new student unable to change plot styles

[Anonymous]

New student here, 4th week of my first AutoCAD class. Homework includes changing plot style for a new drawing but the textbook method does not work nor does any solution I find online (but as a noob I do not understand some of the responses I see to similar questions).

Objective is to change from the default plot style to acad.stb. Not .ctb, .stb.

Textbook method that does not work:

right click drawing field, select 'options'

Plot & Publsih -> select Plot Style Table Settings

at Plot Style Table Settings -> select Use Named Plot Styles

from the default plot style dropdown, select acad.stb

click ok

click ok to close options dialog

close the drawing then open a new one

result: no change in layer properties...should say ByLayer? IDK, but it still says ByColor (default)

with 4 weeks CAD experience I don't know how to sort this out, homework is stalled, anyone who can help without snark please respond

tyvm

[Patchy]

What happen when you use the command :

CONVERTPSTYLES

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

The instructions are OK but incomplete.  When you start the new drawing, use CTRL+N or the new command and select Open without template - Imperial or Open without template - Metric.  

Do not use one of the built in templates (which already have a plot style chosen for you)!

@Patchy is correct if you want to convert the plot style for an existing drawing from ctb to stb.

Once you have a drawing with an STB plot style launched, save it as a template with some hint about the plot style selection such as

acadstb.dwt or mystyle-stb.dwt

BTW, you don't need to do this unless you plan on using the CTRL+N with the Open with no template option.  There are OOTB templates such as acad-Named Plot Styles.dwt which you can launch right away.

[Anonymous]

!! holy moly this did I t!! "When you start the new drawing, use CTRL+N or the new command and select Open without template - Imperial or Open without template - Metric. Do not use one of the built in templates" Thanks so much! I have spent a lot of time trying to solve this! best wishes Mike

[dbroad]

You're welcome.  Be sure to mark the post that solve the problem as your solution.  Otherwise you will have reoccuring automated nag emails.