When I print some scenes lose color?

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Ok,

I messed around with the export settings.

I usually make pdfs by going Print>SaveAsPdf, so File>Export>Options was new to me.

Lo and behold! The Output Res’ set to Medium worked, regardless of compression.

53%20pm
53%20pm912×756 74.9 KB

I previously had Output Res’ on High, compression on medium = alas pale images.

test-directExport-midOutputRes bestQualFile.pdf (742.7 KB)

This is annoying as I want high-res bitmaps in my Layout-“Hybrid” exports.

I’ve noticed that when I use bitmap pattern fills in Sketchup to show wall types, as per concrete blockwork in image supplied, the output res does not seem to match the texture source file. Yes, I had “maximum texture size” on, and output as “high res”. Maybe there’s something amiss in the highres out settings more generally . . . . ?

Here’s my texture bitmap (400 x 400 pixel image, used as 400mm x 400mm):

TEXTURE-Hatch-Blockwork-Grey

Thanks for listening!