AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
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Hi,
We just upgraded from AutoCAD 2007 to 2011 and have a problem with the output of the default DWG to PDF plotter. The PDF files it creates look horrible in the Adobe reader compared to the 2007 version. When you print it out it looks ok but visually on the screen it is almost unreadable unless you zoom in. See the attachment. Has anyone had similar problems with versions 2008 to 2011? Is there a fix?
Regards,
Steve Smith
We just upgraded from AutoCAD 2007 to 2011 and have a problem with the output of the default DWG to PDF plotter. The PDF files it creates look horrible in the Adobe reader compared to the 2007 version. When you print it out it looks ok but visually on the screen it is almost unreadable unless you zoom in. See the attachment. Has anyone had similar problems with versions 2008 to 2011? Is there a fix?
Regards,
Steve Smith





RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
I tried printing to an A size, 8.5" x 11", sheet and got pretty much the same results. Slightly better but not by much.
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
My image quality using the ADOBE Printer is VERY GOOD, however, but I PDF to 11x17 sheet size, or 8-1/2x11 when appropriate.
I've used PDF995 with great results for years. We have the full ADOBE Acrobat editor with our new AutoCAD, and I was looking for gread things ! When I found the ADOBE printer on my list, I thought I was using the Adobe driver. We've all (who used PDF) either used the free PDF'er that came with READER or a free-ware like PDF995 (I paid for the license, tho- their entire product line makes it worth it !) with great results. Its possible that with 2011, A-DESK realized PDF'ing was competing with their own broad-publishing file formats.
I'll install my PDF995 along side my ACAD-2011 and post back here with the results.
Good Luck !
C. Fee
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
Conversion is much faster and do not get all the bugs of AutoCAD.
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
I know if we size down a larger sheet to 8.5x11 that we need a half type of ctb to work.
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RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
I downloaded and switched to the CutePDF printer and everything was looking great until a salesman with an older version of the Adobe reader said that the screen views are looking just like the ones created with the DWG to PDF drivers. After testing various cumputer systems in the office I discovered the following:
If you are using any version older than Adobe Reader 9 your get the poor screen view symptom, version 9 however looks fine. But if you have any version of the full Adobe Acrobat, (we tested versions 6, 7 and 8) the screen views also look fine.
So as long as we tell everyone to use version 9 of the reader or any full version of Acrobat, they can screen view the PDF files created with CutePDF just fine. Go figure.
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
However, on a related note, I would recommend using the Adope PDF pc3 file. I have found that the DWG to PDF pc3 file tends to cut off part of the title block.
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems
RE: AutoCAD 2011 DWG to PDF plotting problems