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Non-functioning Textfill

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jdavidowen

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Dec 29, 2002
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As a retired user, I have chosen to continue with R13 (yes, I know it's old --- so am I).

Following a hard drive crash, I loaded AutoCad on my "D" partition (the 2nd partition on my 1st physical hard drive) - and my drawings to the "E" drive (the 3rd partition on my 1st physical drive). I open AutoCad in the "drawings" file. I had no problems with installation - nor any with it's use, except as outlined below. I did not try printing, however, until I had replaced my old HP printer with an Epson 2200.

My problem is that the 'textfill' command will 'take' and hold the '1' for filled text - but there is no change in the onscreen text (yes! I regenerated) - nor will the text print solid. Fill, on the other hand, does change polylines to show solid on the screen - but they also will not print solid. With the previous installation on my crashed hard drive and the HP printer, both worked without a hitch. The two thoughts that occur to me are: 1. A bad or incomplete installation, or 2. A problem having to do with the disk locations to which I installed.

Any thoughts will be appreciated.
 
If I remember those days (I am getting old too), printing was controlled by AutoCAD's own print drivers. Select different drivers to print with and see if that might help.
 
borgunit - Thanks for the help. The problem is solved. Actually two problems. 1. I had not turned off 'Hide lines' on the printing box - and 2. --- a faulty memory! I had forgotten that 'filltext' only applied to 'TrueType' fonts. I had been trying to fill '*.shx' fonts. Thanks again!
 
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