Choose background color as text color

[dominiekvanwest]

Hi,

Our company logo is a blue box with white letters. So in an idw I made the title block with this blue box and white letters and it prints out just fine. But internally we don't need that color, we just want to print in black and white. So if I print and select 'All colors as black', both the blue box and the white text are black, which means I only see a full black box. I do understand as the white color is also a color. But is there any way of setting the text up so it is the same as the background (or setting up the text with no color) which means it won't change to black if I select 'All colors as black'?

Thanks in advance!

Dominiek

[mdavis22569]

You can edit your text color in the Format Text box ... it's the icon next to Rotation. I'm unable to post a picture to show you the icon ...but it's looks like stacked paper in 3 different colors. Is this what you mean by changing the text color? Mike

[-niels-]

Can't you just set the printer to not print color instead of selecting "all colors as black" in inventor?
We print everything for internal use without color as well, but we let the printer just turn it into greyscale.

[dominiekvanwest]

That seems the only way to do it. But if I change it, then it's changed for next drawings I want to print too, so if I want color again, then I need to change it back.

Maybe a better option is to make 2 "printers" (1 with color, 1 with greyscale) and just select the correct printer.

Thank you for the replies!

[-niels-]

You could check the exchange apps for printing solutions:
http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/en/Home

I've heard people mention KwikPrints at times, but there seem to be more printing related addins that might be of use for your situation.

[mcgyvr]

Can't you just use an image for your logo instead of creating it from scratch?

[dominiek_vanwest]

Won't the image also print as a full black box as it are all colors?

Won't the file size be bigger because it's an image instead of just text and some lines?