Using Plot Style Tables
New drawings are created using either color-dependent or named plot style tables. A setting in the Options dialog box controls this behavior. Existing drawings must go through a conversion process to switch from utilizing one plot style table type to the other.
After you or your CAD Manager decides which type of plot style table to use consistently, you will want to save a template that records this preference so that you don't have to revisit this issue every time you create a new drawing.
In the following exercise, you will configure new drawings to utilize named plot style tables and learn how to use plot styles by layer or by object.
Configuring New Drawings for Named Plot Style Tables
In the following steps, you will ...
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