Filled region won't print with shadows on in elevations

[belinda.66428]

We are using an old HP Design Jet 250C (A0) and I am having great difficulty in printing elevations with shadows. The white, opaque, solid fill region seems to disappear. I've tried deleting the printer and re-loading it but the only difference that has occurred is the solid fill shows up to a line but not all of it.

Please help!

Belinda

[Mr Spot]

Print in raster settings...

[belinda.66428]

Hi Chris,

I've actually tried doing that as well and still no change.

[beegee]

Hi Belinda,

Try this ...

set printing to colour not black and white.


set number of colours to printer setting.
HTH

[belinda.66428]

Hi Beegee,

I just tried that and it didn't work either. The whole print came out black. I even tried all different combinations of setting the printer settings.

[beegee]

Is it the white opaque solid region region that is causing problems ?

What happens if you set the fill to " no pattern" instead of solid fill ?

[belinda.66428]

Beegee,
I tried changing the fill pattern to all sorts of different patterns but still no change. It is just the fill pattern that's causing the problem. I really believe the printer just can't read it. I've tried different drawings and everything.

[aaronrumple]

Print to PDF and then print that?

[belinda.66428]

Hi Aaron,

I thought for sure that would work but the same thing has occurred. It's only when the shadows are on in elevation.

[belinda.66428]

Thanks to all that tried to help but I think I'll have to look at a new printer!

[adegnan]

Use computer to generate? I have a HP350C and have no problems with it... it is a 1998 unit.