How to have full indexed PDF with Microstation V8

Hello,

I'm trying to print some indexed PDF (SearchableText=on in the driver), but not all the texts are made searchable in the PDF file.

Is there a way to be sure that all the texts are made searchable ?

Think you for your answers.

 

Gildas Lefort.

  • Hi Gildas,

    your question is too general to answer it. Can you please be more specific and provide e.g. PDF example with an explanation what texts are / are not searchable? Based on that it will be easier to investigate where is the problem.

    With regards,

     Jan

  • Hi Jan,

    I hope I was able to transfert this PDF example.

    There are some texts that you can select (and are searchable on Acrobat Reader) and others that you can't ; and I don't know why.

    The curious part is when we tried to copy one of the non selectable texts to the masterfile and then made the PDF file, the copied text became selectable. But we can't determine why some texts which are not on the masterfile can be selectable and others can't.

    Thank you for your help.

     

    Gildas Lefort.

  • Hi Gildas

    What are settings in the reference dialog for those references where the not searchable texts from?

    Regards

    Frank

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  • Hi Frank,

    For the "VIDEO ANALYSE" text :

    Display, Snap, Locate, True Scale, Scale Line Styles, Display Raster References ans Use Lights are checked ; the model is Default ; the description is "Aligned with Master File" ; the scale is 1 : 1 ; and the Nested Attachments is set to "No Nesting".

    Thank you for your help.

    Gildas.

  • Check your fonts make sure there has not been any font substitution... copy the driver back on ...my driver has

    ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ; Enable/disable searchable text.  On by default.

    CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="SearchableText" /qualifier="on"

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    does yours?

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