Plotting image in background, never plots

[cyberflow]

Hi there,

I am plotting a plan in layout.

I'm using an orthophoto in background for the project, autocad seem to be working in backgroudn.

I leave autocad to do its task of plotting but wait more then 20 minutes before cancelling the plotting job.

Anyone know a trick of the trade to plot large images ?

[pendean]

Turn off background plotting and publishing in OPTIONS' Plot Tab and try again: those features only work for some people some of the time, not for most of us.

[cyberflow]

Hi there,

Actually i've always worked without the background plotting.
It doesnt seem to be that the problem.

[pendean]

What are you plotting to?
Using what driver?
Raster images create phenomenally large plot files, 20-minutes may not have been long enough fir it to finish.

[cyberflow]

Hi there,

I'm plotting to PDF.
I usually use PDF Creator, but now i'm using Adobe Acrobat.

I went into the propreties of Adobe Acrobat to lower the DPI to 300 and setted the one on Autocad to 300 (instead of the 600 that was setted).

I left the computer to work all night to see if it could finish the PDF (give it sometime).
It did, but the viewport with the background image didnt came out at all.

Now i don't know what to do.

Maybe gona give it a try with PDF Creator tonight after i leave work.

[cyberflow]

http://totalcad.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/fix-for-out-of-memory-errors-due-to-large-image-files/

Il'l give a try this noon during lunch break by launching a publishing and modifying my configuration of
RASTERPERCENT = 90
RASTERTHRESHOLD = 200

Just to see how it goes...

Il'l keep you posted

[cyberflow · Accepted solution]

Good news ladies and gentlemen.

Yesterday before leaving i tryed modifying the setting of rasterthreshold and rasterpercent but didn't work at all when i arrived this morning.

Decided to go basic on this problem and try DWG TO PDF plotter.
The PDF was made in less then 30 seconds !!!!!!

So it worked for me.

Conclusion : Sometimes it's good to go with basic stuff before trying to go big.

Thanxs for the help pendean ! 😃