My printer is just printing blank pages.

[scottlarsonCAUJ4]

Good Morning All,

I have AutoCad LT 2019. When I first installed my printer was printing fine.  This morning I'm trying to print some drawings with my default windows printer, there are just printing blank pages. A setting must got changed by mistake but I don't know which one. When I click on the printer icon and select my printer, click on the preview button, it just shows a blank page. 

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

when you start command _PLOT while you have your layout active, what option have you defined as plot area? Make sure it's "Layout" so you get the same content you can see in your current layout.

To see if that depends on your plotter you might chose a different device like "DWG to PDF.pc3", also make sure the correct page format and scaling is set. At least, in case you use a CTB or STB uncheck the "plot with plotstyles" on the right side and try to plot again.

- alfred -

[scottlarsonCAUJ4 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I use to choose the limits on what to plot drop down list. Please see attached image.

Thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> I use to choose the limits

And you you tried any of my suggestions?

BTW: "Limits" is the worst option to use in that case, because limits is something manually defined (e.g from 0,0 to 17",11") and your geometry might be outside that area.

First for plotting, try to learn how layouts are working, that's the much better way than to plot from modelspace.

Second in case of modelspace either specify the window area you want to plot or use "Display" to get plotted what you currently see.

- alfred -

[hazem.oth96]

if you are printing a layout go to layout manager and re-chose the same paper size
then try printing again
It worked for me