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We\u2019re used to viewing our documents the same as how they are going to look when printed. It\u2019s a WYSIWYG world (What You See Is What You Get)… except in AutoCAD. Whether you use CTBs or STBs, AutoCAD displays drawings in color and then translates the drawing data to a different printed format.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Typically, we need to do a plot preview to see what the layout is going to look like when plotted, but did you know that you can enable a WYSIWYG format in AutoCAD? It\u2019s actually quite easy.<\/p>\n

Enabling a WYSIWYG Format in AutoCAD<\/h2>\n

In the page setup dialog box, you\u2019ll find a control to \u201cDisplay plot styles.\u201d Checking this will change the display to represent what the CTB or STB will show when translated (after dismissing the dialog boxes, you may have to perform a REGENALL to see the results).<\/p>\n

\"Enabling<\/p>\n

You can have your main layout set this way or create a separate layout to act as a \u201clive\u201d preview so that you can still work in your traditional colored layout view. Below is a before and after example of the same layout viewport, showing the traditional color view and that of the view with the plot style displayed.<\/p>\n

\"Enabling<\/p>\n

Bonus Tip<\/h2>\n

This post is really two tips in one because it works in reverse as well. If you ever get a file in from an outside source that isn\u2019t displaying in colors as you might expect, check the \u201cDisplay plot styles\u201d control in the Page Setup dialog box. Most likely it’s checked.<\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t know about this control already, the reverse bonus tip may save you hours of debugging, stress, and anxiety. Please don\u2019t ask me how I know this. I just do.<\/p>\n

More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n

Check out our whole\u00a0Tuesday<\/a> Tips<\/a> series<\/a>\u00a0for 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":"

We\u2019re used to viewing our documents the same as how they are going to look when printed. It\u2019s a WYSIWYG world (What You See Is What You Get)… except in AutoCAD. 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