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Image frames
I am publishing a file to a PDF, and despite all FRAME related commands being switched to 0 (have also tried with relevant ones on 2) borders for the images show up in the PDF. They do not show when plotted to an A2 printer. I have tried resaving the files as BMP types. At a dead end, can anyone help?
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Hi,
which driver did you use when plotting to PDF?
I would suggest to use an AutoCAD driver like "DWG to PDF.pc3" or "AutoCAD PDF (General Documentation).pc3" and see if that helps.
If not can you please upload the dwg-file and let is know which version and update of AutoCAD you are using (command _ABOUT ==> screenshot).
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Hi Alfred,
Thanks for the reply. I tried both those drivers, neither helped unfortunately.
I am using AutoCAD LT 2018, see the version in attached screenshot.
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Hi,
thank you for your screenshot with the version information, it shows that you have not updated your product at all.
Please install the latest update for 2018 which is 2018.1.2
(either using Autodesk Desktop App or download and install from https://manage.autodesk.com)
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Hi Alfred,
How do I update from the desktop app? I tried following the link you pasted but it said no updates were available.
Many thanks
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We usually run with IMAGEFRAME set to 2 here. But I've noticed in ACA2018 that sometimes the image frames plot despite that setting. What fixes it for us is to set IMAGEFRAME to 0, then set it back to 2 again.
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Hi,
>> I tried following the link you pasted but it said no updates were available
Are you not on subscription? If yes and you don't see the update for your AutoCAD 2018 you might ask your (internal) contract manager to activate the update for your account.
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Have done, and now running the latest version. The problem still occurs unfortunately.
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Hi,
can you please run command _ETRANSMIT to pack all together to one ZIP-file and upload that file so we can take a look into it?
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Let me know if anything is missing and I can send over seperately.
I have also attached a screenshot of how it looks unplotted on my AutoCAD, with the image frames not showing. This is how I want it to look when plotted to PDF. This file is titled 'Correct Visual'
Many thanks
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Hi,
that is what I get, does your's look different or did I miss some issue on my output?
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The problem occurs on the paperspace titled ELEV-A Option 2, could you try that one?
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Hi,
here you'll find the PDF from this layout.
BTW: does that mean on some layouts you see the frames in the PDF while on others you don't see them? So it's not file-specific, it's layout specific?
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Hi Alfred,
Thanks again for looking into this. It is definitely not layout specific, I just said to try this particular layout as it emphasises the problem more than others. In the latest PDF you send back you can see the image borders still, like I am getting too, where I have tiled the images. They should not be showing according to my settings, and I guess for yours as well. Can you figure out therefore why they show up when plotted?
Josh
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Hi,
>> In the latest PDF you send back you can see the image borders still
Maybe it's me, but where do you see image borders in the PDF? That's a screenshot of what I'm seeing when opening the PDF and zoomed in...
(the position between the 2nd and the 3rd image, I can't see a border on any of that images)
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Hi Alfred,
The images showing borders are the walnut pictures on the cupboard units. See attached images of how I want it to look (frames hidden in AutoCAD) and how it looks when plotted (frames showing on the PDF)
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Hi,
ok, thank you for clarification, I can see now the frame display you are referring to.
What I see is
the image is clipped
the image is set to transparency = 40
What I have found out for now: disabling transparency (setting the value to 0) results in not displaying the frame.
Am I correct that you are setting the transparency to 40 simply to lighten up the image? (as I can't see any objects behind the image-object) ... In that case I would prepare the image to have the more light appearance and then insert it without the need of transparency.
Option 2: prepare an image that is already larger then the biggest objects of your furniture and so there is no need to insert it multiple times, one besides the others ... and so you don't have borders between them.
For now I can't find a solution or a setting that creats a correct output (not showing the frames even all *FRAME* settings are turned off).
Sorry, - alfred -
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Here's an idea. What plot area are you printing in plot settings? Try Window and pick corners just inside the frame.