Jumbled text on printed drawings

[Anonymous]

I am using LT 2015 and after printing drawings off have noticed that some of the text is jumbled up - as if it is on top of each other. I have tried different fonts and the make properties from other rrawing that have printed ok. It still did not correct the problem. I was only adding %%c to the dim text to add a diameter to a linear dimension and this error occurred. Any one had this problem.

The only way I could resolve this issue was to copy and paste a diameter symbol (%%C) created in a Mtext and use that.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.   

[Anonymous]

I think I have found the reason why this is occurring, if I print to our Sharp MX-M450N photocopier this issue happens, but I just sent the file to a Kyocera TASK alfa 5550ci in another office and the drawing is fine.
So I am guessing it is a driver issue with the local printer I have here.

[pendean]

... Or how that driver is set to handle (Or download) fonts. Compare your two drivers side by side.

[Anonymous]

I do not understand the reply, how do you compare two drivers from two different printer systems which are totalled different manufacturers, side by side? and then see what the font differences are?

[pendean]

Read this on how to open printer drivers to review their settings in Windows on your PC: http://ugp01.c-ij.com/ij/webmanual/PrinterDriver/W/MX920%20series/1.0/EN/PPG/Dg-c_opendriver.html

It may or may not be the problem, just giving you ideas to explore.

I suspect your Sharp repair/support person will tell you it's an AutoCAD problem, so if you can also post the DWG file in question and let others around here test it for you.

[Anonymous]

Are the fonts you're having problems with TrueType?

For some reason some plotters don't like them, with very peculiar and unpredictable consequences... but the last time I had this problem was in about '04, and the 'solution' was only effected when the company replaced the plotter.