I am trying to print out of the model space. I am using a window and the plotter I have selected is the DWG To PDF.pc3. In my plot style table I have selected monochrome.stb. When the file saves it shows up in full color. How do I get it to print in just black and white?
I have tried the BlackandWhite.stb and have the same problem.
I have also tried to use my BlueBeam PDF plotter and my actual printer (Brother Multi-Funtion), switched off the color to Black and White through the Properties and selected monochrome. This gets me a greyscale, but not Black and White. If I leave the color alone and select monochrome.stb it will print in color.
I do NOT want grey scale, I WANT Black and White.
Please help as I am beyond frustrated. Thank you.
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There's probably a better way, but try this. Edit the plot style table (upper right icon) in the plot dialogue box. Set the color of each color you use that you want to print as a black line to color "black" in the properties section of the box. I also set my the pen number and the virtual pen number to 7.
Lowell McCormick
Are you using colors 1-255 in AutoCAD (the ACI colors) or are you using TrueColors and/or Color Map colors?
@rkmcswain wrote:Are you using colors 1-255 in AutoCAD (the ACI colors) or are you using TrueColors and/or Color Map colors?
I'm not sure how do I check to see?
@Anonymous wrote:There's probably a better way, but try this. Edit the plot style table (upper right icon) in the plot dialogue box. Set the color of each color you use that you want to print as a black line to color "black" in the properties section of the box. I also set my the pen number and the virtual pen number to 7.
Lowell McCormick
I looked in the Plot Style Table Editor and it is set to Style 1 which has the color as black. the assigned pen # is Automatic as is the Virtual pen. I don't see anywhere to adjust the colors unless I select AutoDesk-color as the plot style. I selected that and changed everything to black and still printing in color.
Here is the drawing I am working on that won't print in monochrome even trying to convert to a pdf (which is what I prefer).
The colors being used are index colors.
I created the drawing from a standard, pre-loaded, template from AutoCad LT. I used the Tutorial-iMfg template.
As I suspected: you don't have a good grasp of how to use STB plot style tables. See image below: you assign every STYLE# you create in the STB to a layer (or you can also assign it to an object) to get your plots to follow your desired settings. "normal" does nothing for a setting. Since you only defined one style, all the layers will plot with the same black lineweight. Also attaching your file, fixed for this omission.
Consider taking some classes/courses: the one you're on should have explained all of this. There are many free and YouTube can guide you through it all.
@pendean wrote:As I suspected: you don't have a good grasp of how to use STB plot style tables. See image below: you assign every STYLE# you create in the STB to a layer (or you can also assign it to an object) to get your plots to follow your desired settings. "normal" does nothing for a setting. Since you only defined one style, all the layers will plot with the same black lineweight. Also attaching your file, fixed for this omission.
Consider taking some classes/courses: the one you're on should have explained all of this. There are many free and YouTube can guide you through it all.
You are correct Sir, I do not have a good grasp on plotting, period. I have taken 2 levels of classes at my local community college (Intro to AutoCad and Advanced AutoCad). The classes were overall good, but we did NOT do anything on plotting as the printers were broken both times I took the class so the instructor skipped over entire sections. I will look up more guides and classes on plotting per your suggestion.
I have made adjustments to my layers to incorporate the Plot Style I have created and it works! Hooray!
Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Saadallah. Thank AutoCad LT community for all your help (including RK McSwain). As my skills grow I hope to contribute helpful information to others as you all have done for me.
I attached the BEFORE (with problem I was having) and AFTER now corrected. Thank you again!
I agree with your frustration about Pendean's response. MANY of us are just CAD monkeys, paid to produce. We have to bill our time, not sit around figuring out the ins & outs of these programs by watching YouTube. We are all learning, otherwise we'd not need to post here.
Type "CONVERTPSTYLES" into command box then when you print select monochrome.cts. Printer needs to be selected.
If you have the same problem, the answer and solution is also the same.
"please let me know" => Read this thread (specially PenDean's answer).
Note, "Monochrome printing not working" isn't the problem, it is just a symptom.
Call us the real problem and we can offer the solution for this problem.
Like the old case above too:
Share your DWG will be the easiest way to show what you have and where is problem is.
Sebastian
Hi guys,
can you help me with my DWG? Can't make it to plot in monochrome - Autocad LT 2023 for Mac. Plot Style is set up to ByLayer and monochrome.stb . I am printing from Model View
Thank you!
All your Layers refereing to Plotstyle "Normal",
the plotstyle "normal" is set up to print the objects/how they are defined..
(as you can see inside your ploststyletable, but please: don#t edit the standard plotstyletables, thx)
You have to set layers plotstyle to plotstyle Style1 instead normal.
Sebastian
Thank you for your help but this still does not work. Updated Plot Style Table to "grayscale.stb" and Plot Style to "Style_1", applied to all layers. Still does not print monochrome...
The look into your plotstyletable is to understand, nothing more.
Your layers in that DWG are still linked to plotstyle NORMAL, not to "Style1"
Thats the only thing you have to change.layer
Sebastian
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