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jps2804
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Strange print preview in paper space

Anyone can help me , when printing from paper space and model space, I have a strange print preview in some drawings only. I 'm using the same  plot style in different drawings. Some are o.k but others are scary, see attachment Please helppppppp

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Message 2 of 20
Jay_B
in reply to: jps2804

What looks scary?

C3D 2018.1
C3D 2016 SP4

Win 7 Professional 64 Bit
Message 3 of 20
jps2804
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Thank for reply Jay. See attached screen shot, it is a print preview , can't understand nothing and print out also is same as preview.

Message 4 of 20
maxim_k
in reply to: jps2804

Hi,

 

Which Plot device do you use?

Looks like it is raster output with low resolution.

 

Maxim


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Message 5 of 20
jps2804
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Hi Maxim

 

I'm using an HP COLOR LASER JET 5550 n and my PC is Dell i5 64 bit.

Message 6 of 20
maxim_k
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Could you provide screen shot of Page Setup you are using + screenshot of Custom printer settings (if you made them)?

 

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Message 7 of 20
jps2804
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Hi Maxim

 

Please find attached requested screen shots. Hope this can help.

 

 

Message 8 of 20
jps2804
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Page set up screen shot

Message 9 of 20
maxim_k
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What is strange on your Page Setup screen shot - in Plotter field (just under Name drop-down):

 

Screen shot of page set up.png

I see "NULL - Windows System Driver - by Autodesk"

Usually there should be the name of your Windows System Driver, in your case there should be something like this:

"HP COLOR LASER JET 5550n - Windows System Driver - by Autodesk"

Please ensure, that all parameters of your network printer "HP COLOR LASER JET 5550n" available to AutoCAD.

Try to create PC3 file for your printer (just open "Properties" near "Name", make some changes in "Custom properties" of your printer and save when you will be prompted to .PC3 file.

 

Maxim

 


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Message 10 of 20
jps2804
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hi maxim

 

Thank you for your help. I have crreate pc3 file but unfortunately i still have the same problem. See attached sreen shot. I don't think it is the printer , may be it is something to do with autocad software. But i have installed autocad 2013, same problem.

Message 11 of 20
Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

what visual style have you made active for that viewport?

does that happen for other plotter-drivers too? What happens if you plot using "DWG to PDF.pc3"?

Does that happen only for that layout, only for that drawing or for all drawings (also new ones based on original AutoCAD templates)?

 

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Message 12 of 20
maxim_k
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Agree with further questions from Alfred, waiting for reply

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Message 13 of 20
jps2804
in reply to: Alfred.NESWADBA

Hi

 

See attached visual style manager for drawing.

I have the same problem if I use other printer , same for dwg to PDF.pc3

 

If i open a new autocad template and paste drawing , i get the same problem. But it happens with onle few of my drawings not all of them.

Message 14 of 20
Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

sorry, I liked to know what visual style you hae assigned to that viewport, the list of styles does not help in this case.

 

>> But it happens with onle few of my drawings

Can you upload one of them? As long as this issue is reproducable you can erase some of the geometry to make the drawing smaller.

 

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Message 15 of 20
maxim_k
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If you paste viewports from problem drawing to the Layuot in new drawing and get the same problem, have you tried recreate viewports in problem drawing (erase existing and create new in place of old)? Or even recreate Layout?

Maxim

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Message 16 of 20
jps2804
in reply to: Alfred.NESWADBA

Here it is.

Jps2804
Message 17 of 20
maxim_k
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I get it.

The problem is in Visual style assigned to viewport in Layout.
It is "Shades of Gray", if you change it to 2D wireframe - you will get right output.

 

When you assign to viewport Visual style other then 2D Wireframe, AutoCAD converts entire viewport to raster image with DPI set according to 3D viewport settings in Page setup, by default it is about 150 DPI (or even less), then you get low resolution image on output.

Maxim


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Message 18 of 20
jps2804
in reply to: maxim_k

Problem solved !!!Thank you guys you are greattttttttttttt

Message 19 of 20
maxim_k
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Alfred,

>>>> what visual style have you made active for that viewport?
I gave you Kudo for your first question 😉

Maxim

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Message 20 of 20
jps2804
in reply to: maxim_k

It was on shades of gray , I've activate 2d wireframe . it's O.K now

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