> I'm using autocad Release 12. Anyone recommend a printer (brand
 > name) for a home office that uses paper up to size 11 x 17 inches.
 > One that will allow setting line intensities so that background or
 > center lines will appear on the printed page much lighter than
 > the principal parts of the drawing.
Check out a printer called PROTRACER.  It should do what you are after.  It 
may be up to model 2 or 3 by now.
Good luck!
WARDEN BEEB
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