How to print a pitcure with text over it??

[Anonymous]

I imported a JPEG picture that has a dark background. I put words over the top that are white in color with a 40% transparancy. When i go to print or save as a PDF the word do not show up, it looks lime they are still black. Please help

[imadHabash]

Hi,

you may need to tick the Plot transparency option in plot dialog . can you make a screenshot for your issue ?

[gotphish001]

You can put a wipeout around the text so it masks a small rectangle over the picture. Click on the text and right click and pick text editor. There's a button called mask in the ribbon. There's a few options. Try them and see which you like best.

[-FDC-]

You should put some transparancy to the jpg as well.

Either the layer it is on or in the properties

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I put words over the top that are white

If you are using AutoCAD 2018 and you used true color 255,255,255 then change the value to 254,254,254 ... there is a small bug with true-color-white and transparency.

Otherwise ... uploading the DWG + the JPG would help us to see what you have. Not seeing the text could be so much (on a no-plot layer, in the draw order behind the image, visual styles set to handle 3D, ...).

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you all! I have the text showing up now by using the layer setting. But now the text is not showing the transparency. It does not lighten as I change the number in the Mtext properties. I’m sure this is an easy fix but i don’t see an option to show transparency. Ideas?

[imadHabash]

i think that the problem is NOT in the text transparency , the darkness of the image is the case.

[-FDC-]

Try to set the text in another color (yellow or black).

[Anonymous]

But the look of the text is not changing as i change the text transparency?

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> But the look of the text is not changing as i change the text transparency?

Does not change on the display: set TRANSPARENCYDISPLAY to 1

Does not change on the plot: make sure "Plot transparency" is activated in the plot dialog

>> I’m sure this is an easy fix 

Yes, if we have the data it might be easy.

- alfred -

[-FDC-]

Here you see an example.

Image on a layer with 50% transparancy.

Text on a layer with 70% transparancy.

Text should be TrueType though (not shx)!

To plot you schould check "plot transparancy"

[Anonymous]

Got it!! Thank you Alfred!
Setting the transparancydisplay to 1 fixed it
Thank you everyone!

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

great, thank you for your feedback, good to know you got it working!

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Actual. That fixed it in autocad but when I go to print or save as pdf the text color look 100% bright

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> That fixed it in autocad but when I go to print or

Please use _PLOT and use the driver "DWG to PDF.pc3" and make sure the checkbox for "plot transparency" is active in the plot-dialog.

>> or save as pdf the text color look 100% bright

There does not exist a "Save As" to PDF, if you mean command _EXPORTPDF then please use _PLOT, there are more options for the output.

If that does not work (and you want to avoid a day long try-and-error) please show us your data.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

This is very helpful. I am new to this forum. How do i attach a screenshot?

[-FDC-]

this way

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> How do i attach a screenshot?

Not a screenshot, in images we can't see your plot settings.

Please upload the dwg + the image you used in the dwg + the PDF you get when you plot.

Best would be to open your drawing, run commmand _ETRANSMIT and create a ZIP file from your dwg and your referenced files like the image (and CTB/STB if you used one).

When you are then in your internet browser to type the reply to this post you see one line below the text-input box a line with "Attachments" ... there you can attaach this zip file.

- alfred -