Managing Named PrintStyles
There are two types of PrintStyle tables: color-dependent or named. Use the PrintStyle command to manage named PrintStyles.
Before you can apply the PrintStyle command in a new drawing, you must enable the use of a named (not a color-dependent) PrintStyle.
A PrintStyle is a collection of overrides for LineColor, LineStyle, LineWeight, dithering, screening, gray scale, end styles, join styles, and fill styles, and assignments to pen-plotter pens.
To enable the use of a named PrintStyle:
- Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
- Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
- Click Application menu > Preferences (or type Options).
- Click System Options .
- Expand Printing > Default settings.
- In Default type, select Use named print styles.
- In Default PrintStyle, select a PrintStyle file name (an entry other than None).
- Set options:
- Override print style for entities: Overrides the Default PrintStyle table for entities. The entries available depend on the Default PrintStyle setting.
- Override print style for layer 0: Overrides the Default PrintStyle table for entities or Layer 0. The entries available depend on the Default PrintStyle setting.
Note: This PrintStyle setting described above determines the behavior for new drawings, not for the current drawing.
To set the active named PrintStyle for new entities:
- Type PrintStyle at the command prompt.
The dialog box displays the PrintStyles that are configured in the current PrintStyle file and which PrintStyle is active. - Under PrintStyle file, set the PrintStyle table to apply to the active Sheet.
Attached to displays the tab that the PrintStyle table is attached to (the Model tab or a Sheet tab). - Select a PrintStyle to assign to entities.
To use the PrintStyle table editor:
- Type PrintStyle.
- In the dialog box, under PrintStyle file, select a PrintStyle table and click Edit.
- In the Print Style Table Editor dialog box, add and edit the PrintStyles defined in the PrintStyle table.
Access
Command: PrintStyle