topic Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable! in AutoCAD Forum

Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

ralexander6EVNX — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:21:27 GMT

One person in my office likes to display plot styles. I like to see colors. Every time we trade files we have to go through the tedious process of checking/unchecking 'display plot styles'. Like other display settings (background color, cursor color, etc.), this seems like a user preference that shouldn't be tied to page setup. Instead it should be a system variable with toggle next to the 'show/hide lineweights' button.

maybe there is a better 'feedback' area to post this.

Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

RobDraw — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:28:09 GMT

@ralexander6EVNX wrote:
maybe there is a better 'feedback' area to post this.

Yes, there is. This is a user help forum.

Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

pendean — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:51:24 GMT

@ralexander6EVNX Are you just looking for this old tip https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/display-plot-styles-system-variable/m-p/5964408#M298769
or this one http://architects-desktop.blogspot.com/2008/01/toggling-plot-style-display-in-layout.html

or https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/47962-toggle-lineweights-when-switching-between-model-and-paperspace/#comment-394564
or https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/toggle-quot-display-plot-styles-quot/m-p/2147908#M252842
or https://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?129551-Lisp-to-quot-Display-plot-styles-quot-on-open
or... well, you get the idea on where to look.

OR... you can ask Autodesk for it then wait 2-3-5-10 versions from now for it to appear https://www.autodesk.com/company/contact-us/product-feedback

Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

ralexander6EVNX — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:54:55 GMT

thanks for those. i'll have to try one, once i learn more about lisps. and thanks for the feedback link- when i clicked on a 'provide feedback' link on the website i just ended up right back here.

Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

pendean — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:05:35 GMT

@ralexander6EVNX Here is how to do load lisps already coded for you to use right away in all of those links, there is not much to learn except how to run them http://www.lee-mac.com/runlisp.html

One of those LISPs is attached here to use (it works for me).

The product feedback link

https://www.autodesk.com/company/contact-us/product-feedback goes here for me, you might have something else going on at your end in your browser, no one here can fix that for you, ask your IT person for guidance

Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

blohmoeller — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:42:38 GMT

I agree

Re: Display Plot Styles- make it a system variable!

blohmoeller — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:54:40 GMT

Thank you pendean for the lisp program.