Plot settings objects represents a group of settings for printing drawings.
A plot settings objects consists of the following data:
Property Name
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Data Type
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Description
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Name
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Text
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Plot Settings Name
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Paper Units
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Menu
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Units the paper size will be based on.
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Printer - Printer
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Menu
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Selection of current printer/plotters available on system.
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Printer - Paper Size
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Menu
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Selection of common paper/plotter sizes
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Printer - Properties
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Printer Properties Dialog ( )
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Launches printer configuration dialog.
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Plot Rotation
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Menu. Choices include
-Inverted Landscape
-Inverted Portrait
-Landscape
-Portrait
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Modification of plot orientation.
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Plot Type
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Menu. Options include:
-Display
-Extents
-Layout
-Window
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Selection of source type to be printed/plotted
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Paper Image Origin X
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Real Number
|
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Paper Image Origin Y
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Real Number
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Scale
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Scale Ratio Selection ( )
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Plot Arrangement
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Plot Centered
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Boolean
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Center the printed area on the paper.
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Origin X
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Real Number
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Set the printed area's origin X component.
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Origin Y
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Real Number
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Set the printed area's origin Y component.
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Plot Style Support
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Show Plot Styles
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Boolean
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View with the selected plot style.
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Plot Plot Styles
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Boolean
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Print/Plot with the selected plot style.
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Plot Style
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File Selection
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Selection of a plot style file.
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Advanced Plot Settings
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Scale Lineweights
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Boolean
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Auto scale the lineweights.
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Plot Lineweights
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Boolean
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Print/Plot with the lineweights set within the drawing
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To create plot settings object go to the Plot Settings Library.
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