Solid Black "Filled Region" Does Not Print

[RafeRedmond]

Why do annotation filled regions (solid black) not print at all? I have an annotation symbol for my exit signs that use an annotation solid black filled region - it looks good on screen, but the sold black DOES NOT PRINT! Please help if you have a suggestion!

(P.S. - It is a nested family, the symbol is nested into the exit sign generic model to show up on plan)

Revit Arch. 2008

[andrewjohnson97]

Try printing with "Raster Processing" (instead of vector). This is an issue that the Revit team has been made aware of. I haven't checked if it has been fixed in 2009, but in 2008, this was a BUG.

This is specific to solid filled regions used in nested annotations.

[saeborne]

Try printing to PDF first. When you open the PDF file in acrobat, are the filled regions black?

If so, try printing the PDF to paper. How does the solid black print from the PDF file?


My point is, it's possible there is something else going on here, beyond Revit. It could be outdated printer drivers, or something like that. I just tested on our system (2009 web update 1). Solid Black filled regions print without a problem.

Best of luck,

Bryan

[Jos Arpink]

I am using the latest build and it is still broken. It was not an issue in 2008.

[david.kingham]

It was a bug in 2008, you have to print with raster. It IS fixed in 2009.

[Jos Arpink]

Thanks David...this is wierd. I have stepped out of the car, closed the door, walked around it 3 times, stepped back in, and triple checked my version/build numbers and am still seeing this issue in 2009, and not in 2008.

I neglected to mention in my previous post that I am using Revit Structure 2009. I will contact Adesk support to see if they can duplicate. Stay tuned...

[david.kingham]

Hmm that's odd, just tried it in structure 09 and it works fine...is it just one family that does it or all of them?

[RafeRedmond]

This happens in any nested family with an annotation symbol family inside of a model family (such as an exit sign, or elec. fixture).

[andrewjohnson97]

I have tested this in Revit Arch 2009 (Web Update 1) and it still does not plot filled regions properly (only the outline shows) with vector processing. I've attached my test file as an example. I just stopped making families like this...who needs data symbols anyways?!

Andy

[Andre Carvalho]

I have tested this in Revit Arch 2009 (Web Update 1) and it still does not plot filled regions properly (only the outline shows) with vector processing. I've attached my test file as an example. I just stopped making families like this...who needs data symbols anyways?!

Andy

It worked fine here, printing your file to PDF. See attached. (RAC 2009)

Andre Carvalho