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how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 07:49:04 GMT

hello there, could you help me, to fix this trouble ?

i make this

but when i try to save as pdf (plotting) i get this, the line was broken 😞

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

h_s_walker — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:05:15 GMT

Welcome to the Forums

First things first. Check to make sure all those objects are on a layer that will plot. If the layer's printer icon has a red line through it, it will not plot.

Second. Try just plotting one of those objects. Does it plot ok?

Third. If possible attach the drawing here so we can have a look at it.

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:16:23 GMT

Ok, i attach my file 😄

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:19:31 GMT

ok, i attach my file 😄

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:32:25 GMT

first is done, all layer will plotting, not red icon printing in layer

second, also done when i plot an object and plotting as pdf, the line in this case lamp object not broken,

-- but when i reduce lamp object size and try to plotting again as pdf, i get this trouble as you can see in my post the line was broken

-- i try command REGEN but it doesn't work.

third that file was attached, could you give me solution 😞

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

h_s_walker — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:28:49 GMT

Ok here's the problem. Your lighting rig is too small.

As you can see in the attached PDF I had to blow your lighting rig up a lot to get it to show.

Here is what you need to do.

On your first drawing where you want the lighting rigs to go put a line and some legend eg LR1 (Lighting Rig 1).

Then in a new drawing. Draw the lighting rigs bigger. I was going to suggest a table, but that won't work since some of your lighting spans across parts of the fittings.

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:02:55 GMT

Ok thx bro, but how if in this case i wanna my rig still small like this? reduce without broken line in my rig

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

h_s_walker — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:08:42 GMT

You can't. You need to do as I suggested and draw your rigs on a new page at a larger scale.

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

nestly2 — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:23:06 GMT

Increase the PDF resolution until you see all the all the necessary detail in the "lamps"

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

h_s_walker — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:38:17 GMT

While I agree with that as being probably the best way to go. The downside is it will ramp up the PDF size massively.

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

nestly2 — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:45:51 GMT

Surprisingly, I used AutoCAD2016 to create the 4800 DPI PDF attached in my previous post and it's only 32KB.

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

h_s_walker — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:55:30 GMT

Probably due to something in the software recognising that something which is white does not need any information.

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 02:13:22 GMT

Done !!, hehe

Thanks you so much bro

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:02:38 GMT

Thank you!!! Had the same problem and have looking for hours to find a solution. Even if it's an old issue this still works 🙂

Re: how to fix broken line when plotting as pdf

hadeelredhair — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:45:35 GMT

Thank you so much.