Convertpstyle

[tim_newsome]

Convertpstyle from ctb to stb a few years ago was not an issue. Is the a converter agent or file that I need?

[Ed Jobe]

You're not very clear on what issue you're having. btw, it CONVERTPSTYLES with an S. Maybe that's your issue?

[Tom Beauford]

For using CONVERTPSTYLES you need a CTB plotstyle along with a matching STB plotstyle to convert to.
Many years ago I came up the attached plotstyles to make it easier.

Later I added a lisp function to quickly convert outside drawings to FDOT.stb from Florida Dept. Of Transportation

; Set drawing settings to FDOT.stb
; (load "FDOT255.lsp") FDOT255
; ^P(or C:FDOT255(load "FDOT255.lsp"));FDOT255
(defun c:FDOT255 ()
 (if(=(getvar "PStyleMode") 1)(command "_convertpstyles" "acad - Convert.stb"))
; (cond(=(getvar "DwgTitled")0)(alert "Drawing must be saved first!")(exit))
 (vla-put-StyleSheet
    (vla-get-ActiveLayout (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
    "FDOT.stb"
  )

  (setq layers (vla-get-layers(vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object))))
  (vlax-for l layers
    (progn
 	(cond
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 8)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 9)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 250)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 251)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 252)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 253)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 254)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "125")(vla-put-plotstylename l "125"))
   	  ((equal (vla-get-color l) 255)(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "Normal")(vla-put-plotstylename l "Normal"))
   	  (T(setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "255")(vla-put-plotstylename l "255"))
 	)
    )
  )
  (setvar "CPLOTSTYLE" "ByLayer")
  (princ)
 )

Hope that helps.