Random errors - save to PDF
Random errors - save to PDF
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I've done search and didn't come across any similar issues. I occasionally get errors using Save to PDF. Most of the issues involve certain views of the drawing being omitted. On one occasion I got a gross error where the section views located in completely different areas of the drawing. In another occasion the main drawing view ( in which other section views were pulled from ) didn't show at all ( only the dimensions )...but the section views were fine. These drawings usually involved sweeps if that's clue to anyone. One was a swept spring with lots of geometry behind it. Another one involved a tapered helical sweep. Another aspect might have involved having a part sketch being shown such as a construction line being used for a reference. One seemed to correct itself after a video card driver update. We use PDF format for our Doc Control and I don't always catch the errors...it's been a little embarrassing at times. Using Solidworks 2010 (SP5 )basic core version.






RE: Random errors - save to PDF
1. what program are you using to convert to pdf? We've had success with 'cute pdf' but not others.
2. We also found that the person doing the pdf'ing was doing it at lightning speed - literally, openhitctrl+penterclose (that's typed as if it was done fast ;) ) and things weren't being properly generated before the print.
Hope this helps.
Tommy.
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Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog
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http://sw
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: Random errors - save to PDF
I recommend using Print to PDF. You'll need a printer driver, such as CutePDF also mentioned above, unless you have Adobe Acrobat Standard (or above) installed on your system.
However, Printing is not perfect either. ALWAYS check your PDF before commiting to use it.
Matt Lorono, CSWP
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion
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RE: Random errors - save to PDF
Actually, I use it so much I have it in my toolbar using the Customize macro Button. See attached
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: Random errors - save to PDF
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
It works like a printer, and I have never had an issue with it. It is also covered under the GNU Public License (free forever!)
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP 2.0
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: Random errors - save to PDF