topic Re: Plot Style Not Showing Line Colors in Viewport.... All Black in AutoCAD Forum

Plot Style Not Showing Line Colors in Viewport.... All Black

payingtoomuch — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 02:01:32 GMT

Have set up a template so that all line weights and line types are assigned in the layer properties manager.

Have assigned a CTB plot style to the layouts that allows for keeping these settings and also PLOTTING the line colors all black WITHOUT needing to set the VP Color to Black in the viewport. So, all VP Colors are the same as the default model space colors.

"Problem" is that when I did this for whatever reason the settings have set the colors of the linework INSIDE the viewport to black as well..... as would also be achieved with a plot preview.

I want to maintain the colors inside the viewport but also have them PLOT & PREVIEW black.

Not understanding why it's not doing so with the way I have set up

Have assigned pen color to black> Linetype to Use Object Linetype> Lineweight to Use Object Lineweight

Any ideas what I can do?

Re: Plot Style Not Showing Line Colors in Viewport.... All Black

Ed__Jobe — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 03:22:08 GMT

In the layout's page setup, uncheck "Display Plot Styles".

Re: Plot Style Not Showing Line Colors in Viewport.... All Black

payingtoomuch — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:24:19 GMT

Thanks Ed. Thought you had fixed it for me..... But my software doesn't have that particular tick box.

What version did that start showing up in?

Anyone else have another solution?

Re: Plot Style Not Showing Line Colors in Viewport.... All Black

cadffm — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:30:06 GMT

you are not in the PAGESETUP dialog, you're looking in the PLOTdialog..

PAGESETUP

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-F5AFE4EB-9A1D-4938-AE4F-F37FD5587DE3

Re: Plot Style Not Showing Line Colors in Viewport.... All Black

payingtoomuch — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:47:06 GMT

Thanks CAD FFM. Yes, just figured that out and was getting ready to post.

Wonder why that selection is not an option in the plot dialog box.....

Anyway, there are a lot of happy campers in the office now.

As always thanks for everyone's help!