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Can PDF size be reduced

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Message 1 of 12
Joe-Bouza
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Can PDF size be reduced

Is there a setting that can reduce the sized of a PDF plot? I currently use DWGtoPDF.pc3 and I plotted a 13 sheet set that came out at 35MB. If I plot them as individuals some are 500K and some are 6MB; probably due to images.

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS
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Message 2 of 12
AllenJessup
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Joe,

 

Not that I'm aware of in AutoCAD Civil 3D. Adobe Standard will do it. I use an inexpensive program, CutePDF Pro, to do it. You can download a trial version. There will be degradation to the images. You'd actually have to try it to see if it would be acceptable.

 

Another thing that might help is if you reduced the image size outside of AutoCAD and repathed the attached images to the smaller versions.



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 3 of 12
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: AllenJessup

Thanks Allen. I thought that to be the case. I have tried those options you suggest.

 

Thank you

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS
Message 4 of 12
AllenJessup
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Have you tried printing with an external PDF printer like CutePDF (the free version)?



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 5 of 12
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: AllenJessup

That I have not. I'll try the download. The problem I have there is I would need every workstation to get it, no? Which means I would have to go around installing

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS
Message 6 of 12
AllenJessup
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Yeah. I just throw the install file on the network and visit each workstation.



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 7 of 12
TerryDotson
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Post or email me one and I'll let you know what's inside.

Message 8 of 12
klugb
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Have you tried to reduce the resolution in the plotter settings before printing? I have one setup for 150 DPI when dealing with aerials. It's usually about half the size and very little loss in clarity.

 

Bruce Klug, P.E.
AutoCAD Expert Elite Alumni
AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Professional
Civil 3D 2023.2.1

Win 10 Enterprise, 64-bit
Message 9 of 12
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: klugb

Thats the button I could not find! Thanks I'll report back

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS
Message 10 of 12
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: klugb

Chopped of 10 megs

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS
Message 11 of 12
IanMcClain
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Just for those who may be searching for Klugb's suggestion: in plot/page setup window, select DWGtoPDF and click the "Properties" button to the right, then select Custom Properties and click the Custom Properties button, then you will see a window with the various resolution/dpi settings.

Ian McClain
Message 12 of 12
josh8KY32
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

I solved this recently. If you print from Sheet Set Manager, find "Sheet set PDF publish options..." in the Publish drop down. I selected 150 dpi for images and 400 dpi for vectors and the file size of the full set was reduced by about one half. If you print each sheet individually, select the "AutoCad PDF (smallest file)" option in the printer/plotter name drop down. The reduction in PDF quality was hardly noticeable.

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