Here's my scenario...I have created two pdf files, one being set to Ansi B (11x17) and the other being set to Ansi D (22x34). Each one are plots of the same sheet.
When plotted, the 11x17 pdf looks great when plotted to an 11x17 printer, and when plotted, the 22x34 pdf looks great when plotted to a large plotter.
Here's the problem. When I ask for the 11 x 17 pdf to be plotted to 22x34, it looks great, but when I ask for the 22x34 pdf to be plotted to 11x17 it looks washed out.. It looks as if the line weights have been scaled down by more than half.
Each pdf was created using the same .pltcfg file. Default is the 11x17 and the 22x34 is set to scale the weights and line styles by 2.
Internally we can work around this, but we would like to provide clients the option of plotting to either size from 1 file. Seems strange it works in one direction but not the other. We need this to work both ways.
Has anyone ran into this before?
Thanks
Dan
Just to make sure, you are referring to how the paper plot appears, correct? Not how the PDF file appears. Are you using the PDF.pltcfg or the Windows driver to the Adobe printer? You are familiar with the Line Weight scale setting under the Paper Size tab in the PDF.pltcfg, correct?
Yes...I'm having problem with the paper output. I am using the pdf.pltcfg file to create pdf's, with the 11x17 being the default. I have all line weights and line styles set to look correct on 11x17. I have the 22x34 paper size set to scale=2 for weights and line styles.
This may be an Adobe Reader printing issue but I will be glad to take a look. Please send the file to me and I will do some testing. Have you tried the same plot to another plotter to see if you get the same result? What type plotter are you plotting to?
I am printing to a Sharp 2640 copier for 11x17 and an HP 800 for 22x34
I printed your files from Adobe Reader XI and I believe I see the issue you are referring to. I would like for you to select "Print As Image" in the Acrobat Print dialog. This option is under Advanced. Let me know how this option works for you.
I tried the method suggested and although the grid is much darker, it takes on the look of "plaid" in plot.
On another note, we sent some pdf's yesterday to our printer service and the plots came back looking terrible.
He said that he had just upgraded his Adobe to XI. He performed a work around to get us our plot job but wasn't sure what the fix is. I wonder if these two things are not related, and maybe it's an Adobe problem.'
It is possible the two issues are related but when I plot your PDF to 22x34 to our HP DesignJet plotter it looks fine. What size plots did the printer service plot to? Did all sizes look terrible? There are some settings in Acrobat Reader under Edit - Preferences - Page Display - Rendering you could adjust that may help. I have tried adjusting some of those but not all. I noticed in your pdf_mono.pltcfg file you have the resolution set to 600,600. That resolution setting produces a good high quality PDF. If your PDF files display fine in Acrobat MicroStation is producing good PDF files.
The printer service plotted 22x34 from 22x34 pdf's. We also have great luck plotting the 22x34 to an HP 800. It's taking it to 11x17 that falls apart. Since an11x17 pdf plots well to a 22x34, we should go that route.