To Change Plotting Pen Attributes
You can change the attributes and assign your own line font, thickness, or color to a pen using the table.pnt file. Any attribute that you specify overwrites the default instructions.
The format for an entry in the table.pnt file is as follows:
pen # pattern values units; thickness value units; color values; <color_name>
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For each pen definition, the pen number (pen #) must be the first entry and the color name (color_name) the last entry. Other attributes can be in any order.
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• pattern—Specifies plotted line font definition drawn according to defined values in the given units. Values are created in the following order: first line segment length, first space length, second line segment length, second space length, and so on. For example: pen 3 pattern .1 .05 .025.05.
• thickness—Specifies plotted line thickness in the given units.
• color—Specifies color used for plotting; defines color using proportions of red, green, and blue on a scale 0 to 1. Works only on color plotters.
• <color_name>—Corresponds to the default Creo Parametric color that the system assigns to a particular entity type (to access the default system colors, click > > , and then, in the System Colors tab, select Default from the Color scheme list.
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When changing attributes for pen plotting, consider the following:
• More than 8 pens can be supported.
• All units must be set in inches (IN) or centimeters (CM). Using millimeters (MM) results in a syntax error.
• It is possible to assign more than one color to the same pen in the table.pnt file.
• Separate multiple color names by spaces or commas.
• Separate attributes by semicolons.
• Include any or all attributes for each pen.
• Attributes that were not included in the table.pnt file appear unchanged, as in normal plotting.
• More than 8 pens can be supported.
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