Just wondering what methods everyone uses to shaded an area. Do you use closely space dot hatch pattern, solid, closely spaced line hatch pattern? Interested in your methods plotting with only black (and shades of gray) ....not so much color plots Example of a shaded area I would have (I am using AutoCAD 2000): An area on a foundation plan which requires demolition. I use ANSI31 spaced closely together using a layer defined with a thin lineweight, grayscale, and a set screening percentage. This allows me to hatch an area but still able to see all text dimensions and geometry on the screen within the shaded area. I tried using solid but can't get it to plot right and can not see geometry within the shaded area unless I send the shade to the back. Problem is the plotting ...always comes out as dark blotch area. 90% of our client do not want color plots. We use HP DesignJet 1050c Plus plotter and a HP DesignJet 600 (C2848A). I found the dot hatch gives mixed results with the dot size itself coming out different sizes sometimes even with the same settings (Using the HP 600). Thanks for your methods