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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!
Thank you for responding so promptly.
Hopefully you will find attached relevant the .dwg and the .pdf files.
Plotted fine with DWG to PDF
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.
I can't explain why it did this:
the actual pdf is right but the preview when print is messed up.
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?
That is Page Setup, have you tried this from Autodesk?
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.
You could ask the folks at Mac forum for help with pdf.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/bd-p/520
I'll give that a go. Thank you for all your advice. It is much appreciated 🙂
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