Plotting truecolor 255,255,255

Using truecolor 255,255,255 instead of colornr. 0

Plotting with printersfiles like printer.pltcfg, pdf.pltcfg etc. the truecolor 255,255,255 is not printable.
Why and how to solve this?

Symbology Overrides is not an option

Regards,

Martin

  • 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


  • *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.

          
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  • 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)

    Regards

    Danny Cooley

    Freelance AEC CAD/BIM Technician Architecture, MEP & Structural  ..... (& ex Low Carbon Consultant, ..... because they weren't that bothered!)

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