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    Jessy1980
    Posts: 18
    Registered: 02-18-2011

    Pdf's plot black!

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    01-20-2012 08:59 AM

    I am working in AutoCAD 2011. When I open a drawing that has two images in it and I try to plot it to a HP DesignJet plotter, the pdf's plot black. The drawing was created in Civil 3D 2012 and saved back to AutoCAD 2010. Even if I plot it to pdf first everything looks okay in the preview and the pdf created but as soon as I try to plot it to the plotter it prints out black. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you

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    Re: Pdf's plot black!

    01-20-2012 09:52 AM in reply to: Jessy1980

    Which designjet plotter, and which driver are you using? most of the older ones are not capable of printing what you want.

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    Re: Pdf's plot black!

    01-20-2012 11:32 AM in reply to: pendean

    you can try converting the PDF to a bitonal tiff, or a .png.  Those formats are supported by earlier versions of acad

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    Re: Pdf's plot black!

    01-22-2012 05:00 PM in reply to: Jessy1980