topic Re: Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-( in Documentation

Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-(

Stress Co_ — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:34:57 GMT

In an effort to save time (HA).... I'm trying to avoiding modeling or drawing part of an existing house, by scanning an original blueprint.... and then pasting it and a drawing of my model on a layout sheet.

I want the scanned drawing (it's a TIFF) to print with a grey scale.... but I can't seem to change the pens for the drawing.

Any ideas?

PS:
I also tried dropping the TIFF on the layout as a "Figure", but I can't trim or reshape the image.

This is in AC10 815 USA Full

Re: Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-(

Dwight — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:16:57 GMT

If you intend to trim a figure, mask it with an overlaid fill.

Re: Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-(

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:34:28 GMT

Can you edit the TIFF file to make the lines grey? (You could then also delete the detail references.) If I understand correctly you cannot alter the pen set for this as it is an image, not lines etc.

Re: Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-(

Stress Co_ — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:45:31 GMT

Dwight wrote:
If you intend to trim a figure, mask it with an overlaid fill.

I'd go this route.... if I could change the color of a figure.

s2art wrote:
Can you edit the TIFF file to make the lines grey? (You could then also delete the detail references.) If I understand correctly you cannot alter the pen set for this as it is an image, not lines etc.

If I knew Photoshop better.... I think I could do it there...

But I think your right.... no pens .... so how do you change their color

How else would one edit the TIFF?

Re: Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-(

Dwight — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:58:18 GMT

Just switch the file to greyscale in photoshop.

Image>Mode> grayscale

Re: Can't set Pens on External Scanned Drawing :-(

Stress Co_ — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:16:20 GMT

Got it... thank you.