topic Re: Monochrome is printing colors in AutoCAD for Mac Forum

Monochrome is printing colors

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:26:35 GMT

Hi.

I study architecture in Highschool.

I am using Autocad 2015 on a mac, I set the page setup manager to print on monochrome.stb

when printing, the colors are not black and white like suppose to be, they have the layers colors.

also, when trying to set the scale in the layout to be 1:50, its really small and on the example our teacher gave us its very large (used the same measurements)

sorry if you didn't understand my english is not the best XD

Thanks!

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

maxim_k — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:15:12 GMT

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi Micha,

Please verify that you assigned plot style with new "Style1" and not "Normal" to the Layers in the drawing. You can use Layers palette for this.
And about scale issue: it could be so that you are using measurement units in Model space different from teachers. For example, in teacher's drawing one unit equals 1 mm and in your drawing one unit is 1 m.

Maxim

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:37:12 GMT

Every time I try to change the plot style to "style1" and press ok, it changes it back to normal.

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

maxim_k — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:51:11 GMT

Please verify that you have installed all Updates for AutoCAD 2015.
If I'm not mistaken, there was a bug in 2015 version which prevents from changing named plot style in the Layers palette.
You can also try to use command line version of -LAYERS command (with dash before command name) to change plot style name for all layers.

Maxim

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:06:50 GMT

updated it and still not working.

am i doing this right?

when going to page setup manager on "plot style table" near to the monochrome.stb there is a printer icon, the press style 1 and then save & close.

then i try to print and when previewing it has colors.

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

maxim_k — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:25:33 GMT

You need to change plot style in the Layers palette like in this picture:

https://autodesk.i.lithium.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/179330i17C576A4B3F5C7F5/image-size/original/download/true?v=1.0&px=-1

Maxim

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:03:26 GMT

Nope, still not working.

Do I need to refresh it somehow?

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

maxim_k — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:38:04 GMT

Try with -LAYER command. Here is Command window input:
Command: -LAYER
Current layer: "0"
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/PStyle/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]: ps
Enter Plot Style Name or [?] <Normal>: Style 1
Enter name list of layer(s) for plot style name Style 1 <0>: *
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/PStyle/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]:
Command:

Or - Can you attach your drawing here?

Maxim

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:11:33 GMT

Yah I don't really understand how to do this thanks for you help 🙂

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

maxim_k — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:43:06 GMT

Can you try it now?

(See in attachment)

Maxim

Re: Monochrome is printing colors

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:45:14 GMT

Thanks!!! Working 🙂