Sue g Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 For the past month my dimensions and all of my text is printed out dotted. My line type for dimensions and text is set at continuous. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Could it be that someone (???) overrode the linetype from 'ByLayer' to 'DOT' on the Home tab > Properties panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue g Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 I checked to make sure it wasn't set on dashed...it says continuous. I even tried changing it to another layer like walls which I know has a continuous line and it still prints dotted. The dimensions don't show up as dotted on my drying until it's printed. The same with my text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Attach a copy of the drawing to your next post and someone here will take a look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 If the problem only shows after printing, you want to look at the print driver and/or printer settings. Do they print okay to another printer or to PDF, then print? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue g Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 I've saved the drawing as a jpeg and a pdf and it still happens. I usually print at FedEx Kinkos and I've been to two different ones and have printed at home as well and it's the same. I definitely changed some setting accidentally and can't figure out how to change it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Can you post the drawing here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just curious. Are your dimensions and text on separate layers or the same layer? Are you printing from model space or from a layout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue g Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 The dimensions and a text or two separate layers and I am printing from a layout. I will post it later I have to run out now and don't have time. When I get back I'll post a picture of the drawing. It doesn't show up until it prints. When you look at it in the layout the dimensions in the text are solid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue g Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 I've attached some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 OK...we believed you but we cannot troubleshoot what is happening without a copy of the actual drawing file or enough of it to demonstrate the problem. For the third, and hopefully, final time please attach a copy of the .DWG file to your next post. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue g Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Here is the file KATIE W FLOORPLAN.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCADnoob Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Im not getting the same results when i print. Give this a shot and see if it helps https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Text-and-symbols-are-displayed-as-dots-in-PDF.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) I plotted your drawing from model space then from the layout and the only thing I notice is when I plot from the layout the dimensions and text appear slightly less dark but I see no evidence of dots. I rarely if ever plot to a PDF and when I do I never have cause to print from the PDF. I'm usually creating it at the request of an engineer. Thankfully those types of requests are few and far between. I really do hate PDF's. Edited March 4, 2016 by ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Im not getting the same results when i print. Give this a shot and see if it helps https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Text-and-symbols-are-displayed-as-dots-in-PDF.html Looks like you nailed it CADnoob. Can't say I have ever encountered the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCADnoob Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 single handedly proving a broken clock is right twice a day since 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Yeah, very nicely done CAD, that certainly seems to have hit said nail right on the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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