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Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:55:47 GMT

So I am trying to set up my plotting settings to allow for 1 line to be in color and the rest in black. I have tried setting up new .ctb files adjusting so that all the other lines are supposed to be in black and 170 to be blue but it still keeps showing up with everything black. I'm sure I'm missing a step here somewhere. I have attached a snippet of the plot style table

Re: Plotting a line in color

Patchy — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:59:23 GMT

Open up the monochrome, change 1 to use color and save as new name.ctb then use it.

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:07:06 GMT

Nope, still shows as black

Re: Plotting a line in color

Patchy — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:19:05 GMT

It works here

Re: Plotting a line in color

pendean — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:21:22 GMT

Show your work: post the CTB you think you edited here and a DWG file set to use it.

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:26:18 GMT

I get that it's supposed to work that easily but that is my problem. That it's not working. I attached my file to see if you can see what i'm doing wrong. thanks

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:34:07 GMT

So it attached the drawing but its wont allow me to upload the ctb file. Instead of changing the Color 1 as suggested I went to change the specific line. I'm attaching screenshots to show what each step looks like

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:34:37 GMT

Here is the last image

Re: Plotting a line in color

pendean — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:40:01 GMT

ZIP the two files together then post the ZIP file https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/zip-and-unzip-files-8d28fa72-f2f9-712f-67df-f80cf89fd4e5

Re: Plotting a line in color

pendean — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:42:39 GMT

And where is color 170 in your posted DWG file?

Re: Plotting a line in color

Patchy — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:43:12 GMT

Go to printer properties and click to plot colors.

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:58:59 GMT

I did see that on another post but don't seem to have that option. see attached

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:59:58 GMT

170 is supposed to be the waterline layer

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:02:24 GMT

Zip file is attached

Re: Plotting a line in color

pendean — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:06:09 GMT

You mean the BLUE layer color (aka pen #5) you have set in your file and object color...

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:10:47 GMT

Yes that is the one

Re: Plotting a line in color

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:21:25 GMT

Got it. Thanks, I kept trying to do the 170 blue and didn't realize.