PRINT GREY SCALE - EXCEPT A COUPLE OF LAYERS

GIS_brutha · 2025-07-02T16:40:37+00:00

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Hi all. Relative noob here. I have a single sheet that I printed from a 100 page planset that I need to edit. I printed the 1 sheet to a pdf in order to keep the file size small. I have added a couple of layers for my edits and want them printed red. However, all the planimetrics, utilities, topo I would like to print in grey scale to screen it back. Any tips or ideas on this? I noticed in the full planset that all the layers are preserved, but once to print out a single sheet, then only 1 layer is "exported" to your new file.

Thx.

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GIS_brutha

Well, I've found a workaround. If you export the sheet that you want to work on and adjust the "dim markup" and "dim content" that will make the background go kinda-sorta grey scale. It's not ideal, but it works. Thanks for the help Doug. I'll re-do my linework on the new file.

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Doug McLean

Try this.
Filter for your edits.
When you go to print, select the Dim Filtered Markups box.
Should get you close to what you're looking for at least

GIS_brutha

Unfortunately this won't work. I have an printed pdf file that has a lot of linework already on it. I have MY MARKUPS on the pdf in red, but I want the underlying base to print in grey scale. The markup tab shows only what I'VE MARKED UP - nothing on the base layer from which I am trying to do some minor linework.

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