topic Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF in AutoCAD Forum

Layout cut off on print to PDF

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:21:41 GMT

I am creating a new 11x17 border/title block for our firm. It plots to a laser printer and PDF just fine for me on my PC (ACAD 2015). I use the ACAD DWG To PDF.pc3 plotter file for creating PDFs. A colleague uses the exact same plotter file. When we put the new drawing on his PC (acad 2016) it prints just fine to the laser printer. But when he prints to PDF (sing DWG To PDF.pc3) the right end of the border and title block get cut off the entire height of the page. Is there a setting somewhere in the DWG To PDF.pc3 file where I set a pritner margin for that "driver"? I'm assuming that's the issue - I just can't find where such a setting would be.

Thanks!

Steve

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:55:30 GMT

Found it!

ACAD menu

Manage Plotters

Double click "DWG To PDF.pc3"

Device and Document Settings tab

User-Defined Paper Sizes & Calibration

Modify Standard paper Sizes (Printable Area)

Select "ANSI expand B (11.00 x 17.00 Inches)"

Click Modify

Change printable area (in our specific configuration case) to:

TOP - .17

BOTTOM - .03

LEFT - .25

RIGHT - .03

And fixed!

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

sthompson1021 — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:21:29 GMT

I was just getting ready to reply when you posted your solution. I use 2014 for everyday work but I do have 2016 on my computer. I noticed that our titleblocks were getting cut off with 2016 to and checked the margins and they were the same between 2014 and 2016. Adjusting the margins on 2016 worked but I found that using ANSI full bleed B (11x17) also worked. Just not sure why the same paper size with the same margins would give 2 different plots but 2016 dwg to pdf has other issues too from what I've been seeing on the forums. Anyway glad you got it figured out.

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

acramerWSZRE — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:03:36 GMT

I am having the same trouble but I am using Nuance to print to PDF. Any help with this would be great.

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:35:04 GMT

Hi,

>> I am having the same trouble but I am using Nuance to print to PDF

Any reason why not trying the steps shown above with "DWG to PDF.pc3"?

It is marked as solution so I guess it's worth to try it. 😉

- alfred -

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

acramerWSZRE — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:06:36 GMT

I wasn't sure if it would be able to combine the dwg to pdf file with a regular nuance pdf file but it worked. I had to play around with the borders to get it to match the other but all in all it is working. Thank you.

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:24:48 GMT

Great, good to know it's working well for your now 😉

Thx for feedback!

- alfred -

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

todd.eckrich — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:44:35 GMT

Thanks for posting your solution. I wasn't able to use negative numbers to modify the printable area but setting them to 0 worked! The original settings printed SHX fonts just fine but would not print True Type ones along the top and right edges of the drawing.

Re: Layout cut off on print to PDF

MichaelSanJose — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:56:12 GMT

When I print I have no issues but when I PUBLISH, multiple sheet layouts or a single layout, I get extra "border" lines.