muck Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 What leader color Should I use on a drawing photo? My firm has printers that print in both black and white and color. We use the black & white printers the most but sometimes we use both. What color should my leaders be when I place them on a photo? If I use black leader on the photo the leader does not show up in the photo. If I go with true white the leader is masked on the white paper. I don't think AutoCAD has a true Black/White setting for a true color. What color is best to use? Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 What color is best to use? There are too many variables to give you a definitive answer. I think most people would have two sets of colors. One for B&W printing and another for color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 So there is no color that would best fit both types of printing? Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So there is no color that would best fit both types of printing?Thank you, There are too many variables to give you a definitive answer. Do you need more information about why I can't give you a definitive answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 YELLOW. Yellow has been proven by scientific research to be the most visible, and most easily picked out of the background, but this only applies to real world color. If you are plotting in black and white, a leader is going to get lost in the background, no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Yellow does not show up well on white paper. So much for scientific research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldriller Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Way to go RobDraw a nice collor but not on white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 This should be a survey question. I vote RED! LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Yellow does not show up well on white paper. So much for scientific research.OK, then. PINK. Pink has been proven by scientific research to be the most visible, and most easily picked out of the background, but this only applies to real world color. If you are plotting in black and white, a leader is going to get lost in the background, no matter what. Anyway, why are we guessing at this? Are there any examples of the issue? Is it maybe more about the care of placement of the leader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Yellow does not show up well on white paper. So much for scientific research.But Piper Super Cub's painted yellow show up very well 3 miles away against the clouds, or the mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) But Piper Super Cub's painted yellow show up very well 3 miles away against the clouds, or the mountains. Nice try, but that's a bit of a stretch if you comparing a plane in the sky to a leader on paper. Edited November 18, 2015 by RobDraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Colour 130 on aerial photos sometimes 30 sometimes 160 really depends on background image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldriller Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I like the #6 on the AutoCad color index. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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