Printing to PDF Filesize issue
Printing to PDF Filesize issue
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Good people,
I currently do drafting for my firm, and am lucky enough to used AutoCAD 2004 currently until we update...
When I print some drawings to PDF, i notice my 500kb CAD file will print a 6-10Mb PDF File. It usually happens with the following
Inserting a Jpeg (which is usually a screen shot from a pdf for a faux quick site plan).
It increases with the following:
- The image is rotated at all.
- The view port shows alot of the image (zoom in too far or out too far it will diminish some)
I am using CutePDF writer as my "printer"
Plotstyle doesn't seem to make a difference, Color doesnt, DPI output doesn't Purging doesnt. I know its the image inserted because I have deleted eveything else out of the drawing just to see.
Help?!
I currently do drafting for my firm, and am lucky enough to used AutoCAD 2004 currently until we update...
When I print some drawings to PDF, i notice my 500kb CAD file will print a 6-10Mb PDF File. It usually happens with the following
Inserting a Jpeg (which is usually a screen shot from a pdf for a faux quick site plan).
It increases with the following:
- The image is rotated at all.
- The view port shows alot of the image (zoom in too far or out too far it will diminish some)
I am using CutePDF writer as my "printer"
Plotstyle doesn't seem to make a difference, Color doesnt, DPI output doesn't Purging doesnt. I know its the image inserted because I have deleted eveything else out of the drawing just to see.
Help?!





RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
The PDF printer that I use has a number of quality options that do change the size of the file a lot (e. g. print quality, web quality, etc.)
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
For the properties of the drawing:
Vector Graphics - Cannot Change
True Type Text - Cannot Change
Merge control (lines overwrite) - Cannot Change
Raster Graphics Can change the following:
- OLE: No Change in filesize
- Raster and shaded/rendered viewports:
This one will greatly change the size of the file, however, the change in quality is to the point where sliding it one tick away from "Best" causes the drawing to be below par quality wise.
I.E. I get better quality from Printing my 10Mb File, and rescanning it, but this waste paper and time, and I can only do it up to 11x17...
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
The images I obtain, I really just print screen with Windows, Paste into Microsoft Paint, and then save it as a Jpeg (easiest way I have learned), so however many bits would be in that..
I found CAD and PDF's directly do not like each other, and this has been the easiest way to insert anything that needs to be shown cosmetically (Keyplans etc)
Fyi the image (Jpeg) in the drawing Im working with is only 1Mb.
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
From MSPaint, I'd try saving the screen captures as bmp. You can try the 3 defaults (24 bit color, 256 color or 16 color) to see how the file size and quality are affected.
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
Was a good idea, however no sucess...
Regular Jpeg Prints at about 6.2 Mb
16bit and 256bit both printed about 8Mb,
24 Bit printed at 6.12Mb O.o
Im sure there is a switch in the lost depths of programming hell that needs to be switched to make this work... but where?
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
Any you guys recommend?
Any Easy to Install on a company server that blocks more content then is helpful? ;)
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
Dik
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
Apon printing I saved 21kb's off the file size... I am thinking the pdf printer maay be the culprit, or that there is no way to print this damn picture without cause 6mb worth of information,... Unless anyone else has a magic lever?
RE: Printing to PDF Filesize issue
The pdf file size printed from AutoCAD (or other source) can be reduced up to ten times, usually around three times.