Printing cosmetic threads in drawings

[Pneuguy]

I have a drawing of a stud where some portions of the OD are threaded and some are not. I put an isometric view on the drawing, and shaded it to show the cosmetic thread. All is good until I print the drawing and the thread doesn't print. Any ideas?

SW 2008 sp0.0

Thanks,
Rich

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

You need to have the view displayed in Shaded mode.

 

[Pneuguy]

The view is in shaded mode. It displays fine on the screen, but doesn't show up on the print (hard copy).

Rich

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Does the thread appear correctly in the print preview?

If it does it's probably a printer driver issue.

 

[Pneuguy]

Good thought.

The thread does not show in the print preview. Also, I've printed to 2 different printers (from 2 different computers) with the same results.

I looked all through SW Tools>Options and my Print Properties & Print Setup, and can't find anything that seems to apply.

Any other thoughts?

Thanks,
Rich

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Is the drawing set to Draft quality?

Is the Cosmetic Thread Display set to High Quality or Draft Quality?

 

[Pneuguy]

Cosmetic Thread Display is set to High Quality. (If set to Draft, the dashed line representing the thread ID shows through the part.)

I don't see a quality setting for the Drawing itself. Where would I find that?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Tools > Options > System Options > Drawings/Display Style

 

[Pneuguy]

Thanks. The Display Style is set to "High Quality".

I tried setting to Draft and creating a new view, but no change. I tried all combinations of these 2 settings, but it didn't make a difference.

Thanks for staying with me on this. I truly appreciate your time.
Rich

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Can you ZIP and upload the part and drawing file for review?

 

[Pneuguy]

Here is a simplified version without dimensions or title block.

(Let me know if I didn't do this right - I'm a little new to forums.)

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

It printed fine on a Laser Jet HP2550L and a Toshiba ES280.

 

[Pneuguy]

It must be something in our print drivers or setup, then. I will make sure we have the latest driver, and talk with our IT guy to see if he has any thoughts.

BTW, I have been consulting this forum for some time, but this is the first time I have actually posted. Thanks for your help. You guys are great!

Take care,
Rich

 

[Pneuguy]

Just a follow-up on this issue. On the advice of our VAR, I upgraded to sp3.1 (why didn't I think of that?), and now our cosmetic threads print fine.

Thanks again,
Rich