PDF quality probleme

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

Hello everyone

I have big problems exporting pdf from autocad 2024. The quality of the export is very poor and my hatchings and curves are very pixelated.

I followed several steps (4800 dpi, high quality, lines merges, ...) but nothing to do.

I have this problem on several files and it's the same for the people I send them to, or when I print.

I hope one of you has an answer.

Thanks in advance

[paullimapa]

What if you use the Plot command and then for Printer/Plotter select DWG To PDF.pc3 to create your PDF?

[pendean]

@raphael.taiebTDAJY You have SHADEMODE set to something other than 2D, set to do a swiggle-line, and that's why your results look like that

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

I use DWG TO PDF.pc3 with a custom CTB and correct scaling of my drawings.

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

I use Shademode in 2D wired mode

[paullimapa]

change shade plot to: As Displayed

and make sure VSCurrent is set to 2dwireframe

[pendean]

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@raphael.taiebTDAJY wrote:

I use Shademode in 2D wired mode

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Share your DWG file here if the tips above do not fix it for you.

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

Thanks for your help, but I still can't do it. I'll share the file with you.

The quality is down to 600 dpi (which is normally sufficient) for inconclusive tests.

[pendean]

Are you plotting from modelspace

Or paperspace (and a very custom very small postcard page size and a very small viewport plot scale that is going to look horribly wiggly when you zoom in very close)

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

I draw graphics from the model-space and export to a custom paperspace 130x250mm (maybe that's where the problem comes from).

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

[pendean]

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@raphael.taiebTDAJY wrote:

... export to a custom paperspace 130x250mm (maybe that's where the problem comes from).

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yes, it appears you may have a lot of scaling issues in this DWG file (a 1,52mm wide staircase in modelspace?), and trying to prints such a large model on a half-letter page is never going to give you a crisp line in PDF, it does not work like that

Looks like this DWG file is supposed to be in meters but it is not, its in mm. A separate issue that's not going to change the plot to a half-page reality sadly.

[raphael.taiebTDAJY]

Thanks a lot for your help, I don't understand why the file is in mm but ok.

I have several files with this same problem, do you have an idea so that it doesn't happen to me in the future?