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Plotmaker - Can I copy pens between layouts in Plotmakers?

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:36:35 GMT

It´s a little boring to assign pen colors to all layouts in Plotmaker, since we don´t use same colors of Archicad. As in each sheet we use a lot of drawings we have to manual edit each color and assign new color and thickness.
QUESTION: It´s possible to copy pen´s assignment between and assign to new drawings, in PLOTMAKER?

Ill appreciate a answer since this is very time consuming.
Regards,
Jay

Re: Plotmaker - Can I copy pens between layouts in Plotmaker

Aussie John — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:46:24 GMT

option click on a drawing corner. Command option click on a corner of the drawing you want to transfer. the pen parameters too. Easy. you didnt say if you are Mac or PC and Im not sure what thecorresponding keystokes are.

Re: Plotmaker - Can I copy pens between layouts in Plotmaker

TomWaltz — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:03:30 GMT

Panoramic wrote:
It´s a little boring to assign pen colors to all layouts in Plotmaker, since we don´t use same colors of Archicad. As in each sheet we use a lot of drawings we have to manual edit each color and assign new color and thickness.
QUESTION: It´s possible to copy pen´s assignment between and assign to new drawings, in PLOTMAKER?

Ill appreciate a answer since this is very time consuming.
Regards,
Jay

we actuall have several PMKs with different pen/color settings along the side of the Master, so they show up in every sheet. People then just match/inject them into their views as they are brought in.

Re: Plotmaker - Can I copy pens between layouts in Plotmaker

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:48:26 GMT

if i am using PC, how can i injet or make the same pen size to all the drawings in plotmaker so that i don't have to edit them one by one, thanks!

Re: Plotmaker - Can I copy pens between layouts in Plotmaker

Aussie John — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 09:22:09 GMT

Change your layout pens to one size. ( you can select more than one colour at a time). Then select preferences to use "Layout pens for all" (I'm probably paraphrasing the command)

Re: Plotmaker - Can I copy pens between layouts in Plotmaker

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:47:00 GMT

I cant find l layout pen for all, and didnt see any relevant oommand in the preference.