Drawing plots color when set to monochrome

[szabolajos1989]

Hi all,

I am using AutoCAD Mechanical 2019 student for now. In the past I have used AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD 2017, all of them as a student. 

Now I have to make school project. I am done, but I can not plot it right (I need it in monochrome). I have tried it from modelspace and from layout too. Plotting from modelspace (what to plot -> window -> I give the object) results in a blank page. 

Plotting from layout results in colorful design regardless of monochrome.ctb is given as plot style table.

The only way I can make monochrome plot is to set shade plot -> wireframe. This also causes empty arrowheads what is also a problem for me.

I have tried the 'Layout -> Wireframe/2D Wireframe && Set shade plot -> Hidden' settings, resulting empty arrowheads and colorful design.

I had the same problem with AutoCAD 2018 too.

AutoCAD 2017 worked perfectly.

What am I missing? 

Thanks for any suggestions.

Cheers, 

Lajos

[The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by cheryl.buck from: Plotting issues]

[cheryl.buck]

Hi Lajos @szabolajos1989,

Plot setup can definitely be tricky. The following Autodesk Knowledge Network (AKN) articles address this issue:

Objects plot in color from AutoCAD even with a monochrome plot style

Plotting monochrome in AutoCAD still outputs color

A little extra information would help narrow down the cause:

What are you printing to? PDF, printer/plotter (which one), etc. 

What visual style are you using?

It would help in resolving the issue if you could provide the file and a ScreenCast of the issue occurring.

All the best,

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[cheryl.buck]

Hi @szabolajos1989,

I am checking back to see if my post helped you with your problem.

All the best,

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[szabolajos1989]

Dear Cheryl,

thank you at all, but your suggestion has not led to the solution.

As I remeber well, the problem was that I opened a previously with AutoCad edited file and the AutoCad Mechanical has not recognised the dimension lines as they should be, so I had to redraw the dimensions. 

Cheers,

Lajos

[cheryl.buck]

Hi @szabolajos1989,

That does seem unusual unless the plot styles are set differently in your CTB files from one version to the other.

If you would like to share a sample file in which this is occurring, I would be happy to take a look and run some tests.

Please let me know if you would like to do this. 

All the best,