About Virtual Pen Set (Edit Pen Set Dialog Box)

You can edit the DWF6 ePlot plotter configuration (PC3) file pen set and patterns.

You can modify virtual pen settings only if the Color Depth is set to 255 Virtual Pens.

When 255 Virtual Pens is selected, the settings in the plot style table associated with the drawing are ignored except the virtual pen number and plot style linetype. These settings are then saved to the PC3 file that you are editing. You can change pen lineweights (width), patterns, shapes, and effects by right-clicking a field in the dialog box to display a menu of common settings.

Note: When you have 255 Virtual Pens selected as your color depth, changing the resolution of the DWF file will change the width of your lines. Adjust the line width values in your pen set to compensate for this.

Unchecked pens (indicated by a red strike-through line) are ignored when you apply settings to the entire pen set.

Patterns

Provides 107 predefined pen patterns. Pen patterns can be used to alter the appearance of the geometry of a drawing. Many of the patterns provide a grayscale equivalent of a color. These patterns are commonly used for area fills in drawings for different percentages of black. There are also miscellaneous patterns such as boxes, tiles, slants, and diamonds that can be used to provide different effects.

Width

Sets the line width of the pen. Line widths are measured in pixels. These widths can also be represented in millimeters, centimeters, and inches. You set line widths in pixels (from 0 to 400). When you change the type of units, equivalent measurements in millimeters, centimeters, or inches for a 400 dpi printer are displayed.

Shape

Sets the end shape and join style of the pen.

Effect

Controls the appearance of the background pixels in a pattern. This effect works on monochrome, grayscale, and color plotters.

Transparent

Allows underlying objects to be visible through the pattern.

Opaque

Prevents underlying objects from appearing through the pattern.

All Pens

Applies scaling and width limitations to all pens in the pen set.