{"id":10029,"date":"2020-02-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=10029"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:05:42","slug":"how-to-convert-autocad-stb-and-ctb-tuesday-tips-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-convert-autocad-stb-and-ctb-tuesday-tips-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert AutoCAD STB and CTB: Tuesday Tips With Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While discussing Lasso selection vs. Window (or Crossing) selection<\/a> in her Autodesk University Lab<\/a>, KaDe King describes her two types of AutoCAD users: Press and Draggers or Pick and Clickers. Think about it in that context. She\u2019s right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever since Named Plot Styles<\/a>\u2014or STB\u2014were introduced back in AutoCAD 2000, there have been two other types of users. There\u2019s no middle ground here. You\u2019re either an STB user or a CTB (Color Dependent Plot Style<\/a>) user. Today\u2019s post isn\u2019t to discuss which is better or worse, it\u2019s about what happens when the two worlds of AutoCAD STB and CTB collide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Converting STB to CTB & CTB to STB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s collaborative world, it\u2019s bound to happen to you eventually. Someone sends you a DWG file that uses STBs instead of your office standard CTBs…or vice versa. For whatever reason your workflow demands, you need to convert it into the opposite type. The answer lies in the command CONVERTPSTYLES<\/a>, which is only available from the command line<\/a>. It will convert either style to the other, but depending on which way you\u2019re going, it may be a two-step process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notice the dialog you first receive when you issue the command. If you\u2019re in a Color Dependent Style drawing, you\u2019ll be prompted as to what\u2019s about to happen and offered a suggestion to convert one of your existing CTBs into an STB. If you do not have a target STB, you\u2019ll first want to run the (command line only) CONVERTCTB<\/a> command.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Converting CTB to SBT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The command is simple. Run it, select your CTB file (presumably a company standard), and then direct it where to go. Again, probably the same folder your CTBs are in. Once converted, you\u2019ll get an informational dialog as you see here in this image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Once you\u2019ve converted a CTB into an STB, CONVERTPSTYLES again. You can dismiss the first dialog, as you now have an appropriate STB. Select your STB when prompted and click Open. That\u2019s it! The AutoCAD command line will let you know that the conversion has been successful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Converting SBT to CBT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Going the other way? Needing to convert an STB based file to be a CTB? It\u2019s even easier, as you won\u2019t need to create anything. This time, the initial alert box will tell you that all the named plot styles will be removed from the drawing. Click OK, and it\u2019s done! Again, the Command Line will let you know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Two-Part Harmony with CTB and STB Plot Styles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t panic if you get a drawing file that\u2019s not your style. It\u2019s easily converted, allowing both CTB and STB users a way to coexist with each other. Two worlds in harmony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now if we could only get those Press and Draggers and Pick and Clickers to get along (here\u2019s a good way: turn off Lasso Selection<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out our whole Tuesday Tips series<\/a> for ideas on how to make AutoCAD work for you. Do you have any favorite AutoCAD tips? Tell us in the comments! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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