Distorted Text with Export to DWF on Server 2008 R2 SP1 64bit

[Maxim-CADman77]

We are getting wider text when exporting IDWs to DWF (or DWFx) using  Inventor 2014 SP1 Upd2 on Windows 2008 R2 SP1 64bit (doesn'r matter treating jobs or manual export).

Text seems unchanged whed the same export is done with same Inventor version being done in Windows 7 64bit.

PS: I see alike thread http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General/Distorted-Text-with-Export-to-PDF/td-p/4738025/highli... has no workaround.

[scottmoyse]

Uma

I replied in the thread you posted to. Are you accessing the server via remote desktop?

If you are, have a fiddle about with the display quality settings before you connect to the RDP session. You may notice the horizontal text scaling will change. I can't remember if there was a way of eliminating it completely.

In the end I just made sure I logged onto the Server physically, made sure the Vault Job processor was running etc. Then left it logged on. You can still RDP into the machine after that. Just check to see if logging off from the RDP session or just closing the RDP session will return the login to a normal local session. In other words make sure it doesn't show the following highlighted session type:

[Maxim-CADman77]

So, well, RDP is definitely to blame.

To be more precise resolution used for RDP is to blame.

Resolution in RDP shortcut I used to use was set to 1280x1024 and it occured to be the only resolution that lead to text WIDEN on DWF-creation.

I've tried all the rуst resolutions and got interesting results.

Text in IDW exported to DWF seems more-or-less like original if RDP resolution is one of: 

640x480

800x600

1024x768

1440x1050

Text in IDW exported to DWF seems CONDENSED if RDP resolution is one of: 

1280x720

1280x768

1280x800

1366x768

1440x900

1680x1050

1920x1080

As temporery workaround I've saved 1440x1050 to my RDP-shortcuts but I'd rather prefer the issue be solved by Autodesk (I'm not sure I'will remember to choose issue-free resolution if connection be done from some PC I'm haven't used earlier).

[Maxim-CADman77]

So, well, RDP is definitely to blame. To be more precise resolution used for RDP is to blame. Resolution in RDP shortcut I used to use was set to 1280x1024 and it occured to be the only resolution that lead to text WIDEN on DWF-creation. I've tried all the rуst resolutions and got interesting results. Text in IDW exported to DWF seems more-or-less like original if RDP resolution is one of: 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1440x1050 Text in IDW exported to DWF seems CONDENSED if RDP resolution is one of: 1280x720 1280x768 1280x800 1366x768 1440x900 1680x1050 1920x1080 As temporery workaround I've saved 1440x1050 to my RDP-shortcuts but I'd rather prefer the issue be solved by Autodesk (I'm not sure I'will remember to choose issue-free resolution if connection be done from some PC I'm haven't used earlier).

[kolesaa]

any workaround yet?

[Sergio.Bertino]

Hi,

Unfortunately Inventor and the Vault client are not supported on Windows 2008 R2 and are not tested to work with this operating system remotely.

[blair]

Possibly use Autodesk Remote, should be better than RDP.

[Maxim-CADman77]

Ok I've just tried both using Supported OS (Windows7) and Autodesk Remote.

Neither of two helps to solve the issue.

JP (Windows 7 x64 Corporate) starts to create text-issued DWFs after RDP session. At the same time export and update locally result to normal DWF.

The same is reproducible after Autodesk Remote.

The only workaround till now is restart of PC.

For us workaround is not enough because it is not applicable to virtual JPs we used to use.

Any further ideas?

[scottmoyse]

Just make sure you never start the JP under an RDP or Autodesk Remote session. Then make sure you log out of the session rather than just close the RDP session off. I used to make sure I started the JP beign walked into the server room and logging on to the server physically to fire up the JP, then all was well. If I logged in from the RDP, then the JP gets started using the RDP user account session and all goes Pete Tong. 

Autodesk starting they don't support 2008 R2 as a reason for it not working is a cop out. You can replicate it by RDP's into a Windows 7 session. Its a pure bug with RDP & JP working together and it really should be fixed.

[Logos_Atum]

Hello there,

I´ve experienced an issue with poor quality in text  converted to curves from AutoCAD too.

Placing them in an IDW results in "bleeding" of the text corners. The effect subsequentially

is harder to see the more I increase the vector resolution of a PDF output for example.

Even increasing the plot resolution dampens the effect to a certain degree. PDF´s at 2400

dpi deliver the quality needed, 1200Dpi still looks as if there was too much ink for the

paper to absorb.

We started this to prevent proxy image loss upon transfer. The new source was a EPS Logo

file. AutoCAD does a good job printing and plotting - Inventor does not.

[Maxim-CADman77]

I 100% agree with you.

But they just don't know how stubborn some users (CAD managers) could
be.

I've just created another thread without words they could use for their
dirty tricks 😉 -
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Vault-General/Text-issues-in-system-visualization-of-IDW-created-by-Jo... (case# 09821851).