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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Plot Dialog</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_plot_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_plot_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_plot_rt.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To define a plot job, specify plot content options such as geometry (e.g., display image or drawing sheets) and attributes (e.g., colors).  Specify these options in the Plot dialog (File -&rarr; Plot).  </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Plot Dialog</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Source</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify what to plot by toggling Display, Drawing Sheets, or Plot Layout.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Display:  represents the contents displayed in the current graphics window.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Drawing Sheets:  represents the drawing sheets selected in the Drawing Sheet List. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Plot Layout:  represents a plot layout, a combination plot assembled (via Add to Plot Layout) from multiple drawing sheets or display images from one or more parts.  </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Drawing Sheets</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the Drawing Sheets list to select drawing sheets to be plotted.  You also can select drawing sheets in order to modify the custom color or custom width settings stored for the drawing sheets in the part file.   </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Colors</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the General Settings tab, use the Colors option menu to specify the colors that are recorded in CGM files generated for plotting.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">As Displayed:  The colors used to display the geometry on screen are also recorded in the CGM file generated for plotting.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Part Color:  The colors in the part color table are used for printing.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Custom Palette:  You can use an alternate set of 216 colors for printed output.  When you select Custom Palette from the menu, the Custom Colors dialog displays for you to edit your session custom colors.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Legacy Colors:  Geometry is printed using 15 fixed colors supported by NX releases before NX3, and each of the 216 colors in the part color table is mapped to the most similar of the 15 fixed colors.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Black on White:  Geometry is printed in black.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Use Drawing Sheet Colors</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the General Settings tab, toggle on Use Drawing Sheet Colors if you previously defined custom colors for a drawing sheet and want these custom colors to be used for printing the sheet. If you define custom colors for a drawing sheet, then the keyword Colors follows the sheet name in the Drawing Sheets list. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Drawing Sheet Colors</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Press the Drawing Sheet Colors buttons to modify custom colors you defined for selected drawing sheets.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Retrieve Drawing Sheet Colors:  The system initializes Session Custom Palette settings to custom colors defined for the single selected drawing sheet.  </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Save Drawing Sheet Colors:  The system stores Session Custom Palette settings as per-sheet custom colors for each selected drawing sheet.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Edit Drawing Sheet Colors:  The system displays the Custom Colors dialog for you to modify custom colors for a single selected drawing sheet.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Delete Drawing Sheet Colors:  For each drawing sheet you select, the system deletes the custom colors that you defined. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Reset Drawing Sheet Colors:  For each drawing sheet you select, the system discards any modifications you made during the current invocation of the File -&rarr; Plot dialog.    </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Widths</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the General Settings tab, use the Widths option menu to specify the widths that are recorded in CGM files generated for plotting.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Standard Widths: The system records fixed line widths (for 3 width indices).</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Single Width: The system records a single line width for all width indices. You can choose one of the standard widths, one of the custom 3 widths, or a user-defined width. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Custom 3 Widths: The system records custom line widths per width index (for 3 indices).</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Custom Palette: The system records custom line widths per color index (for 216 indices).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">When you select Single Width, Custom 3 Widths, or Custom Palette from the menu, the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_width_custm_op.html');return(false);">Custom Widths dialog</a> displays for you to edit your session custom widths. 
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               <p class="para_th">Use Drawing Sheet Widths</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the General Settings tab, toggle on Use Drawing Sheet Widths if you previously defined custom widths for a drawing sheet and want these custom widths to be used for printing the sheet. If custom widths are defined for a drawing sheet, then the keyword Widths follows the sheet name in the Drawing Sheets list.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Drawing Sheet Widths</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the General Settings tab, press the Drawing Sheet Widths buttons to modify custom widths you defined for selected drawing sheets.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Retrieve Drawing Sheet Widths: The system initializes session custom width settings to custom widths defined for the single selected drawing sheet. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Save Drawing Sheet Widths: The system stores session custom width settings as per-sheet custom widths for each selected drawing sheet.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Edit Drawing Sheet Widths: The system displays the Custom Widths dialog for you to modify custom widths for a single selected drawing sheet.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Delete Drawing Sheet Widths: For each drawing sheet you select, the system deletes the custom widths that you defined. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Reset Drawing Sheet Widths: For each drawing sheet you select, the system discards any modifications you made during the current invocation of the File -&rarr; Plot dialog.    </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Tolerance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify a tolerance value that controls the accuracy or smoothness of curves generated for plotting.  Values must be positive.  Smaller values produce smoother curves.  </p>
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                                 <p class="para_note_body">The Tolerance option is an abstract or unitless value (neither inches nor millimeters).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the Drafting tab, select the check box next to Plot Raster Images in Drawing if you want visible raster images on selected drawing sheets to appear on plot output. If a drawing sheet has raster images, then the keyword Raster follows the sheet name in the Drawing Sheets list.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Manufacturing Tab</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On the Manufacturing tab, select the check box next to CLSF Data if you want tool paths to appear on the plot output.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Job Name</p>
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               <p class="para_td">When you assign a name to the plot job, the system uses this to construct file names for CGM files generated for plotting.  The job name also can be an element of banner text.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Banner</p>
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               <p class="para_td">With the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_ban_op.html');return(false);">Banner Options dialog</a>, you can add a banner (optional text information) to the plot output, and control some aspects of the banner content and appearance. 
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               <p class="para_td">Manage the plot layout with the following two buttons:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Add to Plot Layout:  The system displays the Plot Layout dialog for you to arrange the current plot (either the display or a drawing sheet) on the plot layout. If you select multiple drawing sheets, the system displays the Plot Layout dialog repeatedly, once for each selected sheet.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Clear Plot Layout:  The system clears the plot layout.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Save CGM File</p>
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               <p class="para_td">When you press the Save CGM File button the system displays the dialog for you to save the current plot (either the display or the selected drawing sheets or the plot layout) in one or more CGM files that you can print later at your convenience.  If you select multiple drawing sheets, the system saves a separate CGM file for each drawing sheet.  </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the Printer Group option menu to choose an NX printer group directory that you wish to access.  Later, when you click the Plot button to dispatch your plot job, you can choose a printer in the selected group.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Plot</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Press the Plot button to display a dialog for you to print the current plot (either the display or the selected drawing sheets or the plot layout).</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Reset All to Defaults</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Reset to Defaults button reinitializes all options in the File -&rarr; Plot dialog and in subordinate dialogs to default values.</p>
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