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Plot Set Attributes
This table shows plot set attribute names, descriptions, examples, and default values.
| Attribute | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| name | Query name (string), e.g., "plotset2" | "" |
| desc | Description (string), e.g., "Complete Plot Set" | "" |
| pnam | Plotter name (string), e.g., "HP LaserJet III on LPT1" | "" |
| pscr | Plot script (string), e.g., "e, n, y" | "" |
| block | Name of plot layout, a block name (string), e.g., "TBLOCK" | "" |
| atts | List of attributes for the block (string list), e.g., "TITLE" | nil |
| vlayer | Main viewport layer (string), e.g., "VPORT2" | "" |
| vdispl | Layers to disable for the main viewport (string list), e.g., "0" | nil |
| kflg | Enables the reference viewport: T or nil T Enabled nil Disabled Note that there are two dependent attributes, "klayer" and "kdispl" |
T |
| klayer | Key viewport layer (string), e.g., "VPORT1", the layer of the reference viewport, which must be a different layer from the layer used for the main viewport (attribute "vlayer"); if the function map_pltblkvps returns only one viewport layer, it should be used for the main viewport | "" |
| kdispl | Key display layers (string list), e.g., "BOUNDARY", a list of layers to be displayed in the referenced viewport. This should not be nil if "kflg" is enabled. Valid layers are all the layers returned by ade_dsproplist using the option "layer" | nil |
| kscl | Key viewport scale factor (real) | 0.25 |
| dwgs | List of source drawings (string list), e.g., "DRAWING1.DWG" "DRAWING2.DWG" | nil |
| dact | Force drawing active at plot time: T or nil | T |
| qcat | List of query catalogs (string list), paired with qnam list entries, e.g., "Queries" | nil |
| qnam | List of query names (string list), paired with qcat list entries, e.g., "Query_One" | nil |
| bdwg | Boundary drawing (string), e.g., "BOUNDARY.DWG" | "" |
| bnds | Boundaries (string list), the boundary or boundaries to use by providing the value for the field assigned in "bnamf", e.g., "Boundary #3" | nil |
| blyr | Boundary layer (string), the name of the layer the boundary is placed on. It can be any layer of the boundary drawing. For example, "BOUNDARY" | "" |
| bnamt | Boundary name table (string), the name of the object data table attached to the boundary object, e.g., "BOUNDARIES" | "" |
| bnamf | Boundary name field (string), the name of the field to use (from the table assigned in "bnamt") for the "bnds" attribute, e.g., "name" | "" |
| bodfs | Boundary fields (string list), the list of field names to be mapped to attributes in the title block, e.g., "name" (see details and example following this table); the title block is assigned using the attributes from the block assigned in "block" | nil |
| sflg | Plot to specified scale: T or nil | nil |
| scale | Plot scale (string), e.g., "1:2000" | 1:1 |
| clip | Clip objects against boundary (flag): T or nil |
nil |
| pbnd | Plot boundary (flag): T or nil T Plot boundary polylines are plotted nil Plot boundary polylines are erased before plotting |
nil |
| bbuf | Buffer boundary: T or nil | nil |
| btyp | Buffer type: "true" or "rect" "true" Offsets the minimum bounding rectangle for a map boundary polyline "rect" Specifies an offset of an existing plot boundary line |
true |
| bdist | Buffer distance (real) | 0.10 |
Mapping of object data fields to block attributes is managed by the two plot attributes "bodfs" and "atts". The mapping is best explained by example. Suppose the following conditions:
- The boundary object data table, defined by the "bnamf" attribute, has the following fields: Field1, Field2, Field3, and Field4.
- The layout block, defined by the "block" attribute, has the following attributes: Attr1, Attr2, Attr3, Attr4, and Attr5.
- You want the value of Field1 to appear in place of Attr2, the value of Field2 in place of Attr3, and value of Field4 in place of Attr1.
To define the desired mapping, set the "bodfs" attribute to ("field1" "field2" "field4") and the "atts" attribute to ("attr2" "attr3" "attr1"). When plotting is done, values of the fields from the object data table attached to the boundary's closed polyline will be assigned to the specified block attributes. The number of elements in each list for "bodfs" and "atts" must be the same.