PDF Differences between Plot and Plot Project

[adam.harveyLGJP2]

Hi all,

I've searched for this, but can't seem to find the answer.  Hopefully it's not a repeat.

I've been using ACADE 2013 for years, and recently just updated to 2022.  I'm having difficulty getting my "Plot Project" PDFs to come out 'correctly'.  I'm using Windows 10, AutoCAD Electrical 19.0.57.0

This is what the title block looks like in AutoCAD Electrical.. (I've redacted some text, but notice the text is legible and "filled in"...)

And this is what it looks like when I do a single sheet Plot/Print (Ctrl-P)...

Here are the plot settings for that:

And here is what it looks like when I 'plot Project'..

..the letter/font is 'hollow'...  and weirdly "bolded"..  For instance the beginning of the file name (vertical), "users" is barely legible.

Here are the setting for the plot project:

I can't detect a difference in settings that would produce this.  I'm using the same monochrome plot style for both...

Can anyone help with this?

I've looked at post regarding the PDFSHXFONT switch, and the AEPDFFONTALT switch, but these two settings were the same (unchanged) for the above plots?  So one come out good when I plot a single sheet, but differently when I plot project?  I must be missing something else?

Thanks

Adam

[rhesusminus]

Are you using the exact same PC3 file for those two?

Is this PC3 file copied from you 2013 installation? If so, can you recreate the PC3 file?

[adam.harveyLGJP2]

Hi @rhesusminus,  

Thanks for responding.

Yes, both using the same PC3 file.. (AutoCAD PDF (Smallest File).pc3)...  I haven't tried copying the PC3 from the old installation yet, because there seems to be a discrepancy when just using this one PC3 file.  I mean, when I single sheet plot (Ctrl-P), it comes out fine...  but when I 'Plot Project' it doesn't.  So it seems the PC3 file is capable of producing a good PDF under one circumstance.  It seems to be a setting unique to 'plot project', or vice versus.

Here is a side by side from just now when I CONFIRMED they are both using the same PC3:

Adam

[adam.harveyLGJP2 · Accepted solution]

Ok!

I was playing with something I thought I had already eliminated...  I changed 'Remove Hidden', from Yes, to default in the plot config options. 

Before when I was playing with this, if this option was default, I got all the "little boxes" around everything...  But now...  the PDF looks good...  filled in fonts, and no boxes?  hmmm...

Latest looks good:

Thanks

Adam