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Try this PDF as a test. I converted it to CMYK. It's on my layout sheet, size 17x 25. Be sure to select the correct paper you're using in the print driver. Miller, Kelsey & Jordan Demo Plan CD's-2-Layout.pdf.zip

It sounds like a color profile or paper profile issue. Color profile can be changed in Acrobat Pro. Paper profile is selected in the print driver. Your Plotter, HP DesignJet 800, is a four color unit using CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) Which color profile are you using for the PDF? Sometimes a RGB color profile will not print correctly on a CMYK printer. The best option is to convert the color profile to CMYK first. Are you using Adobe Acrobat Pro? or just PDF reader?

True, let me explain a little further. The only thing that determines possible print size is Resolution, Width x Length measured in Pixels. A 12 Megapixel camera will have a resolution of 3,000 pixels x 4,000 pixels = 12,000,000 pixels = 12 Megapixels An image 3000 x 4000 pixels printed at 100 DPI can produce a print 30" x 40" ... 3000/100 = 30, 4000/100 = 40 Same image printed at 300 DPI can produce a print 10" x 13.3" ... 3000/300 = 10, 4000/300 = 13.3 100 DPI is usually a minimum for print companies like MPIX.com 300 DPI is considered high quality Use this math to determine print size, but always send the full resolution image for prints, don't resize for the printer. Set your image size ratio to match your final print size. In other words, if your final print is 30" x 40" for image ratio should be 3:4, if not there will be a crop. RGB and sRGB are standard color spaces for prints. Most companies prefer sRBG but will accept either. CYMK color space is preferred for four color printers like ones used in magazines. A Raster image uses pixels and is limited in size to the number of pixels A Vector image is a solid and can be enlarged infinitely without loss of quality, but these are usually text or line drawings, not photographs. Software like Photoshop CC or CS can be used to increase Resolution but you're limited. Specialized software can be purchased to increase Resolution but it gets expensive for just a few images.

Thanks Scott, that fixed it.

I have many "X" on my plan but they don't transfer to the layout. Anyone know what the X's are? I cannot turn them off in Display Options.

Measure the existing walls a draw it using interior walls. Go to the Library and find Tiolets, tubs, etc and place them in the drawing. Use Text and Leaders/arrows for notes. Get that far & ask questions & we can set you up with a layout sheet.

Thanks for the advice Graham. I'll leave CA folders alone and move my older 2014 plans and layouts folder to one of the other drives to free up space. The SSD is 480GB with 179GB free. All of my photos and video on are the other 2TB drives, each is about 50% full.

I just downloaded CA 8 and was going through the preferences and defaults. My Mac Pro had four internal drives. The CA application is one Drive 1, a solid state drive with the OS and all other applications. In the past, I've had all other CA files, Plans and Layouts on the same Drive 1. Am I better off moving some of the folders to a different Drive? Would it increase speed? The folders I'm looking at are Data, Temporary, Undo, Shared Patterns, User Backup, Plans and Layouts.

I opened your plan is Adobe Acrobat Pro. The problem is not in the printing. The problem is that "Actual Size" was not selected.

I've been CA since 1997. I switched 100% to Mac in 2006 and ran CA using BootCamp. As soon as the Mac version came out, I started using CA on the Mac side. I use a Mac Pro which is a tower with dual 23" monitors. It's very stable and you won't notice a difference in using it from the PC. One of the huge advantages of Mac is Time Machine. It's a BackUp to an HDD that runs constantly. You'll be able to go back an hour, a day, a week or even a month and restore files even if they were overwritten or deleted.

The XRite ColorMunki is a device that sells for about $450. You hang it on your computer monitor and it adjusts the color. Then it prints a sheet with many colors. You use the same device to scan it. Now your monitor and printer match. They also matches every other calibrated monitor and printer.

Another variable from printers/plotters could be the paper being used. Each paper requires a custom ICC Profile for each printer. The profile must be selected during the print process. The same printer, with two different papers, will produce varying color and shades of grey unless they are calibrated/profiled for each paper and printer combo. By the same token, the same paper could give varied results from different printers unless they are profiled.

In the professional photography world, color and shades of greyscale are calibrated to an ICC Profile. (International Color Consortium) A spectrophotometer like a ColorMunki Design is used to calibrate both the computer monitor and printer/plotter. Other devices are used to calibrate a camera for each lighting change. I own a ColorMunki, my monitors and printers are calibrated to an ICC Profile, their color and greyscale are dead on. All ICC Profile calibrated devices will match.

That is not my rendering, the homeowners sent it to me. I think it's a photo.

I matched the siding and windows. How do I achieve the white trim boards near the soffit.

New Mac Pros will support 4K. " Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colors. Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI, and HDMI output supported using Mini DisplayPort adapters (sold separately) Support for up to 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz on a single external display (model with AMD Radeon R9 M370X only)"

Thank you so much. I changed it to Stud and that fixed it. I was really stuck there,. I've been using CA since '97, I can normally figure things out.

I just figured out that if I go to the second floor and change the foyer from "Open Below" to "Hall" , the window shows up. I've never had that happen before. The foyer should be Open Below

The foyer window on the second floor is not showing in 3D. It's the window above the front door in a 2 story foyer. I have no idea why. I can see the exterior brick casing of the window but not the glass or sash. I drew the roof manually, maybe that has something to do with it. If I move the window to the bedroom, it shows up in 3D. The plan is attached, I appreciate your help. RWS102BH.plan.zip

Excellent news, My SSA fee is on the way.

Just like the Title says, 2015 had a few library updates and a couple of application updates. What can I expect in 2016 for my $445 renewal? Should I wait until 201? and pay $645 to upgrade? I know CA monitors this forum, it would be nice to hear about future plans.

Thanks Kirk, That's basically what they did.

I called CA, they fixed it.

I update CA to ver: 17.3.2.2 OSX, now I have no toolbar, no scroll bar. View > Toolbar and reset Toolbar does nothing. Any help is appreciated.

I just completed the upgrade to El Capitan, OS X 10.11 CA works fine. I was able to open a file that I just finished in OS X 10.10 I don't notice a difference in speed. My Library was the same and so was my tool bar. This is a Mac Pro tower, early 2009, dual quad core wing 16gb RAM. It has four internal HDD. One is solid state for the OS and three are 2TB hard drives for storage. I upgraded the video card last year to NVIDIA GTX 680 with 2mb dram Besides a complete backup, the first thing I did was update the driver for my Wacom Intuous 5 tablet. The install got scary when it rebooted and stayed on a blank white screen, I waited 15 minutes and forced a shutdown and boot. Everything went well after that. After installation, the video driver was updated and so was Java. Bootcamp and Windows 7 works normally. I also have dual monitors, I haven't noticed any problems so far but it's only been an hour. I'm going to backup again now.