plot preview showing and printing in color HELP!!!

[dboy413]

for some reason when i click plot preview all the layers show up in color and they are printing in color, even though i have created a ctb. file for b&w printing. PLEASE HELP!!!!

[azzro10]

have u set the colours of your layers to standard autocad colours eg 1-255 or are they true colours (have 3 numbers like 234,85,18)

if they are true colours then they will plot as they are, the ctb file will have no effect

[Dipali]

It happens if you use any colors other than index colors i.e 255 ACI colors, a true color, or a color book color.

[dboy413]

I'm not using any color past 255 and still it won't print in b&w and the plot preview is still in color and prints in color?? PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[papagyi]

What is your plot style?E.g..acad,none,grayscale,monocrome...etc. Normally "acad".

[dboy413]

I got it figured out thanks for the reply!!!!

[Cad64]

What was the solution? Just because you figured it out on your own doesn't mean that this thread should go unanswered. It might help someone else with a similar problem.

[dboy413]

i went into plot style manager and change all the layers that i was using to black on the first pull down bar that way they would show up in the print preview as black.