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Topic: changing layer colours
Posted By: smudger
Subject: changing layer colours
Date Posted: 30.Mar.2011 at 17:31
Hi,
I need to send a pdf of my dwg file but want everything to print monochrome except one layer. I have around 70 layers on the dwg - is there an easy way to change the colour of all the layers at once and then change the layer I want to highlight afterwards? I need fire alarms and lighting etc to show up and don't want the pdf to print in all colours or all black as it would get lost.
Cheers,

Alec


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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 30.Mar.2011 at 18:54

Edit the monchrome.ctb or stb plot style file (whichever you use) and change the color of that one layer from black to red then save this new style using a different name.  All the layers except the one you changed should print in black.



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Posted By: CarlB
Date Posted: 30.Mar.2011 at 21:53
If you are using a ctb file for plotting, for the layer you want in color, set the layer color to a "true color" and it will plot in that color.

Posted By: smudger
Date Posted: 31.Mar.2011 at 10:18
Many thanks gents, sorted it. So much quicker than changing 70 layers!

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