topic Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages in AutoCAD Forum

None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

WBROWNMG7FU — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:14:49 GMT

I regularly use PUBLISH to convert multiple pages to PDF. I am printing in Monochrome. When I use PUBLISH, every line that is not horizontal or vertical comes out light gray and hard to see, which is my issue. When I use PLOT, to plot a single page, all of the lines come out black and uniform, as expected. Obviously PUBLISH is the quickest way to plot multiple pages, so I would like to utilize it. I do not want to have to plot each page individually and then combine them into one package in Adobe, as it takes too much time.

The gray washed-out line issue only occurs when using PUBLISH. Anyone have a solution?

Thanks!

P.S. I tried uploading PDF examples, but was prompted that the file type (PDF) was invalid.

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

pendean — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:32:35 GMT

@WBROWNMG7FU wrote:

P.S. I tried uploading PDF examples, but was prompted that the file type (PDF) was invalid.

Sure they are PDFs? I seem to be able to add them here, no issues.

@WBROWNMG7FU wrote:

I regularly use PUBLISH to convert multiple pages to PDF. I am printing in Monochrome. When I use PUBLISH, every line that is not horizontal or vertical comes out light gray and hard to see, which is my issue. When I use PLOT, to plot a single page, all of the lines come out black and uniform, as expected....

The gray washed-out line issue only occurs when using PUBLISH. Anyone have a solution?

I don't see screenshots of your PLOT and PUBLISH commands pop-up here "ready to do", can you do so now?

And a screenshot of your ABOUT command pop-up too please.

Your PDF Viewer is...?

And if you try a different PDF Viewer, does the problem go away?

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

paullimapa — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:47:55 GMT

Are you using the same page setup to create the pdf when you use the Publish command?

Don't use <Default: None>

Create a page setup that uses monochrome.ctb and then use this page setup with Publish.

Or post a sample drawing so we can all take a look.

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

WBROWNMG7FU — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:45:40 GMT

In regards to me not being able to upload "PDFs", the files type says "Adobe Acrobat Document"

Here are the screen shots you asked for.

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

WBROWNMG7FU — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:54:41 GMT

Yes I use monochrome on each page. I do not used default none.

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

WBROWNMG7FU — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:00:00 GMT

Actually, maybe I am using default none!

What I do is open a new drawing in a file that already has the page setup completed. But I just noticed that on the publish command that the page setup is default: none. I assumed that if each individual page was setup that the setting would follow over when using publish. How can I change the page setup in publish?

my only option is to "import".

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

paullimapa — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:13:33 GMT

this means you don't have a page setup created in the drawing and I see in your page setup screen shot window that it is set to <None>. So create and save a page setup which defines your plot parameters including monochrome.ctb then this page setup name will show up on the drop down list in the Publish window.

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

WBROWNMG7FU — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:45:15 GMT

Thanks. This worked!

Re: None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

paullimapa — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:48:25 GMT

glad to have helped...cheers!!!