Autocad 2015 Printing PDF with streaks through solid colors

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I hope all is well. I'm writing on this forum for help with an AutoCAD issue my team is seeing with AutoCAD Architecture 2015.

AutoCAD Architecture 2015 - Product version J.210.0.0, SP 2

Our staff here will print from AutoCAD Architecture 2015 - to PDF - then print the PDF - from a new Canon iR-ADV C3325/3330 printer.

On the PC's monitor the solid colors in the drawing look normal, but once the job is printed, the print will come out with streaks/small lines through some of the solid colors. 

If you open the same drawing in Revit 2015 - print to PDF - then send it to the new Canon iR-ADV C3325/3330, the prints come out perfect - with no lines. 

Any idea why steaks would come through the AutoCAD PDF and not the Revit PDF when printing? 

Vent:

I ususally prefer to speak to a support representative because it is the quickest way to resolve an issue, but Autodesk only likes to return calls promptly if they are dealing with sales. All other calls go to a voicemail. Once its there, they will only call back after business hours when you are no longer in the office. I will specifically request times during business hours and never recieve calls during that time. Might be the worst support I've seen from a major vendor. 

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

Can you recreate this with a new drawing, just one hatch with solid pattern and then print to PDF?

If so please upload this drawing + this PDF.

Another question: when you don't print to PDF (I assume you are using the driver "DWG to PDF.pc3", are you?) and then from PDF to printer .... instead printing directly from AutoCAD to the printer, does that work?

And have you tried to print the PDF to any other printer?

What software are you using to print the PDF?

- alfred -

[pendean]

show us with visuals/screenshots/pictures when you answer Alfred's excellent questions.

[john.vellek]

Hi MeganD4313

What are you using to print PDFs from Revit? And, Which driver are you using to print from AutoCAD Architecture? Have you compared the properties of each driver to see where there might be dissimilarities?

Next, are you using the same application to send the PDFs to the printer? Which application are you using?

Which printer driver are you using for the Canon? Are there configuration options available in the driver?

[john.vellek]

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[Anonymous]

Hello and thanks for responding to my post.

I have reviewed these questions with the staff members. The border of the hatch plains change to a different color creating a pattern. - Attached are screen shots.

What are you using to print PDFs from Revit? - Bluebeam Revu 2016 (Adobe Acrobat will do the same thing)

What driver are you using to print from AutoCAD Architecture? - Canon iR-ADV C3325/3330 PS3 Printer Drivers

Are you using the same application to send the PDFs to the printer - Yes Bluebeam Revu 2016 and Adobe Acrobat as a test - both coming out with the issue. I'm not sure if there are configuration options available in the driver.

Please see images in my drop box account. You can see the lines in the PDF

https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=example.pdf ( < PDF example )

https://www.dropbox.com/s/90a4o4mimde5cwe/BGarage%20plan_0204%20survey.dwg?dl=0 ( < file example )

I look forward to hearing back from you

Thanks,

-Phil

[Anonymous]

Hello and thanks for responding to my post.

I have reviewed these questions with the staff members. The border of the hatch plains change to a different color creating a pattern. - Attached are screen shots.

What are you using to print PDFs from Revit? - Bluebeam Revu 2016 (Adobe Acrobat will do the same thing)

What driver are you using to print from AutoCAD Architecture? - Canon iR-ADV C3325/3330 PS3 Printer Drivers

Are you using the same application to send the PDFs to the printer - Yes Bluebeam Revu 2016 and Adobe Acrobat as a test - both coming out with the issue. I'm not sure if there are configuration options available in the driver.

Please see images in my drop box account. You can see the lines in the PDF

https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=example.pdf ( < PDF example )

https://www.dropbox.com/s/90a4o4mimde5cwe/BGarage%20plan_0204%20survey.dwg?dl=0 ( < file example )

I look forward to hearing back from you

Thanks,

-Phil

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

my questions are not answered like:

And have you tried to print the PDF to any other printer?

And questions like that:
Have you tried to use "DWG to PDF.pc3" to create the PDF from AutoCAD

Which program did you use to open the PDF and send the PDF to the printer(s)

At least: your pdf is not downloadable.

Your DWG (without the missing CTB file) looks correct when I print it to PDF using the "DWG to PDF.pc3" driver (please find attachment) ... and that is how it looks on my system viewing the PDF:

Is it different on your screen/printer?

- alfred -