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| Problem | Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Screening value in CTB is too low | Edit CTB: Set screening to 100% for all colors used. | | Viewport shows "something else" | Viewport unlocked and accidentally zoomed | Lock viewport (Properties > Display Locked > Yes). | | Text is huge or tiny | Annotative scale mismatch | Select text > Properties > Annotative Scale > Add 1:100, 1:50 etc. | | Hatch pattern is solid black | Hatch scale too small or wrong CTB | Increase hatch scale; ensure CTB maps color to Use Object Lineweight. | | The sheet prints blank | Layer of viewport is set to "No Plot" | Set the layer containing the viewport rectangle to "Plot" or turn off that layer entirely. |

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| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | “Nothing prints – blank paper” | Plot area set to empty viewport or wrong tab. Check Plot area > Layout or Window . | | Lines print too thick | Plot style table overriding lineweights. Disable Plot object lineweights or use monochrome CTB. | | Colors print as shades of gray | CTB set to Grayscale. Edit CTB: select all colors, set Color > Black . | | PDF is huge (20MB+) | Lower vector resolution to 1200 dpi, or use Adobe PDF printer instead of DWG to PDF. | | Scale wrong on paper | Viewport not locked, or plot scale in page setup not 1:1. | | Problem | Cause | Solution | |

: Click the Top face of the ViewCube (top-right of the screen) to snap to the plan view. | | Hatch pattern is solid black |