PDF Printing issue with gradient color

PDF Printing issue with gradient color

designdistrict7
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PDF Printing issue with gradient color

designdistrict7
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Hi All,

I am having another printing issue when I using Gradient tools, when I printing PDF with printer option DWG to PDF , any shapes having angle with gradient color printing with a dark line on the edge. any Idea to solve this, please see below image.

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

this should not happen when you use AutoCAD 2018 or 2019 having the current service pack installed.

Can you please start command _ABOUT and show us a screenshot?

 

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designdistrict7
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Thanks, I am using 2017 and 2019 both versions have same issue,  please see screen shot as you instructed

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

thank you for your screenshots, can you please upload a dwg so we can try this on our systems too? Maybe we can find something that helps ...

 

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designdistrict7
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Hi,

Please see attached dwg file from which I shown images in the first message.

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

this is what I get:

20190110_120601.pngI can't find any issues plotting your file to "DWG to PDF.pc3" using AutoCAD 2019.1.2.

 

Is it possible that the source of the issue is not the creation of the PDF, but the viewer software you are using?

If you are using Adobe Reader then look to >>>that thread<<<

...or try to open your PDF (or my attached one) with a different viewing software.

 

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designdistrict7
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Thank you so much for going through my issues, then what are the possibilities for this error I am getting with printer DWG to CAD. Any hardware issue?

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> then what are the possibilities for this error I am getting

>> with printer DWG to CAD. Any hardware issue?

No, there is no hardware involved here 😉

 

When you open my PDF do you see the same issues?

 

- alfred -

 

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designdistrict7
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sorry I didn't notice that you have attached a PDF, I opened PDf now and its different from your screenshot, when I open problem still there, see the image

IMG12.JPGso Then what is the real issue??? please help.

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> Then what is the real issue?

Both, AutoCAD generating triangles for filled areas and the software you are using (or it's settings) to show the triangle edges with some special (additional) antialiasing.

As long as the viewer does no special vector handling you would not see these edges, I'm using PDF-XChange Viewer and with that I have created a screenshot from the file I uploaded.

 

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alex101000
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You tried to view the file in Acrobat Reader with the settings specified in Alfred's link ?
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oiverson
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Glad to hear another user of PDF X-Change Viewer. It's really been an impressive app for years now!

 

I hate every single thing about Adobe Acrobat/Reader.

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designdistrict7
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Thanks Alfred for your time, I tried opening in Adobe PDF but result is same and when I printing your PDF edges are ok!.

Best Regards

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designdistrict7
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Hi,

I don't find any settings for that , but when I opened with Adobe same result I getting

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> I tried opening in Adobe PDF but result is same and

>> when I printing your PDF edges are ok!

So I guess that would be the same as with your file

  • Displaying with Adobe Reader (without correcting it's config) shows issues
  • Printing that file works always well.

 

- alfred -

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