AutoCAD 2018 - how to use Plot style tables

[@wr8thbeatz322]

3 years later and this very thorough video is still immensely helpful to Autocad users and students such as myself. Thank you!

[@CADSchulungen]

You are most welcome!

[@thandaraung798]

Thank you so much sir. Now I clear how to use plot style. This video supports me to draw drawings perfect.

[@CADSchulungen]

You are most welcome!

[@wirdamiranti]

Thank you so much sir you did it very clear.. Now my drawing will look more profesional. Really appriciated your knowledge and explanation.

[@CADSchulungen]

Very happy to have helped you!

[@timmcmillin5553]

its great that explanations are also given to why certain plot styles would be used in certain situations, like using screening 25% to lighten a drawing so you could easily annotate a print with marker pen, say

[@CADSchulungen]

We try our best!

[@christielyn6600]

Really excellent...thanks so much! I am self taught on AutoCAD and have been using it for about 6 months. I have been struggling with plot styles and line weights. I think this will help...

[@CADSchulungen]

Glad to help!

[@victorreyesjr4295]

Hello. Very informative video and well narrated. Question in regards to the subject you brought up at 8:25. Can I have all the layers with color 230 (any color really) print black except for a single later with that color? The solution that was shown in this video overrides the whole color. Very much appreciated.

[@CADSchulungen]

Sure - you just have to leave the colour as it is in the plot style table - or choose a different one!

[@gregoryluke6934]

Thank you very much for a very thorough explanation - it opens the whole subject up. Thanks again.

[@CADSchulungen]

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[@bilwincohardwarepackaging7176]

Thanks a lot for your thorough explanation. much appreciated.

[@CADSchulungen]

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[@eljamestumaister]

Hello, thank you for your video, it was very informative. I would like to ask you a question: do you know what is the "Adaptive" option for, which can be turned on or off? Thank you very much

[@CADSchulungen]

Hi Eljamestumaister, I cannot say I have ever used that setting - but Autodesk explains it this way: Adaptive. Adjusts the size of the linetype pattern so that line objects contain complete patterns. This affects only linetypes set in a plot style table. knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Plot-style-table-settings-explained.html

[@DINESHMaharjan-pe8mt]

Thanks for your presentation. Could you pls also explain about bylayer and bycolor concept?

[@CADSchulungen]

Can do - I will make a video about that next. But just as a summary, if for example you set properties in a dimension style as ByBlock, then the dimension will have the properties like line weight, colour or line type as defined in the Layer Properties Manager. But if you change the object properties - mark it with a left click and change it using the properties manager - then the layer properties will be ignored.

[@patmat.]

A single Named Plot Styles Table is all we need, much simplier and practical than the awkward concept of Color Plot Styles Tables. Autodesk : "over complication and redundancy is cheap but we sell it high".

[@CADSchulungen]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@renjolin4958]

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for!

[@CADSchulungen]

Most welcome!

[@jonissen1]

Is there a way to scale dotted lines using plot style tables?

[@CADSchulungen]

Hi Jon - what a good question. I have NOT seen a possibility there - some way of changing the value of LTSCALE for example. The line type CAN be changed or set, so you will usually have three possibilities to choose from - or more if you make your own line type.

[@wapozgamunyenyembe5341]

Thank you so much Sir, this was really helpful

[@CADSchulungen]

Most welcome!

[@CharlotteE123]

how to import a CTB file in autocad for mac? thanks

[@CADSchulungen]

Hi Charlotte, a good question! This link should give you the answer - please let me know if it works as it should. forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/where-do-i-add-a-ctb-file-in-autocad-lt-2015/td-p/5792340

[@CharlotteE123]

@@CADSchulungen i've found a solution thanks :)

[@alexrezel8860]

Great representation! But it's sad to know though that there's no other possibility to print a layer in colour only by setting a true colour for it.

[@CADSchulungen]

Thanks for your comment. It is possible to use the tables to allow colours to be printed in index colours s well - it is just not possible to use the tables to determine print colours of the true colours...

[@j.fabricioelias227]

Amazing! Thank you.

[@CADSchulungen]

You are most welcome!

[@dave11282]

very helpful

[@CADSchulungen]

You're welcome!

[@suzannewatson5993]

Would you ever define line weights in your layers?

[@CADSchulungen]

Hi Suzanne, I personally do not, since I like to use the colours to control line weight - then I can always see which lines have which thickness. It does limit me though in the use of colour to identify layers, so it really is just a matter of taste - most of the project drawings I come across have at least some line weights defined by layer.

[@eugenegoeugenemagic2106]

thanks a lot !!!

[@CADSchulungen]

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[@compadrelucas]

thank you so much

[@CADSchulungen]

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[@alikadhim3694]

Much appreciated

[@CADSchulungen]

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[@jasoncopestake5651]

Just a tip for future videos. The intro sounded a little muffled, either the room you shot it in was too big of the mic was too far away. Nice explanation though

[@CADSchulungen]

Thanks very much for the tip - I have been trying to pay more attention to the correct balance in recent videos!

[@Hitngan]

I'm trying to work out where you accent is from, Im guessing South Africa

[@CADSchulungen]

Sorry, but I'm British - but been in Germany for so long that the accent is beginning to rub off!