None vertical and horizontal lines are light gray when PUBLISHING to pdf, but are black when PLOTTING single pages

[WBROWNMG7FU]

I regularly use PUBLISH to convert multiple pages to PDF. I am printing in Monochrome. When I use PUBLISH, every line that is not horizontal or vertical comes out light gray and hard to see, which is my issue. When I use PLOT, to plot a single page, all of the lines come out black and uniform, as expected. Obviously PUBLISH is the quickest way to plot multiple pages, so I would like to utilize it. I do not want to have to plot each page individually and then combine them into one package in Adobe, as it takes too much time. 

The gray washed-out line issue only occurs when using PUBLISH. Anyone have a solution?

Thanks!

P.S. I tried uploading PDF examples, but was prompted that the file type (PDF) was invalid. 

[pendean]

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@WBROWNMG7FU wrote:

P.S. I tried uploading PDF examples, but was prompted that the file type (PDF) was invalid. 

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Sure they are PDFs? I seem to be able to add them here, no issues.

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@WBROWNMG7FU wrote:

I regularly use PUBLISH to convert multiple pages to PDF. I am printing in Monochrome. When I use PUBLISH, every line that is not horizontal or vertical comes out light gray and hard to see, which is my issue. When I use PLOT, to plot a single page, all of the lines come out black and uniform, as expected....

The gray washed-out line issue only occurs when using PUBLISH. Anyone have a solution?

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I don't see screenshots of your PLOT and PUBLISH commands pop-up here "ready to do", can you do so now?

And a screenshot of your ABOUT command pop-up too please.

Your PDF Viewer is...?

And if you try a different PDF Viewer, does the problem go away?

[paullimapa]

Are you using the same page setup to create the pdf when you use the Publish command?

Don't use <Default: None>

Create a page setup that uses monochrome.ctb and then use this page setup with Publish.

Or post a sample drawing so we can all take a look.

[WBROWNMG7FU]

In regards to me not being able to upload "PDFs", the files type says "Adobe Acrobat Document" 

Here are the screen shots you asked for.

[WBROWNMG7FU]

Yes I use monochrome on each page. I do not used default none. 

[WBROWNMG7FU]

Actually, maybe I am using default none!

What I do is open a new drawing in a file that already has the page setup completed. But I just noticed that on the publish command that the page setup is default: none. I assumed that if each individual page was setup that the setting would follow over when using publish. How can I change the page setup in publish?

my only option is to "import".

[paullimapa · Accepted solution]

this means you don't have a page setup created in the drawing and I see in your page setup screen shot window that it is set to <None>. So create and save a page setup which defines your plot parameters including monochrome.ctb then this page setup name will show up on the drop down list in the Publish window.

[WBROWNMG7FU]

Thanks. This worked!

[paullimapa]

glad to have helped...cheers!!!