iainlines Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Hi, I am attempting to export a dwg to pdf to send to a customer, problem is it won't work. I have used this before with no problems but every time I try now I get an error message in the corner of the screen saying job did not plot (plot???) as there were no plottable sheets. Any help would be appreciated as I'd rather not send drawing files Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekmx Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 what do you mean by 'export ' to pdf? are you choosing plot(or publish), then choosing a pdf 'printer'? anything different about this drawing compared to previous ones you've successfully PDF'd? same PDF prog as before? not changed any settings in the PDF prog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainlines Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hi, What I am trying to achieve is a copy of my drawing in PDF. Only difference is that these drawings were created in AutoCAD 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I wasn't aware there was an "export to PDF" option in AutoCAD 2007. I am aware there is a plot option called DWG To PDF.pc3 under Printer/Plotter > Name. Is that what you are using? Can you attach a copy of the drawing to your next post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainlines Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Sorry, the drawings were created in 07 (at home on work laptop) but then I tried to export to pdf with 2013. I have tried this morning with no problem with one drawing then the same problem again with another. I'd love to attach a drawing but it just hangs and hangs forever Still getting the same message:- Job: - Error(s) Did Not Plot Job ID: 1 Sheet set name: Date and time started: 05/08/2013 12:38:33 Date and time completed: 05/08/2013 12:38:33 UserID: Iain Profile ID: Total sheets: 0 Sheets plotted: 0 Number of errors: 0 Number of warnings: 0 ERROR: There were no plottable sheets in the current operation. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainlines Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Found a work around if anyone ever needs it:- http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Mechanical/Error-while-plotting-PDF/td-p/3221836 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I saw that solution earlier this morning but since your profile says "2007" (no Publish command) I did not post a link to it. In the future it might be helpful to note the program you are actually using at the time when a problem is encountered. Glad to hear you got it solved (kind of) and thanks for updating us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainlines Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Profile changed. Cheers ReMark, I had been meaning to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigolrob Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 so im having trouble with autocad 13 lt, I created a new drawing just as always (mind you its been 7 years since I used AC, im a Rhino 3d guy, but hey that's a new job for you ) and I have exported plenty of .pdf from AC13 with no problem. I get the same error plotting message. I am making a file for "plotting" but im not sending it too the plotter in this action. im simply exporting a .pdf from my linework. if you have any ideas it would assist a working man greatly. thank the CAD gods for fairly straightforward and cross referential programs. cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Welcome to the Forum, Bigolrob! Did you checked the solution from the link above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigolrob Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 yeah, I don't know if you read it, maybe im not seeing what you are ( quoting a solution from earlier would have been nice ) but as far as I can tell there was no "solution" found. and the link is either broken or my computer wont open it I just ended up copying my drawing to a new file. that actually worked. I just don't like working like that, ive found it leaves you open to lose parts, layers and mess-up your scale. this was a pretty simple drawing but id rather find out what was wrong with that file. thanks for the interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 The link from post #6 works for me. However, this is the workaround proposed over there and seems that was effective on OP's case: The workaround is to invoke plot dialog once and close it. Then you should be able to do the export operation without errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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