Opens via: Print dialog box The Add Plot Style Table dialog box allows you to create new plot styles. If the drawing uses named plot styles, the wizard creates a new named plot style table (STB file).

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    <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Add Plot Style Table dialog box</h1>
    
    
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	    <p class="p">Opens via: <span class="ph uicontrol">Print</span> dialog box</p>
	    <p class="p">The <span class="ph uicontrol">Add Plot Style Table</span> dialog box allows you to create new plot styles.</p>
        <p class="p">If the drawing uses named plot styles, the wizard creates a new named plot style table (STB file). If the current drawing does not use named plot styles, the wizard creates a new color-dependent table (CTB file). </p>
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                <li class="li">Table name</li>
                <li class="li">Launch Editor</li>
                <li class="li">Use this Plotstyle for the current drawing</li>
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        <section class="section" id="DB_addplotstyletable__section_g12_hc3_qpb"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Table name</h2>
            
            <p class="p">Enter the name you want to give to the plot style table.</p>
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            <p class="p">Opens the Plot style table editor dialog box after you enter the name and press the OK button.</p>
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        <section class="section" id="DB_addplotstyletable__section_kcs_hc3_qpb"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Use this Plotstyle for the current drawing</h2>
            
            <p class="p">If you do not check the Launch Editor option, it saves and sets the table name you have entered as current plot style table in the current layout.</p>
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