When exporting drawings to PDFs, one computer distorts all text as shown here:
When exporting the exact same file to PDF from any other computer, the text appears correctly as shown here:
All computers are running Inventor 2014. What could cause these results? Can the text settings be customized?
Looks like possibly the font is missing from the computer and Windows is going with the closest match. You may need to check if the font is on the computer that is giving the problem.
The text appears correctly on the drawing pre-export, and the same fonts work fine in other locations (such as Microsoft Word). I've also found that the characters are crammed too closely together in the same way regardless of which font is used (Arial, Times New Roman, and Tahoma).
If it is a font issue, how could I resolve it? Any other thoughts?
Thank you.
Are you using adobe acrobat? If so the problem could be here
These are the Adobe Acrobat Pro setting that I have for creating PDFs from exported files of all types
We do have some Acrobat .DLLs that are used for other functionality, but for this case it is only using the built-in Autodesk export to PDF feature. The results are the same regardless of which application is used to view the exported file.
Just came across this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930627
You have a 32-bit application that is running on one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:
The application uses the ResetDC function to modify the DEVMODE data structure. When you use raw mode to print a document in the application, the private data of the DEVMODE data structure may be corrupted.
Could this possibly be the problem that your seeing on that machine
Here is the download link http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16358 if you don't want to read all the tech bumf
There is a way to solve this. It's more like a workaround. Change the Stretch setting of your Text style to 100% and the problem is "solved".
@Paul-Mason wrote:Just came across this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930627
Could this possibly be the problem that your seeing on that machine
The problem computer is running Windows 7, so it doesn't look like this partiular resolution is applicable.
Yes, I can confirm that exporting to DWF results in the same distorted text.
rfeijen wrote: Can you confirm that if you export your drawing to DWF you see the same distortred text?
In our case, this is an automated process involving thousands of drawings and PDFs that are shared by several computers. Changing the text style would break the text for the computers that are already working correctly. I'm going to continue to look for a more permanent solution.
@rfeijen wrote:There is a way to solve this. It's more like a workaround. Change the Stretch setting of your Text style to 100% and the problem is "solved".
Your running Windows 7 OK but is it 64BIT as the problem your decreeing, IF you read the blog for this MS Hotfix, is very similar to what your seeing. IF you are running windows 7 64 bit have you checked to see if the hotfix mentioned is installed correctly??
And there was a update released yesterday, at least that's when it popped on my machine, Adobe Acrobat XI.
The hotfix cannot be installed on Windows 7.
I am not sure what Adobe Acrobat XI has to do with this issue.
During an Export to PDF, Inventor first performs an export to DWF and then wraps it into a PDF.
The main problem here is the Export to DXF.
I installed Inventor 2014 on around 20 additional computers this week. All are running Windows 7, have the same software, and are fully updated. I have still only encountered one computer that has this DWF/PDF issue. It is not clear what makes this one computer different from all the others that are working perfectly.
Hello Blair,
This is what I see: https://chronicle.autodesk.com/Main/Details/f8488e6f-e8fc-4960-a90b-6538852eeb28
Export to DWF = Text is distorted. Export to PDF = Text is distorted. Print to DWF printer driver = Text is NOT distorted.
I know two other companies dealing with the same problem. It happens on a workstation were Inventor is used to process automated jobs coming from Autodesk Vault Professional when drawings are released. That is why we can't use any third party PDF creators.
We performed a clean install of Inventor with the latest service packs and updates, installed PDF Creator, Office 2010, all available Windows Updates, Design Review 2013 instead of 2012, Adobe Reader 9, 10 and 11. It doesn't make any changes. I think we have to consider rebuilding the workstation from scratch, starting with Windows 7.
We sffer alike issue when "Inventor 2014 SP1 Upd2" treats "DWF.Create.IDW" jobs on Windows 2008 R2 SP1 64bit servers - text become a bit wider.
Text seems unchanged whed the same job is done with same Inventor version being running with Windows 7 64bit.
Any workaround suggestions?
Are you by any chance accessing this PC via Remote Desktop when the others aren't? I've seen this issue when generating any dwf related files (As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, PDF's are created from DWF's).
But a second thing to check is this (press the Windows Key on your keyboard and type Display, then Enter):
So users will set this to Medium or Larger. It could explain why you are only seeing it on a single PC. I've seen all kinds of weird UI behaviour on PC's where this has been modified. Changing it back to 100% solves it immediately.
Note: If this is the case, it's a bug within Inventor, it should support all default Windows Display modes.
Scott Moyse
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In our case the distorted text is a problem regardless of whether or not the computer is accessed remotely, and the display setting is set to 100%.