AutoCAD 2009 PDF printing problem

[SLW210]

What happens if you use the DWG to PDF.pc3?

[Grant]

If you use the Acad Std CTB file it does not know what pen assignments you have done. You will need to make your own CTB file and assign the pen thicknesses to say a colour

You also could try Monochrome - but that will still only do 1 thickness pen type.

[Dana W]

If you use the Acad Std CTB file it does not know what pen assignments you have done. You will need to make your own CTB file and assign the pen thicknesses to say a colour

You also could try Monochrome - but that will still only do 1 thickness pen type.

I use monochrome.ctb exclusively and it plots lineweights perfectly for me, even in pdf. But then, I have not monkeyed up my pen assignments.

What I don't do is use CutePDF at all. I use AutoDesk TrueView (free) to plot my pdfs. I started using it when I discovered that AutoCad 2009 has bad issues with its own dwg to pdf.pc3. TrueView simply uses all the drawing and layout specs already set up in AutoCad. All you have to do is 'open with' and plot.

Original OP, are you selecting "Plotting with Plotstyles" on the layout? Do not select the "Scale Lineweights" option.

[vefer]

Grant: Thanks for your input, it makes sense. Now the question is how to make my own CTB file and assign the pen thicknesses to say a colour.

Dana W: How do you get AutoDesk TrueView? Where is the icon 'open with'? I am selecting "Plotting with Plotstyles" and I am not selecting "Scale Lineweights".

Thank you all for your help

[the ber]

AutoDesk TrueView is available from the Autodesk web site. It's a good program to have for times like these.

[Dana W]

Grant: Thanks for your input, it makes sense. Now the question is how to make my own CTB file and assign the pen thicknesses to say a colour.

Dana W: How do you get AutoDesk TrueView? Where is the icon 'open with'? I am selecting "Plotting with Plotstyles" and I am not selecting "Scale Lineweights".

Thank you all for your help

I can't answer you about color/weight. I simply asign the lines a weight by layer and let the mono ctb use those. Works beautifully.

TrueView is a free download at AutoDesk.com. Open With... Is a right click option in Windows explorer do it on a dwg file icon.

[Grant]

What you can do is edit the CTB file - usually I make a copy of it and change the copy because if it is in the same directory it will come up in the list as well. Dir: C:\Users\'Youname'\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCA D 2013 - English\R19.0\enu\Plotters\Plot Styles of course mine is Acad2013 but it should be similar.
Then In Acad:
Plot
In 'Plot Style Table' click the CTB file you want to change
Click the button on the right of that, that edits the file
Goto Form View tab
Click Color 1 (or any one)
Change the lineweight thickness

[vefer]

Grant: This may sound like a dumb question , but how do you make a copy of a CTB file? Can you walk me through it? I do not have any trouble editing the file, but I don't know how to copy one.
Thanks.

[Grant]

Use Windows Explorer - thats why I gave you the directory

[RobDraw]

or use Save As from the Plot Style Editor.