit easier.

I could not find a straightforward solution for it.

Regards

Nikola