topic Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems in AutoCAD for Mac Forum

Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 20:42:41 GMT

Hi everyone

I'm facing some problems with autocad layout overnight, because it started only today.

First of all, I can't print plot style preferences, for example even if I set monochrome in page setup I can't neither see layers in black and white nor print them in monochrome. Then, autocad has a problem when printing to pdf, it loads for too muche, it comes out that the application doesn't respond, and after a bit of time it prints.

Has anyone faced this problems or knows the solution?

Thanks

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

pendean — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 22:30:00 GMT

Is the problem one single file?
Or all DWG files?

Did your MacOS update over the weekend?
Did something else?

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

maxim_k — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:36:47 GMT

Hi @giovanni.cerza ,

If you've upgraded to macOS Monterey, you'll need to install the latest update for your version of AutoCAD.

For AutoCAD for Mac 2022, the Update is >>>>>here<<<<<

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:30:24 GMT

First of all, thank you for answering
I've already downloaded the latest AutoCAD 2022 update and yes, I run MacOS
Monterey, but the program keeps having these problems.
Anything else I can do?

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:20:24 GMT

Thank you for answering
The problem is for every DWG file and not for a few of them.
My mac has the latest MacOS Monterey update and the latest AutoCAD for mac
2022 update.
I really don't know what to do. Do you?

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

maxim_k — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:36:00 GMT

@giovanni.cerza ,

>>>>>for example even if I set monochrome in page setup I can't neither see layers in black and white nor print them in monochrome.

Can you share one of your drawings with this problem?

>>>>> it loads for too muche, it comes out that the application doesn't respond, and after a bit of time it prints.

What Printer do you use to create PDFs?

Can you attach screenshot with Page Setup or Print window?

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:38:10 GMT

Sure, sorry for the late response. I've attached both the dwg file and the page setup screenshot.

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

maxim_k — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:09:12 GMT

Hi @giovanni.cerza ,

You have problems with monochrome output because of the current visual style in viewport.

It is Conceptual:

But monochrome output works only with 2D Wireframe visual style:

So you have to change visual style in all viewports you want to plot in monochrome to 2D Wireframe.

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:12:00 GMT

Okay thank you so much, but do you think this is correlated to the problem that when I print it barely crashes?

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

maxim_k — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 04:27:13 GMT

When you print viewport with Visual Style other than 2D Wireframe, AutoCAD creates raster image and not vectors in PDF. This could be the reason for the long time print process.

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:30:04 GMT

I put the visual in 2D Wireframe in Model but in the viewports the lines are still coloured instead of monochrome, am I doing something wrong?

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

maxim_k — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:34:28 GMT

You need to activate each viewport in each Layout and change Visual Style in it.

Re: Autocad 2022 plotting problems

giovanni.cerza — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:52:10 GMT

Now it works, thank you so much. Wish you happy holidays!