Creating a hi res image file from AutoCad

[Anonymous]

I am attempting to create a high resolution image from AutoCAD LT 2019 to just about any format I can. It doesn't matter if it is JPG, BMP, PNG, (anything natively viewed by Windows 7 or Windows 10 built in picture viewer.)

Every time I try, it is usually about 50% the size of my screen and zooming in results in blocky/unreadable texts.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[pendean]

Read this https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to...

Or just use this https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13776/windows-use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screenshots

Remember, raster images are not meant to be zoomable.

[Anonymous]

maybe I am asking the wrong question. 

I would like the image to be so big that I wouldn't need to zoom in on it.

No matter what paper size I choose, the image doesn't change it's size on the "paper", I just have more white area on the screen.

[steven-g]

Are you using the built-in functions to print to JPG/PNG, although the quality remains the same as a simple screen capture you can choose a "window" to use for the plot area and also the pixel output size by defining that in the plotter dialogue?

Would using the built in Autocad to PDF plotter work for you, that at least creates a vector PDF which is zoomable in a PDF viewer.  

[pendean]

Maybe you are thinking about it all wrong: an image is a static fixed size, instead of scaling it up in modelspace, leave it at the size it comes in and scale your drawing down when you need to draw over it.
Or place your image in paperspace.

Or do this and watch

Are you by chance trying to get a Google Map into your site plan? Is that what this is all about? The source is low res, only as good as your screen resolution, if you want higher res you will need to reach out to your local jurisdiction for a "real" map or purchase a hi-res map.

Let us know what is going on, what your need is exactly.

[Anonymous]

Yes I've been basically following the steps mentioned above to attempt to create these images.

I've done this before, a long time ago in AutoCAD LT 2009, but I don't exactly remember how I got it to such a good quality that it was still legible. The drawing is big, basically a casino, so when you can see the entire "window" you can't quite make out the text in the drawing without zooming in even just a little. I basically need the image much larger than my screen.

[Anonymous]

What I need exactly is to place a very good quality image into other applications.

Solarwinds for example, the image is overlayed with dynamic switch and IDF icons to show the health of the network.

Another application is overlayed with the casino games, this one specifically is zoomable inside the application.

same story with Aruba Networks, it's application overlays AP's and generates a heatmap of the wireless network.

[Anonymous]

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@steven-g wrote:

although the quality remains the same as a simple screen capture you can choose a "window" to use for the plot area and also the pixel output size by defining that in the plotter dialogue?

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Maybe that's the part I really need to work on is the pixel output size?

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Here are some quick tutorials about formats that can do what you want:
https://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=1028
https://thesourcecad.com/how-to-get-high-resolution-images-from-autocad/

and what most of do:
https://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials/autocad/autocad-to-photoshop.php

[steven-g]

Draw a rectangle to the same proportions as your screen size 1920x1080 for HD. Now scale this rectangle to fit around the area you want to make the image from. Now run the limits command and use the corners of this rectangle to set the drawing limits. Open the plot dialogue and choose publish to web jpg as the printer format, from there click on the properties button of the jpg printer, and then on the custom paper size icon, add new paper size and here you can make the image as large as you want 19200x10800 pixels will give you an image 10 times larger than your screen (that should be plenty to allow zooming) In the plot area options choose "limits" as the selection area and your new paper size from the drop-down. Then plot, but be prepared for a long wait if you make the size too big. Play with the paper size until you have a quality (and file size) that is acceptable.

[Anonymous]

@pendean wrote:
https://thesourcecad.com/how-to-get-high-resolution-images-from-autocad/

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Adding a custom paper size has done the trick, I need to play with the paper sizes a little bit to fix the huge blank areas.

Thanks everyone!

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