Print an inserted PNG file in autocad2015 to PDF (and scale it to A3)

[Anonymous]

Hi

We have inserted a PNG file into autocad 2015. The PNG file is a plandrawing as we designed beforehand.

No we want to scale the PNG image into A3-size (297mm x 420mm) and plot it into pdf but when we do that nothing appears in the pdf.

What are we doing wrong?

The third step is to insert power outlet and switches etc and then plot the whole thing to pdf again.

Best regards C.

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

 Can you share some of the files on a post so I can take a look?

It sounds like you merely need to scale the PNG by reference and then you should be able to draw your electrical devices on top of it.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[dmfrazier]

Three things to consider:

1. Is the PNG file rotated? If so, try it not rotated. (If it needs to be rotated, rotate the PNG file outside of AutoCAD before inserting it.)

2. Is the plot being rotated onto the "paper", as with a landscape-oriented layout onto a portrait-oriented page (or vice-versa)? If so, find or define a page size that matches the orientation of the layout and try that.

3. Try a different PDF output driver.

(Edit: I assume you've checked things such as layer settings, etc. that might prevent plotting.)

[scot-65]

Another possibility:

Insert the image into a "blank" drawing.
No scaling, no rotation.
Place the image as such to make the reference point
located at 0,0 (such as a property line pin).

"Save As..." the drawing with a suffix name of "_Underlay".

Now insert this drawing as an unexploded block
into your destination file.
One will be able to scale and rotate as a block
(and not as an image).

???

[Anonymous]

Hi

Thank you for all your help. 

attached is 2 files. 

Number 1: The PNG file. It contains a drawing in scale 1:50 (I also have it in pdf if thats better)

Number 2: A autocad file where we tried to insert the PNG image but can´t see the image when we try to plot to PDF.

- How do I know that the image I inserted still is in scale 1:50? (Vardagsrum is 6050 mm from wall to wall horizontal)

- Do I scale it when I insert the PNG? or when i plot to pdf?

- How do I plot to pdf? (We tried to plot from model never tried from layout before)

-When I finally have to insert the power outlets etc on top of the PNG. Is there something I need to consider? 

The witch, power outlet etc is drawn in autocad.

Best regards C. 

[dmfrazier]

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@Anonymouswrote:
 - How do I know that the image I inserted still is in scale 1:50? (Vardagsrum is 6050 mm from wall to wall horizontal)

- Do I scale it when I insert the PNG? or when i plot to pdf?

- How do I plot to pdf? (We tried to plot from model never tried from layout before)

-When I finally have to insert the power outlets etc on top of the PNG. Is there something I need to consider?

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You will have to scale the inserted image (this will be easiest to do after inserting - and I don't know of a way to do the scaling during plotting) based on a known length of a feature in the image. Scale using the reference option (scale the object using the ratio of a length in the image to the length of an object in the DWG).

Plotting to PDF can be done using AutoCAD's provided PDFtoDWG driver (several PC3 files are usually included in an installation, but you can also create your own) or by using any other available 3rd-party PDF driver.

Regarding inserting your power outlets, etc., the only thing that comes to mind is it may be necessary to pay attention to draw order.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @c.ringh77,

• I opened your drawing and verified that it was set to metric units (mm). 
• I then created some construction lines that alighted with the width of the Vardagsrum. Next, I used Scale with the reference option to get the PNG scaled to the 6050 mm you indicated is the proper width.
• Then, I moved the resulting scaled image so that the lower left corner resides at 0,0.
• I then selected Layout 1 and created a pagesetup for an A4 size. I set this as the current setup and then dragged the viewport grips to make the viewport larger.
• Then I set the scale of the viewport to 1:50.
• Lastly, I place one of my outlet symbols on your plan.  This type of symbol can be scaled to any size that prints well.  It is not an actual representation of the size for  the device but is more like a label on a map.

I hope this helps get you started.

 Make sure also that the PNG is inserted on a layer that plots.  The Utskrift layer is currently set to non-plot.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.