PDF printing text not consistent

[alisonn]

I use PDF s now as I have only a lazer A4 printer, I use this printer at home to get samples off my A1 drg to see how lines and text are printing out, before sending off for my A1 prints.

But; I seem to have a problem with the consistancy in line quality in how the text prints out.

I double check and I have used the same linetype/text height etc . I cannot figure out why the text become all blobby and distorted.

I try to copy and paste from the ones that look fine but still the words come out blobby and yukky. Does any one know how to solve this Im using Autocad lt 2007.

These are large files to send off in email as well.

I have just posted a sample of the same drawing- however now store room looks the same as changing room but on my a1 PDF which is too larger file to post here- the 'changing room' word is has a thickened line- how to get over this inconsistency?:cry:

[Scoobydoo]

I have found that changing my text font to a .TTF instead of a .shx font style is what resolves this issue.

[chelsea1307]

I was gonna say check all your text has a z value of 0 but i dont know if you can in LT

[alisonn]

Hmm thanx for your input. I shall to have a look at both those suggestions.

Since then the printing company, where I get my prints done, say that many people tell them that a PDF file will not produce such a good quality prints as a PLT.

The other advantage of the PLT is that they generate much smaller files so most of my drawings can be send in one email.

I have also, being a bit of a novice, now figured out that I can set out my print style and do not have to reconfigure the printing whether it is a PDF or PLT(Before I was gettiing very complicated by it all).

The other things that I will continue to use my PDFs for is to send to the client so they can look at them on their computers. Unless there is a better way of doing this like DWF?