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Mark

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PDF driver for "Publish"
« on: March 13, 2015, 01:42:41 PM »
Does anyone know what PDF driver gets used when you an issue the Publish command? I am having a quality issue between that and the DWG to PDF.pc3. *shrug*

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2015, 03:45:30 PM »
Should be DWG to PDF.pc3

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2015, 04:34:43 PM »
That's what I thought.
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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2015, 09:32:20 AM »
That's what I thought.

Likewise.

If you need a workaround - save a pagesetup in one of the drawings you want to publish using DWG to PDF.  When you're in your publish command set all sheets to this pagesetup and set your publish "destination" to "printer specified in page setup."

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2015, 09:53:50 AM »
That's what I thought.
I did too but i get different results in the quality of pdf. *shrug*

If you do Output -> Export -> PDF it seems fine.
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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2015, 02:22:27 PM »
Does anyone know what PDF driver gets used when you an issue the Publish command? I am having a quality issue between that and the DWG to PDF.pc3. *shrug*

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as others have said...best to use a named page setup...then you should know what you will ALWAYS get
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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2015, 10:03:04 AM »
The device name can be be found in the Plot and Publish Details Dialogue box.
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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2015, 10:23:21 AM »
The device name can be be found in the Plot and Publish Details Dialogue box.
Sure enough!

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2015, 10:27:16 AM »
Is it not DWG to PDF?

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2015, 10:50:12 AM »
Is it not DWG to PDF?
No. It is DWG to PDF! *shrug*


Here's another one to ponder. Under Publish options: Multi-sheet file does not produce a single PDF file when I use Plotter named in page setup.

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2015, 11:11:46 AM »
Is it not DWG to PDF?
No. It is DWG to PDF! *shrug*


Here's another one to ponder. Under Publish options: Multi-sheet file does not produce a single PDF file when I use Plotter named in page setup.
I've never gotten that multi option to work.

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ChrisCarlson

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2015, 11:13:32 AM »
The publish command ran though Acad / Publish is odd. Why not make a shell sheet set and publish that way?

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2015, 12:03:02 PM »
Is it not DWG to PDF?
No. It is DWG to PDF! *shrug*


Here's another one to ponder. Under Publish options: Multi-sheet file does not produce a single PDF file when I use Plotter named in page setup.
PUBLISHCOLLATE = 1

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2015, 12:36:05 PM »
Strange that you bring this up because....

I almost exclusively publish to PDF from the SSM, and I never have any issues. My page setups are *usually* set to "DWG to PDF.PC3", but on occasion I do publish an older sheet set where the page setup may be set to something else. Still, no issues..

Other people here "PLOT" using "DWG to PDF.PC3" (everyone is mapped to the same PC3/PMP files and plot styles), and frequently have issues with wipeouts, background masking, and similar oddities.

I've always felt that publishing is doing something different that PLOT even though both are using the same PC3/PMP files.

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Re: PDF driver for "Publish"
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2015, 01:04:40 PM »
We have a lingering issue with Publish / Plot to PDF where Adobe does not like or render solid hatches correctly. Just always attributed it to Adobe mucking about. Might have to dig more into it.