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How to Add and Change Plot Styles in AutoCAD

by Letora | Jan 1, 2023 | AutoCAD , Tutorials | 0 comments

Plot Style in AutoCAD

Plot styles are an essential component to set when plotting or printing your AutoCAD files. If done correctly, plot styles ensure the readability of text and legibility of the linework within your printed documents. 

In this post, I will cover the following:

What are plot styles?

  • Why use CTB files?
  • How to add a CTB file?
  • How to edit an existing CTB file?
  • How to create a CTB file?

A plot style is the assigned properties associated with an object when plotted or printed to pdf.  Groups of plot styles are saved in two ways. The first plot style,  named plot style (STB) , assigns properties to an object independent of color. The second is  color-dependent plot style (CTB) , where the plot style are set based on the object’s color. 

Why use CTB  plot style  files in AutoCAD?

CTB plot style dictates how colors in AutoCAD will appear when plotted when line weights are assigned to them. Most people associate plot styles in this manner since all layers and objects in AutoCAD have a designated color. For example, if you want to create a hierarchy in your line weights, you can assign a certain line thickness to a particular color in the plot style table. While drafting, you can set up your layers and objects by color based on the desired line weight. In addition, you can choose to have objects plotted in color or black and white. 

There are 256 available colors in AutoCAD. Most designers begin with designating line weights to the standard colors in the second palette within the Color Select toolbox comprised of colors 1 through 9. For example, I have seen firms assign red (color 1) as the thinnest line weight and white as the thickest. 

In addition to color, a CTB file can dictate various properties of an object or a layer, such as grayscale, linetype, lineweight, transparency, or screening.

How to add a CTB file plot style in AutoCAD ?

  • First, find the location of the CTB file to be added to your AutoCAD drawing. 
  • Go to File or type Options. 
  • Select Plot Style Manager. You will see a list of existing plot styles in the folder. 
  • Copy and paste the CTB file into the Plot Styles folder. 
  • Go to the Page Setup dialog and select the Plot Style Table pull-down to see if the file shows up. If it is listed, you are all set. 

How to edit an existing CTB plot style file in AutoCAD ?

  • Type  Plot  in the Command line. The Plot dialog box will open.
  • Select  Edit  from the Plot Style table pull-down menu.
  • Click Plot Style Table Editor to enter the Plot Style Editor Program.
  • Select the Form View tab to display the pen assignments of the new CTB file. Here you can adjust the properties of the AutoCAD colors. 
  • Be sure to confirm if the lineweight is assigned a value in millimeters or inches. Adjust this setting as needed.
  • Select Edit Lineweights and Lineweight settings to adjust the thickness.
  • Return to the Plot Style Table Editor, and click Save & Close. 

How to create a CTB plot style file in AutoCAD?

  • Select  New  from the Plot Style table (pen assignments) pull-down menu.
  • Select the  Start from scratch  option to create a new plot style table.
  • Click  Next .
  • Type a name for your new plot style (example: MY_OFFICE). Then click  Next .

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To Configure Physical Pens for a Plotter

You can specify pen swapping on a single pen plotter, adjust the polygon area for pen width, and set pen optimization if the configured plotter supports these features. The lower pane of the Device and Document Settings tab displays a table that describes the color, width, and speed of each pen in the plotter. Physical pen information cannot be detected automatically. You must provide this information for your pen plotter under the Physical Pen Characteristics option.

You must specify the pen settings even if you do not plan to use plot style tables. If you choose not to create a plot style table, the program automatically assigns pens, using the pen color and width information you provide. The program uses the pen whose color is closest to the color assigned to the object. If more than one pen matches, then the pen with the closest width is used. If the best pen is narrower than the object's width, several strokes are used to draw the object. If you use a plot style table, you can assign a physical pen number to each plot style.

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  • Double-click the plotter configuration (PC3) file whose pen settings you want to change.
  • In the Plotter Configuration Editor, click the Device and Document Settings tab.
  • Double-click Physical Pen Configuration to view the pen configuration settings.
  • If you use a single-pen plotter and want to use different pens when you plot, select Prompt for Pen Swapping.
  • For greater accuracy when plotting filled areas and wide polylines, click Area Fill Correction. The program moves the pen inward by half a pen width.
  • Under Pen Optimization Level, select one of the available methods. Each method in the list includes the optimization methods preceding it in the list (except for No Optimization).
  • Select Physical Pen Characteristics. For each pen in your plotter, specify the color, speed, and width. This step is required. Note: Use the Plot Style Table Editor to assign specific colors and pen widths to your objects that correspond to the plotted colors and widths for your plotting device.

Related Concepts

  • About Controlling PC3 File Device and Document Settings
  • About Plot Style Tables

Related Tasks

  • To Assign Physical Pen Characteristics with a Plot Style
  • To Specify a Virtual Pen Number

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  • Commands for Using Plotters and Printers

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Introduction

  • First of all, click on the “Application menu” and then click on the Print.
  • Select “Manage plot styles” from the options in the right-side panel.
  • After that, all plot styles will open.
  • Double click on the STB file in which you want to add plot style.

You asked, where are AutoCAD pen settings saved? Windows: in the Options dialog box > Files tab > Printer Support File Path > Plot Style Table Search Path. The folder location is typically: C:Users AppDataRoamingAutodesk AutoCAD enuPlottersPlot Styles.

People ask also, how do I add a CTB File to AutoCAD 2020?

  • Double-click a CTB or STB file in the Plot Style Manager.
  • Right-click a CTB or STB file in the Plot Style Manager, and then choose Open from the shortcut menu.
  • Choose Plot Style Table Editor from the Finish screen in the Add Plot Style Table wizard.

Additionally, why is my CTB File missing? Since which of these methods AutoCAD uses is determined on a drawing-by-drawing basis, the issue of missing CTB files is most often a result of a drawing being set to use an STB file instead. To determine if your drawing is configured to use a STB: Open the affected drawing file. Start the PLOT command.

What is CTB in AutoCAD?

CTB, or color-dependent, plot styles are settings for how the 256 available colors in AutoCAD will appear when you plot them, including the lineweight assigned to each color. When you use CTB styles, you are essentially adapting some or all of the colors 0 through 255 to meet your office standards for plotting.

  • How do I add a CTB in AutoCAD 2021?
  • How do I save a CTB File?

We recommend storing your CTB files in the Admin subfolder within your LandFX folder. This subfolder also contains the Land F/X CTB files. Or select the Plot Style Manager option from the File menu. Copy your CTB file from the backed-up location (such as the LandFX/Administration folder) into the Plot Style Manager.

  • How do I export my pen settings in AutoCAD?

To export your settings we need to use a tool called “Export AutoCAD 2017 settings”. You can find this in the start menu by searching for “Export AutoCAD 2017 settings”: This will open a window called “Export Custom Settings”: Clicking on the “Export” button will prompt you with where you want to save your settings.

  • How do I create a missing CTB File in AutoCAD?

  • How do I add a CTB File to AutoCAD 2015?

You can create special folder inside your Home folder, put custom CTB files there, than open AutoCAD preferences, Application tab, select “Printer Support File Path” -> “Plot Style Table search Path” and add the folder you created with “+” button. Restart AutoCAD.

  • How do I add plot style table pen assignments?

Select New… from the Plot Style table (pen assignments) pull-down menu. If your Plot style table pull-down menu shows only STB files, type ConvertPStyles in the Command line. Select the Start from scratch option to create a new plot style table. Click Next.

How do I change the default CTB in AutoCAD?

Enter OPTIONS in the AutoCAD command line. Go to Plot and Publish tab. Under Default plot settings for new drawings, select ‘Use as default output device’. Select the default plotter and Click OK.

  • How do I change AutoCAD STB to CTB?

Once you’ve assigned a color to each layer, type CONVERTPSTYLES in the Command line, and press Enter. The STB styles in the drawing you currently have open will be converted to CTB styles.

How do I change my CTB?

Converting a drawing from STB to CTB file types Open the drawing in AutoCAD 2000. Run the command CONVERTPSTYLES. A dialog box will appear that tells you that named plot styles will be removed from objects and layers. Click on the OK button to do this.

  • How do you change plot styles to CTB?

  • Should I use CTB or STB?

If you want to be able to open any dwg and instantly know what lines/objects are plotting at what lineweight simply by looking at the colors on your screen, ctb is the way to go. If you want to be able to set your lineweights completely independent of the color of things on your screen, the stb is the way to go.

How do I open plot style manager in AutoCAD?

On the Start menu (Windows), click Settings > Control Panel. In Control panel, double-click Plot Style Manager.

  • How do I import a CTB File into AutoCAD 2014?

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Hi there, I recently did an Autocad course at a Educational Institute. When it came to printing out our drawings the pen assignments were already set and lineweights determined.

At home on my computer when I print my line weights are all the same as I do not have the pen assignements set as they do at school.

How do i set and save my lineweights so when I go to print these are always set and are the same?

Thanks everyone.

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You can create a .ctb file specific to your plot, here you can set your lineweights, plot colours etc.

In Autocad OPTIONS under the PLOT and PUBLISH tab click Plot style table settings and Add or Edit at the bottom.

Once done, when you plot you will select the relevant .ctb file and if configured correctly it will plot as you require.

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Plot Dialog Box

Specifies device and media settings, and plots your drawing.

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List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Displays a list of any named and saved page setups in the drawing. You can base the current page setup on a named page setup saved in the drawing, or you can create a new named page setup based on the current settings in the Plot dialog box by clicking Add.

Displays the name of the current page setup.

Displays the Add Page Setup dialog box, in which you can save the current settings in the Plot dialog box to a named page setup. You can modify this page setup through the Page Setup Manager.

Printer/Plotter

Specifies a configured plotting device to use when plotting layouts.

If the selected plotter doesn't support the layout's selected paper size, a warning is displayed and you can select the plotter's default paper size or a custom paper size.

Lists the available PC3 files or system printers from which you can select to plot the current layout. An icon in front of the device name identifies it as a PC3 file or a system printer.

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Displays the Plotter Configuration Editor (PC3 editor), in which you can view or modify the current plotter configuration, ports, device, and media settings.

If you make changes to the PC3 file using the Plotter Configuration Editor, the Changes to a Printer Configuration File dialog box is displayed.

Displays the plot device specified in the currently selected page setup.

Displays the physical location of the output device specified in the currently selected page setup.

Displays descriptive text about the output device specified in the currently selected page setup. You can edit this text in the Plotter Configuration Editor.

Plots output to a file rather than to a plotter or printer. The default location for plot files is specified in the Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab, under Default Location for Plot-to-File Operations.

If the Plot to File option is turned on, when you click OK in the Plot dialog box, the Plot to File dialog box (a standard file navigation dialog box) is displayed.

Shows an accurate representation of the effective plot area relative to the paper size and printable area. The tooltip displays the paper size and printable area.

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Displays standard paper sizes that are available for the selected plotting device. If no plotter is selected, the full standard paper size list is displayed and available for selection.

If the selected plotter doesn't support the layout's selected paper size, a warning is displayed, and you can select the plotter's default paper size or a custom paper size.

A default paper size is set for the plotting device when you create a PC3 file with the Add-a-Plotter wizard. The paper size that you select in the Page Setup dialog box is saved with the layout and overrides the PC3 file settings.

The actual printable area of the page, which is determined by the selected plotting device and paper size, is indicated in the layout by a dashed line.

If you are plotting a raster image, such as a BMP or TIFF file, the size of the plot is specified in pixels, not in inches or millimeters.

Number of Copies

Specifies the number of copies to plot. This option is not available when you plot to file.

Specifies the portion of the drawing to be plotted. Under What to Plot, you can select an area of the drawing to be plotted.

When plotting a layout, plots everything within the printable area of the specified paper size, with the origin calculated from 0,0 in the layout.

When plotting from the Model tab, plots the entire drawing area that is defined by the grid limits. If the current viewport does not display a plan view, this option has the same effect as the Extents option.

Plots the portion of the current space of the drawing that contains objects. All geometry in the current space is plotted. The drawing may be regenerated to recalculate the extents before plotting.

Plots the view in the current viewport in the selected Model tab or the current paper space view in the layout.

Plots a view that was previously saved with the VIEW command. You can select a named view from the list. If there are no saved views in the drawing, this option is unavailable.

When the View option is selected, a View list is displayed that lists the named views that are saved in the current drawing. You can select a view from this list to plot.

Plots any portion of the drawing that you specify. When you select Window, the Window button becomes available. Click the Window button to use the pointing device to specify the two corners of the area to be plotted, or enter coordinate values.

Plot Offset

Specifies an offset of the plot area relative to the lower-left corner of the printable area or to the edge of the paper, depending on the setting made in the Specify Plot Offset Relative To option (Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab). The Plot Offset area of the Plot dialog box displays the specified plot offset option in parentheses.

The printable area of a drawing sheet is defined by the selected output device and is represented by a dashed line in a layout. When you change to another output device, the printable area may change.

You can offset the geometry on the paper by entering a positive or negative value in the X and Y offset boxes. The plotter unit values are in inches or millimeters on the paper.

Automatically calculates the X and Y offset values to center the plot on the paper. This option is not available when Plot Area is set to Layout.

Specifies the plot origin in the X direction relative to the setting of the Plot Offset Definition option.

Specifies the plot origin in the Y direction relative to the setting of the Plot Offset Definition option.

Controls the relative size of drawing units to plotted units. The default scale setting is 1:1 when plotting a layout. The default setting is Fit to Paper when plotting from the Model tab.

Scales the plot to fit within the selected paper size and displays the custom scale factor in the Scale, Inch =, and Units boxes.

Defines the exact scale for the plot. Custom defines a user-defined scale. You can create a custom scale by entering the number of inches (or millimeters) equal to the number of drawing units.

Specifies the number of inches, millimeters, or pixels equal to the specified number of units.

Specifies inches or mm for display of units in the Plot dialog box. The default is based on the paper size and changes each time a new paper size is selected. Pixel is available only when a raster output is selected.

Specifies the number of units equal to the specified number of inches, millimeters, or pixels.

Scales lineweights in proportion to the plot scale. Lineweights normally specify the linewidth of plotted objects and are plotted with the linewidth size regardless of the plot scale.

Displays the drawing as it will appear when plotted by starting the PREVIEW command. To exit the preview and return to the Plot dialog box, press ESC, press ENTER, or right-click and then click Exit on the shortcut menu.

Apply to Layout

Saves the current Plot dialog box settings to the current layout.

More Options

Controls display of additional options in the Plot dialog box.

  • Plot Style Table (Pen Assignments)
  • Shaded Viewport Options
  • Plot Options
  • Drawing Orientation

Sets the plot style table, edits the plot style table, or creates a new plot style table.

Displays the plot style table that is assigned to the current Model tab or layout tab and provides a list of the currently available plot style tables.

If you select New, the Add Plot Style Table wizard is displayed, which you can use to create a new plot style table. The wizard that is displayed is determined by whether the current drawing is in color-dependent or named mode.

Displays the Plot Style Table Editor, in which you can view or modify plot styles for the currently assigned plot style table.

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Specifies how shaded and rendered viewports are plotted and determines their resolution level and dots per inch (dpi). Rendered viewport options are not available in AutoCAD LT.

Specifies how views are plotted. To specify this setting for a viewport on a layout tab, select the viewport and then, on the Tools menu, click Properties.

From the Model tab, you can select from the following options:

  • As Displayed. Plots objects the way they are displayed on the screen. (Available in AutoCAD LT)
  • Legacy Wireframe. Objects in wireframe regardless of the way they are displayed on the screen, using the legacy SHADEMODE command. (Available in AutoCAD LT)
  • Legacy Hidden. Objects with hidden lines removed regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen, using the legacy SHADEMODE command. (Available in AutoCAD LT)
  • Conceptual. Plots objects with the Conceptual visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen.
  • Hidden. Plots objects with hidden lines removed regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen.
  • Realistic. Plots objects with the Realistic visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen.
  • Shaded. Plots objects with Shaded visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen
  • Shaded with Edges. Plots objects with Shaded with Edges visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen
  • Shades of Gray. Plots objects with Shades of Gray visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen.
  • Sketchy. Plots objects with Sketchy visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen.
  • Wireframe. Plots objects in wireframe regardless of the way they are displayed on the screen.
  • X-ray. Plots objects with x-ray visual style applied regardless of the way the objects are displayed on the screen
  • Rendered. Plots objects as rendered regardless of the way they are displayed on the screen.

Specifies the resolution at which shaded and rendered viewports are plotted.

You can select from the following resolution options:

  • Draft . Sets rendered and shaded model space views to be plotted as wireframe.
  • Preview . Sets rendered and shaded model space views to be plotted at one quarter of the current device resolution, to a maximum of 150 dpi.
  • Normal . Sets rendered and shaded model space views to be plotted at one half of the current device resolution, to a maximum of 300 dpi.
  • Presentation . Sets rendered and shaded model space views to be plotted at the current device resolution, to a maximum of 600 dpi.
  • Maximum . Sets rendered and shaded model space views to be plotted at the current device resolution with no maximum.
  • Custom . Sets rendered and shaded model space views to be plotted at the resolution setting that you specify in the DPI box, up to the current device resolution.

Specifies the dots per inch for shaded and rendered views, up to the maximum resolution of the current plotting device. This option is available if you select Custom in the Quality box.

Specifies options for lineweights, transparency, plot styles, shaded plots, and the order in which objects are plotted.

Specifies that the plot is processed in the background. (BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable)

Specifies whether lineweights assigned to objects and layers are plotted.

Specifies whether object transparency is plotted. This option should only be used when plotting drawings with transparent objects.

Specifies whether plot styles applied to objects and layers are plotted.

Plots model space geometry first. Paper space geometry is usually plotted before model space geometry.

Specifies whether the HIDE operation applies to objects in the paper space viewport. This option is available only from a layout tab. The effect of this setting is reflected in the plot preview, but not in the layout.

Turns on plot stamping. Places a plot stamp on a specified corner of each drawing and/or logs it to a file.

Plot stamp settings are specified in the Plot Stamp dialog box, in which you can specify the information that you want applied to the plot stamp, such as drawing name, date and time, plot scale, and so on. To open the Plot Stamp dialog box, select the Plot Stamp On option, and then click the Plot Stamp Settings button that is displayed to the right of the option. You can also open the Plot Stamp dialog box by clicking the Plot Stamp Settings button on the Plot and Publish tab of the Options dialog box.

Displays the Plot Stamp dialog box when the Plot Stamp On option is selected in the Plot dialog box.

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Saves changes that you make in the Plot dialog box to the layout.

Specifies the orientation of the drawing on the paper for plotters that support landscape or portrait orientation. The paper icon represents the media orientation of the selected paper. The letter icon represents the orientation of the drawing on the page.

Orients and plots the drawing so that the short edge of the paper represents the top of the page.

Orients and plots the drawing so that the long edge of the paper represents the top of the page.

Orients and plots the drawing upside down.

Indicates the media orientation of the selected paper and represents the orientation of the drawing on the page as a letter on the paper.

Less Options

Hides the following options in the Plot dialog box:

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Related Concepts

  • About Setting Up Plotters and Printers

Related Tasks

  • To Plot a Drawing

Related Reference

  • PLOT (Command)
  • Plot Style Table Editor
  • PDF Options Dialog Box
  • Add Page Setup Dialog Box
  • Plotter Configuration Editor
  • Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box (Plot)
  • Update PC3 File With New Printer Dialog Box

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    First of all, click on the "Application menu" and then click on the Print. Select "Manage plot styles" from the options in the right-side panel. After that, all plot styles will open. Double click on the STB file in which you want to add plot style. Subsequently, how do I add a pen assignment in AutoCAD?

  17. To Configure Physical Pens for a Plotter

    Click Application menu Print Manage Plotters. Find. Double-click the plotter configuration (PC3) file whose pen settings you want to change. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, click the Device and Document Settings tab. Double-click Physical Pen Configuration to view the pen configuration settings. Select Pen Configuration.

  18. Setting pen assignments on new computer

    535 Mechanical 2018 Posted July 4, 2011 You can create a .ctb file specific to your plot, here you can set your lineweights, plot colours etc. In Autocad OPTIONS under the PLOT and PUBLISH tab click Plot style table settings and Add or Edit at the bottom.

  19. AutoCAD 2022 Help

    Plot Style Table (Pen Assignments) Sets the plot style table, edits the plot style table, or creates a new plot style table. Name (Unlabeled) Displays the plot style table that is assigned to the current Model tab or layout tab and provides a list of the currently available plot style tables.

  20. Pen Assignment Add And Remove in Autocad

    Pen Assignment Add And Remove in Autocad

  21. AutoCAD Plot style table settings explained

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

  22. HOW TO IMPORT PEN ASSIGNMENT AUTOCAD EASY TUTORIAL BM

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