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AutoCAD Architecture 2010 - Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:19:36 GMT

Has anyone had the problem with the monochrome .ctb plot style table not showing up in the plot dialogue for AutoCAD Architecture 2010? Typically it seems to be standard upon install of the software. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

David_W_Koch — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:55:17 GMT

Are you being offered CTB files as the choice for your plot, and it is just the monochrome.ctb file that is missing? Is your drawing set up to use color-dependent plot styles? If not, you will not be offered any CTB files as a choice, only STB files.

Start new files with a template that uses the desired plot style type; use the CONVERTPSTYLES command to change from STB to CTB, if necessary, in an existing file.

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:37:14 GMT

Thank you David, that worked just fine!

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:46:18 GMT

Thank you David, you are my hero !!!

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:25:55 GMT

thanks david. definitely solved my problem too!

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:43:50 GMT

Great man! Tanks =D

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:48:22 GMT

thanks david,

save me lots of time

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:00:36 GMT

Thank you David!

I know this thread is a couple years old, but awesome commands and awesome users are forever appreciated

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2014 20:00:34 GMT

I have both the Monochrome.ctb, and the stf, in several files, but autocad lt does not seem to know how to find them, any help would be appreciated.

I have both the Monochrome.ctb, and the stf, in several files, but autocad lt does not seem to know how to find them, any help would be appreciated.

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2014 20:37:34 GMT

I also have tried to use the Cute PDF Writer, and it will not allow me to plot in black, along with the monochrome issue, and not being able to convert this drawing into PDF, I am at a loss for options, any help would be appreciated.

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

David_W_Koch — Fri, 16 May 2014 01:15:47 GMT

Do you have the plot style files you want to use in a folder in the Plot Style Table Search Path (Options dialog, Files tab, Printer File Support Path node, Plot Style Table Search Path sub-node)? In 2014 and later, you can specify multiple folders under this node. In earlier releases, you are limited to one folder (but you can place a Windows Shortcut in that folder pointing to another folder if you do not want all of your plot styles in that one folder for some reason).

If your drawing cannot find the specified plot style file, then it will default to plotting using the colors defined in the drawing file (definitely true for named plot style files [STB]; may be true for color-dependent plot style files [CTB] as well).

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Fri, 08 May 2015 06:27:03 GMT

thank you thats helpful

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:51:42 GMT

Thak you! It worked immediately!

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:46:00 GMT

Thank u So much....................

Wish u all the best

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 01:03:17 GMT

that helps me a lot..many thanks

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 04:53:58 GMT

excellent. thank You, Mr. KOCH. However, one may have to manually change the color to black in the plot manager setup.

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

michael6T7C2 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:13:36 GMT

C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2019\R23.0\enu\Plotters\Plot Styles

Copy & Paste attachment, should solve the problem

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:49:15 GMT

Amazing! Thankyou!

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

michael6T7C2 — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:54:50 GMT

Big pleasure! Glad to be able to help!

Re: Monochrome.ctb plot style table missing

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:41:56 GMT

thanks, you saved my time 😍