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John Connor 
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Posted: 09.Feb.2011 at 14:08 |
Let’s assume the acad.ctb is the default.
There is a button to the right of the plot style table name. Hover over it with your mouse pointer. A Tooltip should appear identifying it as the Edit button. Click on it. This should bring up the Plot Style Table Editor – acad.ctb dialog window.
On the left side is the list of Plot Styles represented by a color swatch followed by a descriptor. The first one listed should be red, Color 1 followed by the “standard” color designations as used by earlier versions of AutoCAD like r14.
On the right side are the Properties for each Plot Style. If you look down the list you’ll see the item Pen #. The default is set to “Automatic”. Using the up/down arrows to the right one can change this setting.
My suggestion would be that you go through the Plot Styles setting your pen numbers and then do a “Save As” and save this ctb file under a unique name that will be instantly recognizable to you. For example you might name it WendysPlotStyle. Then whenever you plot use this unique style and ignore all the rest.
Note that lineweight can be controlled in your plot style as well as in your drawing. If you open the Layer Properties Manager you’ll see a column heading for Lineweight. Each layer can have a lineweight assigned to it.
2011 holds a lot of surprises and options for you. Hope you enjoy making use of some of them.
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John Connor
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Posted: 09.Feb.2011 at 12:12 |
Wendy:
When you go to plot in 2011 for the first time and the Plot - Model dialog box opens, look in the lower right-hand corner for an arrow that points to the right (next to the Help button). Click on it to expand the window.
You'll notice that there is an area called Drawing Orientation with the Landscape and Portrait options. I'm assuming this is what you were inquiring about. Am I right?
Now to the Plot Style.
Look in the top right-hand corner where it says Plot Style Table. I think acad.ctb may be the default. Is that what you see?
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John Connor
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Posted: 09.Feb.2011 at 12:07 |
 wendysurvey wrote:
I have just made the massive jump from Autocad R14 to Autocad 2011.
When plotting to a HP plotter I cant find the equivalent commands in R14 in Autocad 2011.
Firstly- The pen selection table which would let you chose the pen color and thickness.
Secondly- The plot rotation button.
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Welcome to a brave new world. That was a massive leap.
2011 uses plot style tables. Being that you were using r14 the plot style you are most familiar with would be the Color Dependent Plot Style (assigning a pen size to a specific color). This style carries the file extension of ctb. The other style, new to you, would be the Named Plot Style.
Edited by John Connor - 09.Feb.2011 at 12:07
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HAWDesigner
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Posted: 09.Feb.2011 at 02:27 |
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wendy, instead of piggybacking on an unrelated thread, can you post your question to a new thread?
Thanks!!
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wendysurvey
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Posted: 09.Feb.2011 at 01:49 |
I have just made the massive jump from Autocad R14 to Autocad 2011.
When plotting to a HP plotter I cant find the equivalent commands in R14 in Autocad 2011.
Firstly- The pen selection table which would let you chose the pen color and thickness.
Secondly- The plot rotation button.
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John Connor
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Posted: 04.Feb.2011 at 12:14 |
wendysurvey wrote:
Yes I preceded the command with a dash. I have given up on r14 and I am know trying Autocad 2002. This is the most recent licence I have. Now I have the problem "error loading file cdilla.dll"
I am thinking this windows 7 is not for old software!!! I have tried Autocad 2002 with compatibility in windows 98 and windows 95 etc but this does not solve the problem.
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As I see it you have the following choices.
1) You can put the install CD back in and try the Repair option and hope it fixes any problem.
2) You can remove AutoCAD 2002 via the Add/Remove feature of Windows then try to reinstall it.
3) You can get another hard drive, load Windows 98 SE on it and then load AutoCAD 2002. If you use a drive swapping setup you can switch between your dedicated AutoCAD drive for work purposes and the other drive for your personal pleasure.
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John Connor
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Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 20:26 |
It comes as no surprise to me that you would have trouble with r14 or 2002 for that matter running on a Win7 based system. The earliest version I dared to load was 2004. That's on a Win7 Ultimate 64-bit system. I also have 2007, 2010, and 2011.
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wendysurvey
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Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 20:20 |
Yes I preceded the command with a dash. I have given up on r14 and I am know trying Autocad 2002. This is the most recent licence I have. Now I have the problem "error loading file cdilla.dll"
I am thinking this windows 7 is not for old software!!! I have tried Autocad 2002 with compatibility in windows 98 and windows 95 etc but this does not solve the problem.
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John Connor
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Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 19:34 |
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You preceeded the commands with a dash to force the command line version?
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wendysurvey
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Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 19:28 |
Yes I tried all image commands at the command prompt and none of these work. I also loaded express tools and the image commands are the only ones that dont work.
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