Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide

Edit Pen Map(s) dialog box

Used to edit one or more selected entries in the Pen Table - Map Design colors to Output Pen Symbology dialog box.

Edit Pen Map(s) dialog box

  

Disable/Enable pen map

Option menu that lets you Disable/Enable selected pen maps. This preserves the settings in the pen table file, but prevents them from affecting the print. Unless disabled, pen table pen maps override those in the printer driver (.plt) file.

Define/Do not define print color

Option menu that lets you set or clear the print color for the selected pen(s).

Print color

(Define print color set only) Lets you select an output print color via a color picker dialog box. Colors are specified in RGB values.

Print/Do not print in grayscale

If checked, the print color is converted to grayscale for the selected pen(s).

Define/Do not define print screening factor

Sets, or clears, the print screening factor for the selected pen(s).

Screening factor

(Define print screening factor set only) Lets you set the screening factor for the selected pen map(s). Screening factors can range from 1–99, with a value of 100 (the default) producing no screening. A value of 50 (50% screen), for example, moves a color halfway to white. Screening can be used to save ink, or to de-emphasize elements plotted in that color.

Define/Do not define print width

Sets, or clears, the printing width for the selected pen(s).

Print width

(Define print width set only) Lets you input a value for the print width, in either millimeters or inches (set by the Print width units setting).

Print width units

(Define print width set only) Option menu that lets you select either millimeters or inches as the print width units.

OK

Applies the settings to the selected pens and closes the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without applying any changes to the selected pens.