In the Application Preferences dialog box, Application tab, click the arrow to the left of Printer Support File Path. Click the arrow to the left of the Plot Style Table Search Path file. Under Plot Style Table Search Path, click the path name to view the location of your plot style files. Aug 29, 2010 - What we want to do is change the Layouts Plot Style to black and white. For Mac and AutoCAD WS for iOS Devices Announced by Autodesk ». If you have hidden the Model and Layout tabs, use the Model and Layout buttons, plus Quick View Layouts, on the status bar. There are 256 plot styles in a color-dependent plot style table, one for each color. Named plot style tables (STB) contain user-defined plot styles. When you use a named plot style table, objects that have the same color may be plotted differently, based on the plot style assigned to the object. A named plot style table can contain as many. Jan 05, 2011 AutoCAD for Mac still uses plot styles when you plot, but there is no Plot Style Manager with which to change them. One workaround, is to use the free DraftSight program from Dassault/SolidWorks, which does support CTB files. AutoCAD stores its CTB files in a folder called Plot Styles. Use the Finder to search for this folder. Click the Application menu Options. In the Options dialog box, Files tab, click the plus sign (+) to the left of Printer Support File Path. Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the Plot Style Table Search Path. The locations the program looks in for plot style files are displayed.
Here I was, happily using AutoCAD for mac, and I seem to come across problem after problem. This one involving Plot Styles. Up until this moment I hadn’t needed to create or manage my existing plot styles, as I used my existing .ctb files for this (made in AutoCAD for windows). Much to my surprise, and annoyance for that matter, AutoCAD for Mac doesn’t include a Plot Style manager…. That just doesn’t make any sense to me, as that is a very essential tool to correctly plot your drawings.
After searching online for a solution, I found the following workaround, which did the job… although it is what it is: Just a workaround.. So still kind of annoying in my opinion, but the best I could find for now:
Another omission in AutoCAD for Mac is the ability to create and edit CTB files (plot style tables). AutoCAD for Mac still uses plot styles when you plot, but there is no Plot Style Manager with which to change them. One workaround, is to use the free DraftSight program from Dassault/SolidWorks, which does support CTB files.
AutoCAD stores its CTB files in a folder called Plot Styles. Use the Finder to search for this folder. Or start the Print command in AutoCAD (File menu). Select the Advanced button. In the Print-Advanced dialog box that appears, open the drop-down list for Plot Style Table Name and select Reveal in Finder.
If you want to edit an existing AutoCAD for Mac file, copy it to DraftSight’s Print Styles folder:
/Library/Preferences/DraftSight/1.2.119/Print Styles/
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Alternatively, you could start with one of DraftSight’s CTB files, make your changes, then Save As to AutoCAD’s Plot Styles folder
Download DraftSight from http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/draftsight-overview/ and install it on your Mac. Select Print from the File menu. In the Print dialog box, select Print Style in the drop-down list beneath the Orientation section.
This worked for me, although I think leaving out such a significant feature was a poor decision. But what do I know…!
Note: I have not installed the first update (released December 17th, 2010), as it would cause AutoCAD to become very unstable, and crashed every couple of minutes. See previous posting. This shouldn’t make a difference though, as the update did not include a Plot Style manager. That feature will probably be added in the next major release…. At least I hope it is.
Update 1: In Autocad 2012 for Mac there should now be a plot style manager. I haven’t had a chance to try out myself, but that is what I heard. If anyone knows more about it, please share!
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Update 2: AutoCAD 2012 for Mac now has a Plot Style Table Editor! See this post. No need for an annoying workaround (unless you are still using the 2011 version…)