AutoCAD Tip – Plot in Black and White ala Monochrome

So you want to take you multi-colored drawing and plot it in just black and white, but how? You want this color drawing to print/plot in black and white.

So you want to take you multi-colored drawing and plot it in just black and white, but how?  This post is a direct result of a question I received from an attendee on the See the Difference with AutoCAD 2010 Tour in October.

color plot and monochrome plot

In AutoCAD when you go to the Plot command and enter the Plot dialog expand the Plot dialog.

Expand Plot Dialog 

Select the Monochrome plot style (ctb or stb). Now select Apply to the Layout and preview or Plot and you should should be good to go.

Apply Monochrome Plotstyle 

Cheers,
Shaan

Update 12-14-09: I was unaware that AutoCAD Architecture "ACA" did not contain the basic monochrome CTB plotstyle so I am posting it here on the post. Download Monochrome.

Update 12-15-09: There is a monochrome plot style in ACA just not too obvious. There is AIA Standard.ctb which happens to be monochrome.  Thanks Bill and Jeff.

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46 Comments

  1. Hello well when ever i print its print in reverse direction, how can get it back the way it use to print?

  2. Hello well when ever i print its print in reverse direction, how can get it back the way it use to print?

  3. If using STB make sure none of the layers are set to a Normal plot style name or you will still get color.

  4. If using STB make sure none of the layers are set to a Normal plot style name or you will still get color.

  5. What if you are using AutoCAD Architecture and there is no “Monochrome.ctb”? How do I get the monochome plot style to my AutoCAD Architecture 2010?

  6. What if you are using AutoCAD Architecture and there is no “Monochrome.ctb”? How do I get the monochome plot style to my AutoCAD Architecture 2010?

  11. AIA Standart.ctb is not monocrom because when i use prewiev, i see the drawings in color? Plus to that i tried to make a new plot set by using the ctb monocrome file you have uploaded. but it did not worked. It does not let me to choose plotter type. So i can’t go to the second step. Therefore i can’t make my ctb monocrome plot style.

  12. AIA Standart.ctb is not monocrom because when i use prewiev, i see the drawings in color? Plus to that i tried to make a new plot set by using the ctb monocrome file you have uploaded. but it did not worked. It does not let me to choose plotter type. So i can’t go to the second step. Therefore i can’t make my ctb monocrome plot style.

  19. if you only see monochrome.stb instead of ctb you then have to enter: CONVERTPSTYLES into the command line.

  20. if you only see monochrome.stb instead of ctb you then have to enter: CONVERTPSTYLES into the command line.

  21. I have spend about weeks trying to load the autocad 3D hidden drawing to .PDF, have not been able to. Please help.

  22. I have spend about weeks trying to load the autocad 3D hidden drawing to .PDF, have not been able to. Please help.

  29. Hello I have autocad 2013 I clicked on Monochrome.stb and when I previewed it and all blocks including my title blocks are still in color. Does anyone know if I have something turned on/off. Thanks in advance
    Bobby

  30. Hello I have autocad 2013 I clicked on Monochrome.stb and when I previewed it and all blocks including my title blocks are still in color. Does anyone know if I have something turned on/off. Thanks in advance
    Bobby

  33. OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been dealing with this problem for so long and could NOT figure it out! It worked! So simple! XOXOXOXOX

  34. OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been dealing with this problem for so long and could NOT figure it out! It worked! So simple! XOXOXOXOX

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