topic Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing in AutoCAD Electrical Forum

Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

yan_ken — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:49:53 GMT

Hi there,

I have attached a dynamic block that I created to represent wire way / panduit, however, I do not know why the attribute is not showing at the plotting preview/printing. It only shows on screen?

Please see attached.

Thanks

AutoCAD Electrical 2016

Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

rhesusminus — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:48:38 GMT

It's because you've set the PANDUIT_TEXT layer to not plot. The attribute is placed on that layer.

Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

yan_ken — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:02:02 GMT

Thanks Trond!

Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:53:39 GMT

I am having this same issue and cannot figure it out. If you open my file and try to print it, and look that the preview, the printing in the two top right corners do not show.

Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

rhesusminus — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:16:48 GMT

The stuff that's invisible in your drawing, are "invisible" because you've given it the true color 255,255,255 (White). True colors will be plotte with that exact color, no matter what the plot style says. Hence... You get white output on white paper. Tru setting the color of those object to "ByBlock" instead, as they should be, when inside a block.

Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:25:27 GMT

Thank you. I did put them as ByBlock and the middle box shows up now but I cant seem to get the top one to show

Re: Dynamic Block Attribute not plotting/printing

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:39:57 GMT

It seemed to not like where I was selecting the color and I chose a different spot and it worked. Thanks a ton. That was starting to get to me.