Printing Grey Scale PDF's

Hello, this is my first post in BE.

 What I am having issues with is printing my documents to A1 greyscale PDF's.  I have modified the pdf.plt file to use only two pens

pen (1)=(0,2,4,6,7,8-54,56-95,97-151,153-252,255)/RGB=(0,0,0)
pen (2)=(1,3,5,54,96,152,254)/RGB=(180,180,180) ;medium grey

But when I print to PDF the file looks great on the computer but when I print it to our laser printer the grey lines print out with little dots.  I have no problem printing from Solid Edge, or AutoCAD

Is there a way to fix this?

What method do you use to create PDF's

 

Thank you,

John Matthews

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  • Sounds like a resolution thing.. check the sytem printer windows printer resolution settings is at least 600 dpi..

    check inside the pd.plt what is the resolution set at  here..?

    If still a problem then its the line type settings  in the printer driver does yor printer.plt print the same dgns in grey scale mode to the laser? if it printsd ok then compare the pen settings of the line types..

    Lorys

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  • Sounds like a resolution thing.. check the sytem printer windows printer resolution settings is at least 600 dpi..

    check inside the pd.plt what is the resolution set at  here..?

    If still a problem then its the line type settings  in the printer driver does yor printer.plt print the same dgns in grey scale mode to the laser? if it printsd ok then compare the pen settings of the line types..

    Lorys

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
    click link to PM me 

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