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QR Code not printing?

chriscK8R5W — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:51:31 GMT

Trying to print a QR code on a layout sheet and it is not printing. Any ideas on how to fix?

I have tried two different printers , everyone else in office does not have this issue. I have changed layers and still nothing . It does show up in the print preview as it should but it will not printout on paper.

Re: QR Code not pringing?

pendean — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:05:02 GMT

1) "printing" to what drivers and versions and settings please?

2) What is the QRcode source, is it a block on an image or...?

3) What are the other users using for drivers or PC3 files? Likely different from yours it would appear since you state it shows up in preview.

4) Can you PLOT to a PDF and get it?

TIA

Re: QR Code not pringing?

chriscK8R5W — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:01:01 GMT

@pendean wrote:
1) "printing" to what drivers and versions and settings please? I just had the boss go through and update the drivers on my PC to match the others . Matching versions and settings as well.

2) What is the QRcode source, is it a block on an image or...? It is coming in as mtext being shown in the properties. The same as the others who are not having the issue.

3) What are the other users using for drivers or PC3 files? Likely different from yours it would appear since you state it shows up in preview. I will have to look into this a little more

4) Can you PLOT to a PDF and get it? Plotting to PDF does not work . The QR code does not appear in PDF

TIA

Re: QR Code not pringing?

paullimapa — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:06:55 GMT

maybe it's on a non plot layer or defpoints layer?

could you share the dwg?

Re: QR Code not pringing?

ChicagoLooper — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:12:20 GMT

Hi @chriscK8R5W

Please be more forthcoming. Would it be possible to upload some screenshots?

Your plot dialog window that fails.
Print preview of the ‘failed’ plot job.
Screenshot of a successful plot job.
Any other misc. or pertinent screenshots.

Re: QR Code not pringing?

pendean — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:35:32 GMT

@chriscK8R5W wrote:

2) What is the QRcode source, is it a block on an image or...? It is coming in as mtext being shown in the properties. The same as the others who are not having the issue.

Ah, you have a font handling problem: your drivers are NOT set exactly like everyone else, they must have FONTS being other copied or printed as images, or something similar.

To test in your PDF driver, do one of these:

Re: QR Code not pringing?

chriscK8R5W — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:41:09 GMT

It does plot to pdf this time as you show

@pendean wrote:
@chriscK8R5W wrote:

2) What is the QRcode source, is it a block on an image or...? It is coming in as mtext being shown in the properties. The same as the others who are not having the issue.
Ah, you have a font handling problem: your drivers are NOT set exactly like everyone else, they must have FONTS being other copied or printed as images, or something similar.

To test in your PDF driver, do one of these:

Re: QR Code not pringing?

pendean — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:44:57 GMT

@chriscK8R5W wrote:

It does plot to pdf this time as you show

Great: now you just have to figure out where those settings are in your other drivers and use them. Good luck.