AutoCad Map 3D settings issue

[Anonymous]

I believe I have a settings issue for which I am stumped- My polylines are visually appearing grey when I open just this one particular dwg. I have rechecked my layers and plot settings and all seem correct. When I click on the polyline (or any of them) they are on the correct layer and also by color layer and in the properties box - everything seems to be correct. I can draw new lines and they are the correct color - UNTIL I close and reopen the dwg and all polylines change to gray - BUT only visually - the layers still have the correct color and they will not even plot in color. Can anyone give my a suggestion as to what changed or do I just start this project over - ugghhh!!!

thanks for your help as always

Brenda

[Anonymous]

Model tab or a layout tab? Look in the page setup (plot dialog) and see if
Display plot styles is checked.

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Murph
http://map3d.wordpress.com/


"CMGBrenda" wrote in message news:6347892@discussion.autodesk.com...
I believe I have a settings issue for which I am stumped- My polylines are
visually appearing grey when I open just this one particular dwg. I have
rechecked my layers and plot settings and all seem correct. When I click on
the polyline (or any of them) they are on the correct layer and also by
color layer and in the properties box - everything seems to be correct. I
can draw new lines and they are the correct color - UNTIL I close and reopen
the dwg and all polylines change to gray - BUT only visually - the layers
still have the correct color and they will not even plot in color. Can
anyone give my a suggestion as to what changed or do I just start this
project over - ugghhh!!!

thanks for your help as always

Brenda

[Anonymous]

I was working in model space - so what I did was go into my layout tab and the lines changed back to cyan - went back to model space and the lines stayed cyan. I then closed the dwg and reopened it again. As I was reopening the dwg - the lines were cyan but as soon as it finished opening - the lines changed to gray - I kid you not!! repeated the steps above - went to my layout tabs - lines changed to cyan -etc. I sure am stumped. I have checked the Display plot styles in the page setup and it appears as if nothing has changed and all is correct.

thanks for your help thoughts

Brenda

[Anonymous]

Are there any dwg objects layers in the Display Manager?


Murph
http://map3d.wordpress.com/


"CMGBrenda" wrote in message news:6347933@discussion.autodesk.com...
I was working in model space - so what I did was go into my layout tab and
the lines changed back to cyan - went back to model space and the lines
stayed cyan. I then closed the dwg and reopened it again. As I was
reopening the dwg - the lines were cyan but as soon as it finished opening -
the lines changed to gray - I kid you not!! repeated the steps above - went
to my layout tabs - lines changed to cyan -etc. I sure am stumped. I have
checked the Display plot styles in the page setup and it appears as if
nothing has changed and all is correct.

thanks for your help thoughts

Brenda

[yooper_75]

Look at Display Manger -> Map base -> Default. Deselect the check box, save, and reopen drawing. Worked for me when I had the same problem.

Carl

[JohnPM]

Had the same issue with polylines turning grey. Tried regen, audit and purge. Removed all features but nothing worked. Eventually started a new drawing with same coordinate system and performed a query "all" and the problem did not return. However, needed to use design center to re import layout settings. I thought the problem started when creating a legend from attached features.

John

[krusse10]

I had the same issue and unchecking the Default box under the Map Base in the Task Pane solved the problem immediately.  Thanks!