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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08.Oct.2012 at 14:22
I´ve been there. The only thing I can do here, is do change all colors plot color. I cant choose the whole X-ref
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08.Oct.2012 at 19:20
You can do a lot more than that.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08.Oct.2012 at 21:00
Hmm? But where do I fade the X-ref in here?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Oct.2012 at 00:13
The xrefs are on their own layers aren't they?

And these layers have their own color don't they?

And under Properties, when you edit the CTB style you are using, there is a separate line that reads"Screening" right?

And the default setting is 100 which means you could change that value to something less than 100 right?

You do kind of see where this is all going don't you?

Yes/No/I don't know?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Oct.2012 at 00:28
mmm
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Oct.2012 at 05:04
Interesting. I never use screening before. So we use screening to plot objects transparently? Basically it just reduce the amount of ink when we plot.
Is there a way to really plot object transparently? When I plot the drawing to PDF/DWF the color is faded but still not transparent.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Oct.2012 at 12:23
I don't believe there is a way to "plot transparency" because AutoCAD is a vector based program not raster based.

If you need transparency then you might want to look at bring your drawing into a program like Sketchup.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Oct.2012 at 19:53
You can plot transparency... but it does require conversion of vector to rastor and it does take longer.   And that's why we almost always leave the "Plot transparency" box unchecked in the expanded Plot dialog.
 
But if you check it you might get what you're after.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11.Oct.2012 at 11:00
John Connor! It bloody works now! thank you for explain for a beginner like me
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.Oct.2012 at 04:01
Thanks Dave. The transparency works. 
I've been wondering why AutoCAD has transparency if we can't plot it. But now I know that we can.
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