PDF Fuzzy Plot

[Rudbeckia]

Hi Folks

What would cause the attached PDF to plot this way? File is a 2013 Autocad LT survey file from an engineer. I tried changing line weights, colors, etc

Any guesses? Its about to drive me insane

[Grant]

Don't know - Have you tried using cutePDF? It may solve it

[Rudbeckia]

yes its not that, i think it might have something to do with a missing cbt file, but not sure how to plot without that

[Grant]

I suppose you tried Monochrome.ctb?

[SLW210]

Can you post the actual file?

[Rudbeckia]

dont think so........when I go to plot, the cbt file is missing that was used, could that be the problem? I tried the command convertpstyle but i dont think I did it correctly....thanks for trying to help!

I have tried plotting in grayscale, monochrome but it still plots in color regardless

[SLW210]

Sounds like this is an image in the drawing.

[Rudbeckia]

interesting.....it seems not like an image, it has layers lines etc i can click on in model space just like a regular cad file......can an image have that?

[Rudbeckia]

i put the file in illustrator and , lines are not fuzzy at all when made a PDF from illustator.....i think it has to be something with the plotstyle missing in cad

[SLW210]

Select it and then Properties, what is it called? I really do not see how a missing plot style could cause this, just substitute another ctb and adjust settings to suite.