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No, plotstyles are assigned to the whole drawings, not to viewports or layouts.

But you can still display the same object differently in individual layouts or viewports - you can either use Xrefs (objects from an xref can have a different plot style) or use layer settings dependent on a viewport (a new concept introduced in version 2008).

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this tip shared by ARKANCE experts applies to: AutoCAD 2008 · AutoCAD LT 2008 · AutoCAD Architecture 2008 · AutoCAD Mechanical 2008 ·

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