Printing a drawing

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by jdkehl, Oct 14, 2004.

  1. jdkehl

    jdkehl Guest

    When printing a drawing using CTB plotting style, how do you get some line to be light, like they are in the background and others lines to stand out, like there are in the foreground?
     
    jdkehl, Oct 14, 2004
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  2. jdkehl

    Chad Wurzer Guest

    Again, your using "COLOR" as the dependent object to plot.
    So, your COLORS control your plot display. If you want to
    keep using CTB's, take your color pallet, and begin to manage
    in a way that specific colors/ranges represent design/product
    development. This way, you'll be more free to mix black line
    intensity (grayscale), with color as well.

    From your CTB choice, select edit, "start" with "Lineweights" that
    you'll need to apply to your desired "Color" output you now have.
    Work on expanding some additional for down the road.
    If you don't like the range of choices, first go to Edit Lineweights,
    then expand on the range. You'll find if you swap plotter types, you
    may have to sweek across the board to have consistancy. Even
    cartridge changes may darken up alittle.

    Yet, once you get this base, you can use Screening options,
    Grayscale options, etc as you can see in the CTB editor.

    Alot of people like STB's better, being Named plot style that
    is more resourcefull to some users.

    The following may help> "Plot Style Table Editor "
    Modifies the plot styles in a plot style table. If the plot style table is
    attached to a layout or the Model tab, and you change a plot style, any
    objects that use that plot style are affected. If the plot style table is
    "color-dependent", the file extension is CTB. If the plot style table is
    named, the file extension is STB. For information about plot style tables,
    see Use Plot Styles to Control Plotted Objects in the User's Guide.


    line to be light, like they are in the background and others lines to stand
    out, like there are in the foreground?
     
    Chad Wurzer, Oct 14, 2004
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