Using plot profiles

Module(s): Plot Layout

Plot profiles are the equivalent of templates in a word processing program. By assigning a plot profile, you ensure that the layouts have a uniform appearance and are in line with office or project conventions. Plot profiles are saved as a file with the extension npp.

The following settings are saved in a plot profile:

• Resizing factor, rotation and pen thickness resized
• Pen optimization, use one pen only
• Pen thickness assigned to Allplan pens 1 to 15
• Colors assigned to Allplan basic colors 0 to 255
• Line display
• Gamma correction

The system administrator can create plot profiles for the entire office using the Configurations tool. A default configuration (standard.npp) is provided with the program and can be used as the basis for modifications.

When printing layouts, you can select a plot profile for every layout or choose not to use plot profiles at all. This setting is saved with the layout and applies the next time the layout is loaded.
You can temporarily change the settings of the plot profile for a single plot operation. The next time you load the layout, the settings saved in the plot profile are used again.

During a batch plot the plot profiles set in the layouts apply. When you select a plot profile for the active layout, it is only used and saved for this layout. Temporary changes in the plot profile are only considered for layouts without plot profiles. Layouts without plot profiles print with the global settings.

The plot profile you select in Export PDF Data has a higher priority rating than the plot profiles that are saved directly in layouts, and it is used for all the PDF files that are created in batch mode. This setting is saved in the favorite file and can thus be used in conjunction with Allplan Exchange Layout Distribution.

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Create plot profiles

Use plot profiles