pdf output problems

[swf-1]

Hi All


I have multiple parts nested in a drawing all of which are shaded. None of the actual parts are in contact however the view borders do overlap. When I create the pdf, the overlapping borders cause adjacent parts to be partially visible. Is there a way to prevent this from happening.? I can move them farther apart however the vinyl in which this will be printed on will be much larger and consequently more money for printing costs.


Thanks


Steve

 

[michael3130]

Steve,


Are you producing the PDFs through the ProE methid or printint them through Adobe Acrobat?


I found in the past, trying to use the in-built PDF creator created all sorts of problems with lines left out, extra lines put in etc. I now always prnt to PDF using Adobe Acrobat and never have any problems.


Michael

 

[swf-1]

Michael,


In the drawing I'm saving as .pdf I'm on WF3 and have never had any issues with line drawings. Iwas hoping there was a way to *shut off* the border outline but can't see any way of doing that..........


Steve

 

[michael3130]

Yes, that is one of the problems I had among others which is why I print to PDF through Acrobat

 

[swf-1]

I just created one with adobe acrobat with same results. I also tried a non shaded version and saved as .pdf and there was no interference between views, so there has to be some setting that will prevent this from happening in shaded views


Steve

 

[Rbrgr83]

I have had a similar problem, and it is not isolated to PDF creation. I see the exact same output when I physicaly print, use PDF printer, and use ProE built in PDF save.


It only occurs with the shaded views. If I change them to no hidded/hidden I do not get the same blocking problems. So it appears to be morea problem with ProE shading in drawing filesthan ProE PDF creation.

 

[brenyw]

redefine the views as partial views to minimise the overlap, not sure if this will work but worth a try

 

[jbh22]

I had this problem, not surewhat actualyfixed it for me but I changed to STROKE ALL FONTS, SHADED VIEW RESOLUTION AT 100 and under the content tab changed LAYERS TO VISIBLE ONLY

 

[mark c]

Try "save part as" a DXF. Open the DXF then "save part as" PDF.

 

[swf-1]

Thanks for all the replies. I tried all of your suggestions, but still having the same problem

 

[AHA-D]

The problem is not limited to ProE. I have a Solid Edge license and shaded views have been possible for a long time and I use them frequently because they tend to give a better view of a part than the ordinary isometric view.


Printing goes fine. For external customers I produce PDF to give them printable drawings and DXF when they need to import drawings in their own program. I found the same problem you mention with PDF. It's like the bitmap that is necessary for the shading is a raster image on a white background covering the entire view and the line drawing is overlay.


The best remedies I found is first to crop the views to the absolute minimum. Second thing is to play around with back and front. If the white corner of one view overlaps the empty part of another view there's no visibility issue.


Don't know how this translates to ProE. Don't think I came across cropping or back/front settings. The order in which views are created may decide on the top/down order. You'll have to experiment that one.


Alex