DWG To PDF.pc3 missing hatch pattern

[Anonymous]

Hi I'm using the DWG To PDF.pc3 driver to plot a drawing that contains a transparent gradient hatch and when I plot this it does not show up the transparent gradient hatch, it simply misses it out.  However if I use the pdf995 driver it plots it with no problems, all plot settings are the same.  But the pdf995 river provides terrible quality pdf's to be put on a screen!

Does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this or can recomend a high quality and preferably free pdf driver that wont cause this problems?

See attached pdf's.  I'm using LT 2012, but have also tried LT 2014 and full autocad and all repeat the problems.

Thanks

Mick

[pendean]

Can you share the DWG file?

[Anonymous]

Hi Dean,

Copy of dwg file attached.

Thanks

Mick

[pendean]

I can confirm the limitation you experience in your file.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Dean, at least I know I'm not going mad now!  Could it be a possible error in the dwg to pdf.pc3 file?

[hwalker]

It might be an error in the PC3 file. I've just PUBLISHED it and changed from Plottter named to PDF and it printed the hatch fine

[Anonymous]

It still doesn't work for me when changed from plotter named to pdf.  Can anyone recomend a high quality pdf driver that won't have this problem?

Thanks

[Imui]

Hello

I have created a second layout and that prints/publish's just fine

[Anonymous]

What pdf driver did you use?

[hwalker]

I don't get your second PDF that you have posted. Do you want the countries (I assume they are countries) to be hatched on not?

In your second PDF all I see are the country outlines

[Imui]

default DWG to PDF.pc3 wich came with the AutoCAD LT 2011

only thing is that i checked the plot transparency option

[Imui]

that's right i also wondered where are the numbers

[Anonymous]

Yes I do, and they are land boundaries.

On the PDF995 driver printout this is exactly how I need it to look, except better quality, the kind of quality that the dwg to pdf.pc3 driver provides, but on the dwg to pdf.pc3 printout that is what the dwg to pdf.pc3 driver produces (it doesn't pdf the transparent gradient hatches).

Thanks

Mick

[Anonymous]

I did the same but no luck! Any chance you can attach your pc3 file please.

[Anonymous]

Sorry the numbers are part of an xref I have not uploaded (no problems with that)

[Imui]

sure, i'll post it tommorrow when i'll get back to work

[Imui]

There you go.

Also the .stb file, might neeed the too.

[Anonymous]

Hi thanks for your .pc3 file, the problem still occurs when using both your .pc3 and with or without your pen settings set.

[pendean]

Post a screenshot of your expanded PLOT dialog box, and also include in the same image your entire fully open AutoCAD program windows too please.

[Anonymous]

Hi Dean,

Please see attached screenshot. I have omitted the pen settings as they contain my companies name.

Thanks

Mick

edit - screenshot now correctly attached!