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AutoCAD - AutoCAD to PDF
Expert: Shauna Anderson - 10/28/2009
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QUESTION: I am currently working with AutoCAD MEP 2009 and converting files to be plotted with Adobe Acrobat 9 Extended Pro. When the files are converted all my text set on center or (middle) justification move. These documents print perfect in CAD I cannot figure out why they move and how to fix it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
ANSWER: Hi Zac,
Thanks for the question. It seems like some of the pdf issues have gotten better in ACAD 2010, but that is not too helpful to you. There is one trick that I know of that will clean this up for you, but it does take an extra step.
Rather than plotting direct to the pdf, plot first to dwf. Then from the dwf viewer plot to pdf. I believe this will clean this up for you. Using publish will speed that process up even a bit more.
Hope that helps!
-Shauna
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QUESTION: Thank you so much for the responce but I am not sure what you mean. I dont see a DWF file type through CAD. I am currently going to Adobe Acrobat clicking on file; create PDF; from file then clicking on my CAD file and converting. Do I need to save my CAD file to a DWF then convert? Thanks!
Answer
Hi Zac,
The DWF writer is actually a printer. It should appear in the printer list as "DWFx ePlot.pc3"
There is also a "DWG to PDF" plotter that might work for you to and not knock your annotations around. I would try that first. I suspect that printing like this directly out of ACAD will fix the problem you are having.
If it does not, then I would plot DWFx ePlot then use that file to create the pdf.
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