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Print/Export model in dxf to pdf with custom margin?

Anonymous

Print/Export model in dxf to pdf with custom margin?

Anonymous
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Hi,

 

This is connected to my old problem. I was not able to implement the suggested solution in the old thread, so I now try a new way. That is I use Adobe (Reader or Illustrator) to tile the complete file into different A0. This works, I sent it to a virtual printer and get a pdf file with 8 A0 pages (in my old thread I mentioned A4, but I now found a copyshop where I can do it in A0, so I have to have A0 at the end.)

 

This way works, however there is a big problem: In Adobe I cannot adjust the margin. The margin options cannot be set by adobe, they are somehow fixed. They are created when the pdf is created.

 

Therefore I now want to create a large pdf file from my dxf file with a specific margin (no need for tile or so, this comes later with adobe as I said). So I want to have my lines in a large pdf file where I can manually set the margin options.

I tried to figure it out and I saw that there is an option to use custom pages and there set the margins manually. However this does not work, since I am simply not used to Autocad.

 

I have now two problems:

 

I open my dxf file. First problem is that always a blank page is printed. Somehow my model is not in the right layout. So I have to somehow move my model to the print layout. I also googled viewports but could not figure it out.

 

I just tried to print it, so open my dxf file and click on the A symbol and click on print:

 

Print1.JPG

 

The result is an empty pdf, it does not contain my lines model?

 

Second how can I export it to a pdf (I think I have to use the dwg to pdf.pc3 plotter) with manual set margins - lets say 1cm top bottom right and left? I tried to use the settings of the dwg to pdf.pc3 plotter and define a custom page size with custom margin - but it does not work. (Also the final page size should be large enough that everything fits into. So my model is almos 2,5m times 2m. In a large pdf with that size everything should fit in. Would be good if this is somehow automatically done, because I have also other line models which have a different size. But I am also fine with manually entering it, although I do not know how to find out the size in autocad, but I can do it in Illustrator. But this is of course extra work.)

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pendean
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>>>>..since I am simply not used to Autocad....<<<
>>>...but I can do it in Illustrator...<<<
The correct software for the job at hand most likely: AutoCAD cannot do 'everything' and as I try and follow what you want to do I believe that is correct.
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john.vellek
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Hi @Anonymous,

 

I looked at your file and found that it consisted of 8 blocks. I assume that it was somehow exported from Illustrator and they were created in the process.

 

I exploded them and then used JOIN to connect all the lines.  I then noticed that the color of the lines was set to 255,255,255 which is a color you will not see if plotting on a white background. I changed the color to BYLAYER so it will take the color of the layer that it is on.

 

 

I switched to layout view which is ideal for printing and plotting. I zoomed into the object in the viewport to maximize its size. I also put the viewport frame on its own layer and set it to non-plot.

 

Lastly, I used plot and selected the papersize and PDF driver.  Let me know if this gets you started or if you need more detail.

 

 

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


John Vellek


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Anonymous
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Hi John,

 

Once again thanks for your support.

 

However I am struggling to achieve what I need.

 

The thing is as follows:
I have a dwg/dwf file which is quite large as you already noticed. Now I have to get this "into reality". First I wanted to split and print it with A4 as you know, then I wanted to split it into A0 since I came up with the idea of printing it in a copyshop and I thought I could split it with adobe reader or adobe illustrator, because I am not able to do it in AutoCad. However the problem with adobe reader and adobe illustrator is that when I send it to a virtual pdf (to send this pdf to the copyshop) the splitted drawings have no margin.

 

So I have my dwg/dwf which you know already.

 

So can you once again finally show me how in AutoCad, I can:

 

  • Split this dwg/dwf drawing into A0 pdfs (this will in case of this drawing likely result in 8 A0s, however I have also other drawings which are a bit smaller or larger)
  • Do it that way that the final A0 pdfs have a margin of 10mm.

 

I was unfornuately not able to put the solutions in the other thread together with this thread and find a working solution. So would be great if you can show me how to do this.

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john.vellek
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HI @Anonymous,

 

 

I apologize for the delayed response. We just had a bank holiday in the States.

 

At any rate, similar to my video, I created a new A0 block in modelspace that shows the outline of the page edges as well as the margin.

 

I then created a new PageSetup and adjusted the margins in the PC3 to 10mm for the selected A0 size.

Next, I created a new layout with the viewport set to the resulting plot (minus the margins).

I used Alignspace to align the margins of the block with the corners of the viewport. I did this for each instance on a new layout.

 

I have included my version of the file, the resulting PDF as well as my PDF.PC3 and PMP files.  The PC3 file needs to be stored in a location similar to :

C:\Users\vellekj\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\R21.0\enu\Plotters

 

And the PMP file needs to be stored in a location similar to:

C:\Users\vellekj\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2017\R21.0\enu\Plotters\PMP Files

 

 

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

 


John Vellek


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Anonymous
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Hi John!


Once again a big thanks for your help!

 

 

At any rate, similar to my video, I created a new A0 block in modelspace that shows the outline of the page edges as well as the margin.

 

I then created a new PageSetup and adjusted the margins in the PC3 to 10mm for the selected A0 size.

Next, I created a new layout with the viewport set to the resulting plot (minus the margins).

I used Alignspace to align the margins of the block with the corners of the viewport. I did this for each instance on a new layout.

 

I tried to follow your steps. The example.pdf file you created with the 7 pages is exactly what I needed. However I have lots of other files and need to do it there too. So I have to be able to do it on my own. I tried to figure it out what you said, but I was not able to replicate your steps. Would it be possible that you do a second screencast/video with what you did?

 

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