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DaveD · Guest

We plot lineweights with ctb's. Is there any way to override the lineweight
of an object within a particular dwg without unchecking the 'plot with plot
styles' box?

TIA

Dean Saadallah · Guest

Override it to what? Since you use CTB, why not change it's color?

Otherwise it would appear you are a prime candidate for STBs, make the
switch.

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DaveD · Guest

So the answer must be no, then. I could change the color, but I don't want
the color to change, just the lineweight (thus, the question) and don't want
to try to set up a ctb with different thicknesses of all the colors we use
(and then what about True Colors, color books, etc).

STB's. I wish I understood them better and how significant the culture
change would affect our 30+ users, our existing dwgs, etc, if at all. I've
always thought of them as an eccentric experiment adesk threw out there to
see if what'd be louder, griping or praising.

Do you think it's a 'better' way to plot (we're a water civil firm that does
a mixture of technical dwgs and conceptual color exhibits)?

Any pointers to where I could get a decent idea of their pluses and minuses?
The help on them has been practically useless to me and I haven't seen any
generic overviews on them anywhere.

I'll have to play with them a bit.

Thanks.

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Dean Saadallah · Guest

STBs are the best thing since sliced bread, and offer exactly what you seek:
lineweights based on settings and not screen color.

Think of an STB setting on an entity like a layer setting on an entity: for
example, a line is still a line, on layer 0 or layer ABCXYZ, so your yellow
line is still yellow but can plot as either 0.1" thick or 1" thick.

Departure from screen color as the control and relying on actual settings
for control is the best, especially since you note you also create color
exhibits: wouldn't you like to really use that red everywhere for linework
but not be limited when printing it to your color presets?

Here are some links that can get you started, there are also some very nice
posts here with more details:

ctb vs. stb:
http://www.cadmasters.com/techsupp/Acad/pltstyle.html

ctb:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/tie/php/article.php?articleId=46
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/tie/php/article.php?articleId=86

stb:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/tie/php/article.php?articleId=47
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/tie/php/article.php?articleId=87

Post back with details if you get stuck implementing, lots of good folks
here wiling to help you out as needed.

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DaveD · Guest

Wow.

Thank you very much. That kind of info has been pretty much what I've been
missing (well, that and a lack of motivation). I've already started looking
at the links and will probably start trying to get it going.

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TRJ · Guest

You might look at the batch drawing converter in migration tools... seem to
recall a switch to convert lineweights.

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