The DPI value can vary from 100 DPI to the maximum your plotter supports. If you pick вЂ CustomвЂ™ from the drop down you can enter your own DPI. You will notice that the value in the DPI box changes, even though it remains вЂgreyed outвЂ™. You can pick different pre-set resolutions from this control. The вЂ QualityвЂ™ drop down sets the Plot resolution. When plotting from Paper Space you set this option per viewport instead, via the styles manager or the properties palette. If you are plotting from Paper Space, this option will be greyed out. This drop down allows you to pick a rendering style for your plot. The вЂ shade plotвЂ™ drop down will only be available in Model Space. For the time being you will probably want to use the Monochrome CTB/STB for Black and white prints. Pen tables are worth going into in more detail so I will cover them in a separate post. You can pick вЂNewвЂ™ from the bottom of the list to create a new pen table. The button to the right of the drop down takes you into the pen table editor. Style based pen tables ( STB) allow you to set the lines weight and colour e.t.c independently from the colour you see on the screen. This dialogue controls which Plot style or вЂ Pen TableвЂ™ Autocad will use to plot your drawings.Д¬olour base pen tables ( CTB) convert the colour of the line on screen to a line weight on your plotted drawing. The help file is there to help! DonвЂ™t be afraid to click here to learn more about plottingвЂ¦ Plot style table (pen Assignments)Дў.

Clicking on this text opens up the help file. When you click on the more options button you should see an extension to the normal plotting dialog box.ДЎ. In this post I will discuss the additional plotting options that are available to you when you click on the вЂ More OptionsвЂ™ arrow at the bottom right hand side of AutoCADвЂ™s PlotВ dialogue. This post follows on from вЂ AutoCAD Plotting 101вЂ. Did you notice that Little Arrow in the bottom corner of AutoCADвЂ™s Plot Dialogue? Find out whatвЂ™s hidden beneath this little Easter Egg in this postвЂ¦

Autocad plot style table