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Plot to image file, what works best?
« on: January 25, 2008, 01:07:59 PM »
In your experience what has given you the best results when plotting to an image format? I've been trying to get a decent image from autocad all morning with little luck. Plotting to .bmp or .jpg both get very pixelated. Of course this drawing has both colors and an aerial image so I can't just 'wmfout' the thing. My title block is ANSI D so I made my sheet 2448X1584 pixels in hopes of getting better quality, then I did 'plot extents' and fit to page.
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2008, 01:13:41 PM »
Personally, I've had some good luck by first printing the drawing to PDF, then exporting from the PDF to an image (jpg).  The quality is usually better than going right to JPG from AutoCAD.
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2008, 01:15:47 PM »
Mark, do you want my pc3 file which plots to TIF at 300dpi?
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2008, 01:17:33 PM »
Quote from: CmdrDuh on January 25, 2008, 01:15:47 PM
Mark, do you want my pc3 file which plots to TIF at 300dpi?

If it can do color, then yes please! :-)
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2008, 01:17:41 PM »
you also need to make a paper size in pixels at 300xPaperX and 300xPaperY (which is 10800x7200) for 36x24
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2008, 01:17:58 PM »
color is a function of your ctb file
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2008, 01:18:29 PM »
chk your email
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2008, 01:18:34 PM »
Quote from: M-dub on January 25, 2008, 01:13:41 PM
Personally, I've had some good luck by first printing the drawing to PDF, then exporting from the PDF to an image (jpg).  The quality is usually better than going right to JPG from AutoCAD.

Using what program?
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2008, 01:19:47 PM »
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2008, 01:20:37 PM »
Quote from: CmdrDuh on January 25, 2008, 01:17:41 PM
you also need to make a paper size in pixels at 300xPaperX and 300xPaperY (which is 10800x7200) for 36x24

good tip! :-)
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2008, 01:21:27 PM »
Quote from: Mark Thomas on January 25, 2008, 01:18:34 PM
Quote from: M-dub on January 25, 2008, 01:13:41 PM
Personally, I've had some good luck by first printing the drawing to PDF, then exporting from the PDF to an image (jpg).  The quality is usually better than going right to JPG from AutoCAD.

Using what program?

Sorry, Acrobat Pro :(
There's an option under 'Advanced' to export all images.
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2008, 01:22:40 PM »
Quote from: CmdrDuh on January 25, 2008, 01:18:29 PM
chk your email

which one? :-) I see nothing at theswamp.mark@gmail.com
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2008, 01:23:32 PM »
I've always plotted to PNG.  The quality was always better than JPG, TIFF or BMP.
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« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2008, 01:25:07 PM »
I clicked your email button, and it gave me this: theswamp.mark@gmail.com so I am assuming it will go there
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Re: Plot to image file, what works best?
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2008, 01:26:50 PM »
Quote from: CmdrDuh on January 25, 2008, 01:25:07 PM
I clicked your email button, and it gave me this: theswamp.mark@gmail.com so I am assuming it will go there

thank ya sir!
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