Plotting truecolor 255,255,255

Re: Plotting truecolor 255,255,255

Oto — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:03:14 GMT

Change request 343558 is filed against this issue to create similar variable to MS_PLT_INVERT_WHITE_COLORS also for RGB colors.

For example it could be like this: MS_PLT_INVERT_WHITE_RGB_COLORS = (255,255,255)

As a workaround I have created this pentable macro. Why RGB color index is returned as either 512 or 1280 I have no idea but it works. If other RGB colors are needed then uncomment print elm.color, run print and check text window.

Function RGB_W2B (elm as MbeElement) As Long ' print elm.color

If elm.color=256 then elm.color=0 If elm.color=512 then elm.color=0 If elm.color=1280 then elm.color=0 RGB_W2B = MBE_ElemNormal End Function

Re: Plotting truecolor 255,255,255

Andrew Edge — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:10:37 GMT

*Index* colors 0 and 7 are automatically converted from white to black when printing, if the background color is white. *RGB* colors, including (255, 255, 255) are always printed as-is.

Re: Plotting truecolor 255,255,255

danny-cooley — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:00:48 GMT

Hello

255, 255, 255 should normally be 'background colour'.

Normally, elements set to use the 'background colour' wouldn't show up when printed

In the sheet, or drawings, you would normally want to set the colour to '0' White. On the Sheet (white background) it will display as black so the you can see it. This is so that you can see the lines as white in the 'modelling environment', but they will print as black on a white sheet of paper

You couldn't use black lines on a black background (or you wouldn't be able to see them of course). So they are 'drawn' white, but the assumption is that then you will be printing on a white sheet of paper (so then they are automatically converted to black)