I am still having a problem in tryi

[bigbill]

I am still having a problem in trying to fill objects on dwgs. I was told to use color code 8 or 9 an then "send to back". This worked fine but only for 2 shades of grey. I want to be able to use pastel colors (pink, green, blue, yellow, etc. I havn't been able to extract the light colors from the AutoCAD color pallet. I know it must be possible as I have seen this fill used in many architectural layouts.
Can anyone help me.
Thanks,
Bigbill

 

[shadow]

? huh ?
I dont think anyone understands what your talking about exactly!!
are you refering to hatching,3D Faces, 3D Solids, or what
cause that could determin alot on why you cant get it filled

 

[bigbill]

I am
using AutoCAD 2000 to layout and draw rooms in 2D plan view, and I want to color in or fill objects on the plan such as lab tables, sinks, etc.

 

[shadow]

Well then i would use a solid fill hatch to do so then put that hatch on a layer with the desired color and in your ctb (plot style file)set that collor to the pen of the same color which if you print it out if you want color it will need to be a color printer oterwise you may just get a shade of grey
if yo do this and you do get a shade of grey on a color printer check the settings in your pc3 fiel or the driver itself it may be set up to print only in B&W

 

[mable]

I went to the autodesk knowledge base to see if they had any information for plotting pastel colors. Since you are using AutoCAD 2000 you can screen your colors to get lighter shades when you plot. Go to the autodesk web page and then to the knowledge base and type in 'pastel colors in AutoCAD'. The first option was a step by step guide to screen colors. This will let you control the shade of the color that you are using.

 

[shadow]

Bill
create a couple of differnt layers like hatch 1,2,3etc
then create how ever many solid fill hatches you need then set each one to a layer and set those layers to the pastle collor you are looking for if still not quite it then you might try playing with screening abit if everyone helps everybody the world will be a better place

 

[mable]

I needed to do some shading on a floor plan recently and I wanted the colors to be more transparent. (I am using AutoCAD R14) I used a solid hatch on the areas and made them as close to the color I wanted them to be. The best I could do to get that color was go to settings, printers, select my printer, choose document defaults, on the color tab (sometimes the options tab) set it to manual and then move the intensity to lightest. Depending on your printer it may not let you do manual settings. I think you are wanting a translucent color effect and I believe that is more a function of your printer/plotter than AutoCAD. That's what I have found anyway. Hope this helps.

 

[shadow]

Mable
if you are using R14 then you can still do screening only its called shadeing in your pcp or is it the pc2 file i forget been a while since R14 if everyone helps everybody the world will be a better place

 

[SteveSmith]

Try setting the DITHER to "OFF" on the plot style table editor form view. Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.

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