Topic: Text color is light when plotted

[VerticalMojo]

I’ve been trying to figure out why my computer is printing all of my yellow text shaded. Other computers in the office are using the same pen settings as I am and their plots come out perfect. Any Ideas?

Thanks

[M-dub]

Not that I doubt you, but are you SURE all of the pen settings are the same?  It sure sounds to me like you're trying to print in colour on a B&W printer.  Also have a look at dithering and screening.  Just make sure that the yellow 'pen' is printing in black instead of 'use object colour'.

Just a thought...
Hope that helps.
Mike

[VerticalMojo]

M-dub,

My pen settings are on the network so we all use the same ones.....

 

Dithering = I dont think my printer offers that option....

screening = 100

yellow = black

greyscale = off

[M-dub]

Alright, my bad...
That IS a strange one.  Is yellow the ONLY colour that gets screwed up?  What happens if you try to create your own test plot style?

[VerticalMojo]

Not all the yellow text plots light, Just some. Also it dosent have to be yellow either (ex: some blue text does the same effect).

[M-dub]

And it's JUST text?

[VerticalMojo]

And it's JUST text?

yup....

[AfricaAD]

Are you printing on a plotter or a laser jet printer?
Is scale lineweights on or off?

[VerticalMojo]

Are you printing on a plotter or a laser jet printer

laser jet printer

Is scale lineweights on or off?

off

.... Some interesting information after running some test plots. It only occurs on 1:2 scale prints and only to DTEXT.

MTEXT prints good.

I’m getting closer to the solution I can feel it.....

[VerticalMojo]

Okay... its something to do with a certain Text style...... Why would it work on other computers though??

My print preview shows the thickness of the dtext to be lighter than the other text....

[Keith™]

just a few more things to think about....not sure if or how they may affect plotting....
textfill
true type fonts

[M-dub]

I'm just about drained for ideas here, but what if you try copying all of the font files from another pc over to yours.  I doubt that would change anything, but I can't think of anything else...

...I dunno...

[VerticalMojo]

It seems to be a certain text style.... "TEXT100"

See the height? When I change it to zero.... it works fine.

Other computers don't have to do that....




this is my print preview......
notice the top text is thinner? they are the same color...


** I can change the DTEXT text style and make it romans and it will print fine....

[Crank]

Are you using romans.ttf in the Mtext and romans.shx in your dtext?

[VerticalMojo]

Both using romans.shx