topic Re: Objects in viewport not plotting in AutoCAD Forum

Objects in viewport not plotting

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:25:26 GMT

I' m trying to print a drawing which contains a viewport, but none of the objects inside the viewport are visible when I plot or preview plot. There are three xrefs in the drawing, however I have succesfully plotted several other drawings with the same xrefs. I also tried drawing a line in model space, but even that doesn't print, so it looks like the problem is not related to the references.

Here is what the drawing looks like:

Here is what it looks like in plot preview:

and here is what the actual plot looks like:

Re: Objects in viewport not plotting

GrantsPirate — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:40:11 GMT

Are the xrefs on a nonplotting layer? Post the drawing or a portion of the drawing for us to examine.

Re: Objects in viewport not plotting

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:44:01 GMT

No, they're all on a layer that is thawed, on, not viewport frozen, and not nonplotting. I also tried drawing objects in model space, and they don't show up in a plot either.

Re: Objects in viewport not plotting

dmfrazier — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:33:22 GMT

For any of the objects that don't plot in the viewport on the layout tab, do they plot (and/or preview) if you plot from the Model tab?

Within the XRef DWGs, are there objects on no-plot layers?

Re: Objects in viewport not plotting

pendean — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 21:47:49 GMT

What visualstyle are you running in that viewport? Looks muddy to say the least.

Otherwise... show us: post your actual DWG file let's all have a look.

Re: Objects in viewport not plotting

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:11:17 GMT

In the xrefs, no layers are frozen, turned off, or non-plotting

Re: Objects in viewport not plotting

ChicagoLooper — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:26:52 GMT

What are your pen assignments? CTB or STB? Upload a screenshot of your entire plot dialog window.