DWG to PDF Puts Boxes Around Text

[sbrusco]

Hi All,

With only a few exceptions, all our users have AutoCAD 2015. We're in the process of upgrading everyone to AutoCAD 2017 and that's where the few exceptions come into play. But in all cases, everyone is saving back to v2013 for compatibility with most of our customers.

We use AcroPlot Matrix to view and markup the PDFs. When I use the "DWG to PDF.pc3" Printer/plotter option in the Plot dialog box, then use AcroPlot Matrix to view the PDF, all the text objects have boxes around them. If I use the "DWG to PDF.pc3" Printer/plotter option in the Plot dialog box in AutoCAD 2015, the boxes are not there and life is good.

Is there some setting in AutoCAD 2017 that would add boxes around text, some setting that somewhere along the line, I changed in v2015?

TIA for any help.

Sal

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Read this https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/PDF-cr...

[john.vellek]

Hi @sbrusco,

I suspect that this is the PDF viewer more than anything but to confirm this I would like to duplicate the issue. Can you attach a sample file for me?

And to clarify, you are using 2015 or 2017? Or is it both?  The drawing format (2013) is the most current and is shared between AutoCAD 2013-1017 product.

Are the objects with boxes just text or are they Mtext, attributes or something else? Is this text being captured in the font handling of the Dwg to PDF properties?

[sbrusco]

Thanks Dean.

Once again, you gave me just what I needed.

Sal