How to add plot style in AutoCAD 2025? (100% Tips Aug 24)

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Guys today we are learning about How to add plot style in AutoCAD and How to add a CTB file to AutoCAD

Do you know How to add plot style in AutoCAD?

Follow these steps to add plot style in AutoCAD:

1. First of all, click on the “Application menu” and then click on Print.

2. Select “Manage plot styles” from the options in the right-side panel.

3. After that, all plot styles will open.

4. Double-click on the STB file in which you want to add plot style.

5. One dialogue box will be open.

6. Select the ‘Form view’ tab from the upper panel.

7. Right-click in the blank space in the ‘plot styles’.

8. Select “Add style” and give the name of the new plot style.

9. Then do all settings of plot style as per requirement.

10. At last, click on “Save & Close”.

11. Here is the second question available regarding the viewport.

Another Way to Create a new plot style table in AutoCAD.

1. First of all, see on the command line, and type “STYLESMANAGER“.

2. After that in the dialog box double-click the icon of the “Add-A-Plot Style Table Wizard“.

3. If you don’t look at this icon, it was Automatically moved by your IT. You can get it back by creating a shortcut of styshwiz.exe. Which you can find in the AutoCAD program folder. So Copy this shortcut into the folder, where all of the plot styles are saved on your PC.

4. Please follow the steps in the wizard to create a new plot-style table.

How to rotate the viewport in AutoCAD?

Follow these steps to rotate the viewport:

In AutoCAD, there are available some tabs and you can see them in the bottom left corner. The first one is a model tab and another tab you can modify.

1. Click the layout tab that you want to rotate.

2. NOTE: Make sure that the VPROTATEASSOC system variable is set to 1 in your AutoCAD.

3. Otherwise, type ‘VPROTATEASSOC’ in the command bar and press the Enter key.

4. Then type 1 and again press Enter key.

5. Select the viewport that you want to rotate by clicking on the boundary of the viewport.

6. Right-click inside the viewport and select “Rotate”.

Rotate viewport in AutoCAD — Rotate the viewport in AutoCAD

7. Specify one base point and specify the rotation angle at which you want to rotate the viewport.

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FAQ on adding plot style in AutoCAD

What does CTB stand for in AutoCAD?

CTB is called color-dependent. it’s used in plot style settings in CAD and will show 256 available colors.

How to Copy already existing plot style tables in AutoCAD?

Follow the below steps to Copy already existing plot style tables in AutoCAD:
1. First of all look at the command line & type “STYLESMANAGER“.
2. Then copy all CTB & STB files into this folder if you want.
3. If you need, to close & restart AutoCAD to refresh the plot style tables list in the PLOT dialog dropdown Menu.
Keep Note: CAD Software can access a plot style file if it is in the “same folder” as the drawing that uses it.