https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-for-autocad-questions/plot-transparency-issue-with-extracted-images/m-p/1668888#M1090 <P>I figured it out.</P><P>In Paper space, right click the viewport, then Shade plot, then Realistic.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BoolieOdell_0-1764184864872.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144481i7EE92787C28458E8/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BoolieOdell_0-1764184864872.png" alt="BoolieOdell_0-1764184864872.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:28:16 GMT BoolieOdell 2025-11-26T19:28:16Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-for-autocad-questions/plot-transparency-issue-with-extracted-images/m-p/1668753#M1089 <P>Hello, I used Add Data by URL in the ArcGIS tab of AutoCAD 2026.</P><P>In the Model tab, from the Esri Contents panel, I used the Extract setting to create "screenshots" of what I wanted to print in the Layout tab.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Extract.png" style="width: 622px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144478iE16DB85BE98C3151/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Extract.png" alt="Extract.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In the Layout tab, my images look fine. But when I print to PDF, I get these ghosty layers (see comparison below). How can I fix that?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Layout tab.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144479i8F8E3B48F0FA5436/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Layout tab.png" alt="Layout tab.png" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="print to pdf.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144480iACCA1A56DF4202D6/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="print to pdf.png" alt="print to pdf.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:49:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-for-autocad-questions/plot-transparency-issue-with-extracted-images/m-p/1668753#M1089 BoolieOdell 2025-11-26T18:49:10Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-for-autocad-questions/plot-transparency-issue-with-extracted-images/m-p/1668888#M1090 <P>I figured it out.</P><P>In Paper space, right click the viewport, then Shade plot, then Realistic.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BoolieOdell_0-1764184864872.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/144481i7EE92787C28458E8/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BoolieOdell_0-1764184864872.png" alt="BoolieOdell_0-1764184864872.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:28:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-for-autocad-questions/plot-transparency-issue-with-extracted-images/m-p/1668888#M1090 BoolieOdell 2025-11-26T19:28:16Z