chstech Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Is there any quick way to print my drawing or export a pdf without color? I need a Black & White Only print!!! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
0 Pat Stanford Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 If you have anything above Fundamentals, the Batch Print and Batch Export (PDF) allow you to set each "page" of the export/print to be either color or black/white. The other option is to go into Document Preferences and select the Black & White Only check box and then do your print or export. Pat Quote Link to comment
0 chstech Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Okay, little update, I need to print 2d Loci. I don't think this is possible. Anyone know? Quote Link to comment
0 chstech Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 I thought the Document Preferences / B&W was for screen viewing only. I will have to go try this. My second problem is that what i thought was a "rigging point" is actually a 2d Loci. Any suggestion to print those or insert a symbol onto each one i have in a drawing?? There is about 600. If you have anything above Fundamentals, the Batch Print and Batch Export (PDF) allow you to set each "page" of the export/print to be either color or black/white. The other option is to go into Document Preferences and select the Black & White Only check box and then do your print or export. Pat Quote Link to comment
0 Pat Stanford Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 How about a script to put a symbol at the location of each loci? Create a symbol that looks the way you want the loci to print, name it PrintLocus, and run this script: {**********************} Procedure PrintableLoci; {Inserts a symbol named PrintLocus at the locaiton of each loci on the active layer} {? 2008, Coviana, Inc - Pat Stanford pat@coviana.com} {Licensed unde the GNU Lesser General Public License} Var H1:Handle; X1,Y1:Real; N1,N2:Integer; Begin H1:=FActLayer; While H1 <> nil do Begin If GetType(H1) = 17 then Begin GetLocPt(H1,X1,Y1); Symbol('PrintLocus',X1,Y1,0); H1:=NextObj(H1); End else Begin H1:=NextObj(H1); End; End; End; Run(PrintableLoci); {**********************} Pat Quote Link to comment
0 chstech Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Pat, forgive me but i am not sure how to create the script and make it work. I did make the symbol and named it correctly. I did put the info into the script editer... Quote Link to comment
0 Ray Libby Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 http://techboard.nemetschek.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=93218&page=1#Post93218 Quote Link to comment
0 Pat Stanford Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Here is the short version of how to use the script: Copy everything between the {**********} lines. Activate the drawing you want the script to be in. Use the resource browser to create a new VectorScript. It will first ask for a name for the script palette and then for the script. After putting in both names, it will open the script editor. Paste the text into the editor. Click OK to close the editor. Double Click on the name of the script in the Script Palette to run the script. Let me know how it goes. Pat Quote Link to comment
0 Benjamin Richards Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 you can add a plugin to toggle colour and bw on the mouse, very quick indeed. Quote Link to comment
0 michaellieu Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 does anyone know where i can find this plugin to toggle colour to bw? i remember using this back on Vectorworks 9 or 10 but had been removed for subsequent version upgrades. takes too much time to select document preferences and changing it each time we need to print. thanks if anyone can help - i'm on VW 12.5 fundamentals osx 10.5 Quote Link to comment
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Is there any quick way to print my drawing or export a pdf without color? I need a Black & White Only print!!!
Thanks in advance.
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