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Re: Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst
Date: 
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 02:16:50 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Michael Shiels wrote:
   I was quickly grabbing a few LDR files of christmas related things for my kids to build next year, and was printing them on the only cheap printer we have which is a b/w laser, but of course the colours are impossible to decipher.

Is there anything that does colour hints (ie fly outs from the bricks with a letter for the colour or something??

OR is there something I am missing??

I am not aware of any current application that will do callouts with a letter for the color. I think you are the first person I read/see/hear that has brought this issue up. =0

Does anyone have an application in the works that can do the above?

Michael, how are you printing the images of the instructions? From the output via MLCad? Perhaps you could save the files to a CD or disk and go to kinkos for color printouts. Might be a bit pricey but you can use the cheapest color prinout option they have. Or how about just leaving the files on the PC and having them view the instructions from there. Yes, I know not the best solution.

Larry P or Steve B. you boys have probably the most experience with printing out instructions. Your thoughts on the matter?


-AHui

LDraw Help Desk





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  Re: Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
 
"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HqqMC2.21u4@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) output (...) kinkos (...) color (...) and (...) printing out (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Going to Kinko's to have them printed will cost a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
  Re: Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
 
(...) I print in B&W and also in color, but charge extra for color. I tend to make my models in only a few colors (no more than 3-4 main colors at most) so the various grays are distinguishable, especially since I use subassemblies, and I describe (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
  Re: Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
 
(...) This is an old issue. All the building instruction books that Syngress has published are black and white. LPub supports this by indicating color in the part list images. (...) LPub. (...) I have a bit of experience here as well. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)

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  Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
 
I was quickly grabbing a few LDR files of christmas related things for my kids to build next year, and was printing them on the only cheap printer we have which is a b/w laser, but of course the colours are impossible to decipher. Is there anything (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)

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