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My printer (plotter) prints texts and dimensions without background masks - but print preview shows the masks properly applied.

In your printer settings (PC3) switch off the option "Line merge".

Some older non-HP printers and plotters (their drivers) are not processing masks properly.

ACAD2006
100% *CAD,PLT
5.5.2006    15331×  
applies to: AutoCAD 2006 ·

See also:
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Tip 4426:BOM in Inventor 10 sums values of similar parts.
Tip 2960:How to affect lineweight of lines merged back to the image of raster overlay?


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