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29th Jun 2012 07:59 pm #1Forum Newbie
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Draftsight problem with printing pdf
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Hi guys. Hoping someone can help me out. I am using Draftsight to do some very basic drawings. I am not a cad guy nor do I intend to be anytime in the near future but this project is really important. Any assistance would be appreciated. Question is this.. In some of my drawings but not all, when I convert to PDF for printing my colored hatches show up in black and white. In the display-- blue. In PDF black and white while filled rectangles show up in color. Anyway, if some body could help a dumb jerk out it would be greatly appreciated.
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29th Jun 2012 08:14 pm #2Quantum Mechanic
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29th Jun 2012 08:14 pm #3Super Moderator
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I have renamed your thread title to something a little more appropriate.
And since this is not an Autocad question, I have moved it to a more suitable area of the forum."Work Smart, Not Hard"
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29th Jun 2012 08:30 pm #4Forum Newbie
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Thank you for the direction Cad64. It is much appreciated. I am trying to be respectful of the fact I am among a group of professionals and asking for help. I am trying to save my color hatches and boxes in PDF but when converted they go to black and white. However, it tells me even a zip file of the drawing is too large to upload.
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29th Jun 2012 08:54 pm #5Quantum Mechanic
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I see.
Are you using the Export to PDF feature of AutoCAD?"I have only come here seeking knowledge. Things they wouldn't teach me of in college." The Police
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29th Jun 2012 08:57 pm #6Forum Newbie
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Yes..I am using DraftSight, a knockoff version. When I convert it goes to black in white in portions. In other words certain parts of the drawing are in black and white and certain parts in color. I am just giving the export command and then saving as a PDF.
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29th Jun 2012 09:04 pm #7Quantum Mechanic
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Is there an option like in AutoCAD to print directly to a PDF file format? If so, have you tried it?
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30th Jun 2012 04:40 am #8Senior Member
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Just a thought: look in the System Options under Printing/Default Settings. If you post the settings here, then maybe someone can see what's missing.
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30th Jun 2012 04:41 am #9Senior Member
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ReMark m8 heads up, you did read "I am using DraftSight, a knockoff version" and you do know what that means ? (knockoff= not legal version)
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30th Jun 2012 04:55 am #10Senior Member
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