To Assign Physical Pen Characteristics with a Plot Style

The behavior of the physical pens for a plot device can be specified with the Physical Pen Characteristics property in the PC3 file associated with the pen plotter or they can be overridden using a plot style. Specifying a value for the Assigned Pen # property of a plot style creates a mapping between the settings of a plot style and the physical pen of a plot device.

Note: Plot devices that do not use pens can simulate the performance of a pen plotter by using virtual pens. For information on how to assign virtual pens to a plot style, see " To Specify a Virtual Pen Number".

1. Click Application menu Print Manage Plot Styles. Find
2. Double-click the plot style table that you want to modify.
3. In the Plot Style Table Editor, Form View tab, select the plot style you want to change and click Use Assigned Pen.
4. Under Use Assigned Pen #, enter a number between 1 and 32 or enter 0 or Automatic to have the program determine the pen of the closest color to the object you are plotting using the information you provided under Physical Pen Characteristics in the Plotter Configuration Editor.
5. When finished, click Save & Close.

   You can edit properties for multiple plot styles while in the Plot Style Table Editor.