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Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:00:51 GMT

Hi all,

I am a relative novice to AutoCAD. I have created a drawing that I am attempting to print to PDF. When I view the drawing in the layout page all is as it should be however when I print to PDF all arcs in the drawing seem to be offset and don't join as they should. The issue seems to be effected by the scale I choose to print the PDF ie. the larger the scale, the closer the arcs get to their original position. Does anyone know how I can fix this so as the PDF matches the image I see on the layout?

I have attached screenshots showing how the drawing appears in the model space and how it appears when printed to PDF.

Thank you in advance!

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

pendean — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:12:37 GMT

Post your source DWG file and the PDF file you created please.

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:32:41 GMT

Thank you for responding so promptly.

Hopefully you will find attached relevant the .dwg and the .pdf files.

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Patchy — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:44:31 GMT

Plotted fine with DWG to PDF

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:50:49 GMT

Amazing! Thank you so much for your help.

Okay... please humour my naivety. Can I ask what steps you took to generate that pdf? I have been trying all sort to no avail. Clearly there has been a simple solution that I have missed.

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Patchy — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:01:58 GMT

I can't explain why it did this:

the actual pdf is right but the preview when print is messed up.

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:15:28 GMT

I am using AutoCAD 2015 on mac. The screenshot below shows the limit options I have available when trying to plot the drawing. There are no plotters to select in the drop down menu and as such I have been using the 'print to pdf' function through Adobe Acrobat. Have you any idea why I am not able to see the same plotting options that are shown in your screenshot?

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Patchy — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:19:57 GMT

That is Page Setup, have you tried this from Autodesk?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-create-a-PDF-using-AutoCAD-or-AutoCAD-LT-for-MAC.html

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:26:50 GMT

There is no Plot Setup menu on mac that I can find...

The process described on the link you kindly provided is the process I have been using before I created this post and is how I was taught to use AutoCAD. It was by following this process that I created the original PDF that I attached to the thread and contains the aforementioned plotting errors.

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Patchy — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:29:32 GMT

You could ask the folks at Mac forum for help with pdf.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/bd-p/520

Re: Arcs not scaling correctly when exporting to PDF.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:31:29 GMT

I'll give that a go. Thank you for all your advice. It is much appreciated 🙂