Monochrome CTB plotting in color

[jkrook]

My .ctb is set to plot all black, but its printing in color. It's only doing this on one machine so I assume its just a setting I can't find. Can anyone help?

[Maverick91]

Tell us more. What version of ACAD? machines used? any more about a pattern to this problem?

[jkrook]

Using 2005 with arch desktop. Dell machines. Only happening on one of the machines. Problem just started today and has worked perfect until today. Theres a new user on it so that makes me scratch my head.

[jkrook]

I fixed it. Someone changed the support paths and the ctb file. GRRR

[OBSCUREALLURE]

Wait wait wait! I am having the same problem - but I only started having it when I got 2006. Anytime I try and use Monochrome it is printing in color. I have verified that it is supposed to be printing plot styles but it just won't work. What is this support path thing? THANKS!

[Mike.Perry]

What is this support path thing?

Hi

Where is AutoCAD picking up your Plot Style Tables from ie

Options -> Files tab -> Printer Support File Path -> Plot Style Table Search Path

Have a good one, Mike

[spaszt]

This thread is old but it is currently one of the top listings in a Google search so I'll add my solution.

I had the same problem with the monochrome.ctb file. My problem was that the drawing used non standard colors for some elements. I used the SETBYLAYER command to change all the elements' color to bylayer and made sure all the layers had standard colors that were included in the ctb file. Now it prints in all black.