Viewer and plot files

[mrohde]

I have created a drawing in ACAD that has colors assigned to each layer. I have created a custom plot style that instructs the plotter routine to plot most of these colors as "black" when the drawing is sent to a color laser printer. This works fine from within ACAD. However, when I use your viewer it plots the drawing with the default colors and not black.
How can I get the viewer to use the custom plot style file that I have created?

Thanks,
Mike Rohde
Engr., Omegadyne Inc.

[GuthCAD Software Support]

Hi Mike,

Unfortunately there is currently no support for plotstyles. We have it scheduled to be included in a software update in July.

PS. If you able to email one of your drawings together with the custom plotstyle (.STB or .CTB file) it would be helpful to us. (Use the 'Private Email' link, or email to our Support email. (http://www.guthcad.com/contact.htm)

PPS.
A possible workaround that works by color only (not by layer) is to use the [MapPrintPens] section of the CADVIEWER.INI file in combination with the 'Darken Light Pens' print option. Basically the method is to set all print pen mapping to pen 7 (=black) except the pens that you want to print in their actual color. So for example to just print the Red pen (pen 1) in Red, and all other colors in black the setting would be:

[MapPensOut]
0=7
#1=7
2=7
3=7
4=7
5=7
6=7
7=7
8=7
9=7
10=7
11=7
12=7
13=7
14=7
15=7
16=7
17=7
18=7
19=7
20=7
21=7
22=7
23=7
24=7
25=7
26=7
27=7
28=7
29=7
30=7
31=7
32=7
33=7
34=7
35=7
36=7
37=7
38=7
39=7
40=7
41=7
42=7
43=7
44=7
45=7
46=7
47=7
48=7
49=7
50=7
51=7
52=7
53=7
54=7
55=7
56=7
57=7
58=7
59=7
60=7
61=7
62=7
63=7
64=7Obviously this method is not very flexible and would only suit if you always have a fixed print requirement.


best regards,
Software Support

[mrohde]

I just sent the files. I am going to proceed with my project here, with the assumption that you will have this functionality in the July release.

Thanks,
Mike Rohde
Mfg. Engr. Omegadyne Inc.