sueclaries Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 i'm using autocad 2010. i've draw a house plan and ready to plot. i've set the plot style and everything. but nothing was printed on the paper and tried for like 3 to 4 times but still the same. both of my black and color ink cartridge are full. HELP!! Quote
sueclaries Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 Do you see it when you do a print preview? yes! are all the lines suppose to be very thin when print preview? i mean no lineweight. Quote
nestly Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 If you're trying to plot with lineweights, then lineweight should show on the preview. Can you post a screenshot of your Plot dialog box? Quote
ReMark Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 You didn't draw everything on a layer called Defpoints did you? Quote
QualityEngineer Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 id check your layer settings and see if the current layer with all the data on is set to print or not.. Also, have you generated a layout for your model yet? Quote
Jack_O'neill Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Did you select a printer? If as in Nestly's screen shot above, it says "none" next to "name" then nothing happens. Quote
sueclaries Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 If you're trying to plot with lineweights, then lineweight should show on the preview. Can you post a screenshot of your Plot dialog box? [ATTACH]28885[/ATTACH] \ Quote
nestly Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 I haven't plotted from Modelspace for many years, but nothing seems out of place to me. Perhaps uncheck "plot with plotstyles" and if you can print, then I'd say there may be something wrong with your CTB Quote
eldon Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 I don't know whether you have successfully plotted yet, but I would make a couple of comments which might prove useful. I see you are plotting the display. when I plot from Modelspace, I usually plot a Window, so that I know what is likely to be printed. Always use the Preview. Your scale of 1 to 100 seems curious when you are plotting with Inches units. The scale of 1/8" to 1' is 1 to 96, and if you are wanting 1" to 100', that is a scale of 1 to 1200. When I am in doubt as to what will fit on the paper, I first use the Fit to paper, see what scale it comes up with, and then choose the precise scale that I want. Of course, when you discover Paperspace plotting, then your troubles might be over Quote
sueclaries Posted July 25, 2011 Author Posted July 25, 2011 oh...okay when i do the print preview, this is what i see...is this correct? or else? Quote
eldon Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 I am afraid that the image is not visible to me. But generally, the Preview shows what is going to be printed. Quote
mateen Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Either your layer is on defpoint or your plot is off check your layer first and then go layer properties manger and check your plot.... Quote
sueclaries Posted July 30, 2011 Author Posted July 30, 2011 problem with printing solved.....but there is another problem.. when i do the print preview, my plan looks okay with layers.. when i print it, it came out black?? what's wrong again? Quote
SLW210 Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Do you have a color plot style table selected? Quote
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