topic Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White in Documentation

Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

JaredBanks — Fri, 19 May 2023 20:23:25 GMT

I have some color PDFs from a consultant that I want to print black and white through archicad 10. Is this possible? I import the drawing (drag it from my desktop into my layout), select black and white when I plot, but it still comes out in color.

Has anyone else run across this?

Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

Thomas Holm — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:49:40 GMT

I think... printing of PDFs is just a kind of pass through. The B/W setting will only apply to Archicad's 'own' graphics (controlled by Pen sets) and XREFed DWGs (same pens there).

Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

JaredBanks — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:00:08 GMT

Thanks.

I was afraid of that. It goes along with the general problem I find with turning color pdfs to black and white ones in a simple manner.

Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

Link — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:12:47 GMT

If you use Publisher, you can set the print (or plot) to be black and white, no problem at all.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

JaredBanks — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:19:25 GMT

Link,

That actually doesn't work with any of the color PDFs I've tried (i've tried to print by plotting, publishing, and printing). Have you had luck with this? I have wondered if this is a bug that will change in the next update of 10 (i currently use build 987, which i think is the most recent) or if it is a function of Archicad's relationship with external PDFs.

Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

Link — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:24:02 GMT

It works for me on 987 (which isn't the most recent, 1010 is). Maybe you can upload the PDF in question?

BTW. You can test plot files, by saving them instead of sending them directly to the plotter. Then you can drop them back onto the layout and check them.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Color PDFs not printing to Black and White

JaredBanks — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:42:15 GMT

Interesting. I'll try some things again tonight or tomorrow morning. And if that doesn't work I'll try uploading one of the files.

Thanks