-PrintStyle

There are two types of PrintStyle tables: color-dependent or named. Use the -PrintStyle command to manage PrintStyles for output.

It is the command window variant of the PrintStyle command.

Before you can apply the PrintStyle command in a new drawing, you must enable the use of a named (not a color-dependent) PrintStyle.

A PrintStyle is a collection of overrides for LineColor, LineStyle, LineWeight, dithering, screening, gray scale, end styles, join styles, and fill styles, and assignments to pen-plotter pens.

To enable the use of a named PrintStyle:

1. Click Tools > Options (or type Options).

   Click Application menu > Preferences (or type Options).

2. Click System Options .
3. Expand Printing > Default settings.
4. In Default type, select Use named print styles.
5. In Default PrintStyle, select a PrintStyle file name (an entry other than None).
6. Set options:
   • Override print style for entities: Overrides the Default PrintStyle table for entities. The entries available depend on the Default PrintStyle setting.
   • Override print style for layer 0: Overrides the Default PrintStyle table for entities or Layer 0. The entries available depend on the Default PrintStyle setting.

  Note: This PrintStyle setting described above determines the behavior for new drawings, not for the current drawing.

To set the active named PrintStyle for new entities:

1. Type -PrintStyle at the command prompt.
2. Specify the ? option to list the PrintStyles. The command window displays the PrintStyles that are configured in the current PrintStyle file.
3. Specify the PrintStyle to assign to entities.
4. Press Enter.

Access

Command: -PrintStyle