Problem with save-as PDF function

[PRStockhausen]

I am using WF3 build M020. I have noticed a problem with the save as PDF function in Pro/E. I have had a number of drawings where there are agood number of missing lines and for one drawing the two times I tried to use the save as PDF function, Pro/E crashed out. I was able to use the PDF995 printer driver with and see all the lines that were missing from the PDF that Pro/E creates. Has anybody else noticed this problem and is there a solution? The work around of using the PDF995 is not as good as when the save as PDF works, the output is much better than the PDF995 output.


Thanks;

 

[Ian H]

We've had the same problem with lines, usually radii,going missing.


The easiest way to get the PDF to work is convert the view to draft entities (hightlight view, Edit, Convert to draft entities), create the PDF, but don't save the drawing (unless you want to leave the drawing as draft entities). This seems to work for all of our problem PDFs.

 

[gggggggggg]

I also have had the same set of problems.


These problems have also popped up when using Acrobat Distiller, so the problems are not isolated to Pro/E's PDF engine. I think there is a problem with WF3.0, as these problems did NOT happen in 2.0.


Drawings with shaded views seem to be the worst.

 

[pmack009]

I have not seeing missing line or edge but had many corrupt .pdf that will not open. Or fix is print as .pdf<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />

 

[khkh]

Hi guys


I have also played a little around with the PDF settings in WF3. I must admit that I haven't tested too hard, but in M030 and M040 I haven't noticed any problems with missing lines yet.


Have you guys tried the following config.pro options?


pdf_use_pentable yes
pen_table_file --> ENTER PATH TO YOUR table.pnt FILE <--
pdf_linejoin bevel
pdf_linecap projecting square


As far as i have tested the line thickneses in the "PDF.pnt" file has to be about 10 times the thicknesses I use inmy "Ghostscript.pnt" to gain simular thickneses. I don't know why.


Regards
kh

 

[vlad1979]

Hi,


You could install a program called"cute pdf"and it will create the pdf. It works like the print command. When you want to create a pdf go to print, select cute pdf as the printerfrom the list and then it will ask you where to save the pdf, and then OK. And it works from every program that has a print button, not only in PRO-E.

 

[PRStockhausen]

A summary of the responses I have recieved both here on on the prouser email exploder, I will be avoiding the save as PDF function for now:





I gave up on the PDF command in Pro/E Wildfire. It doesn't seem to work 100% yet...
We use Win2PDF, selecting it as the printer inside Pro/E to create PDF's.



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[VIOLIN2005]

Hi,

I fully subscribe to the idea of VLAD1979, I didn't try WF3, but on WF2 and ProE2001 I always used the Print function of ProE to create PDF files, both with CutePDF and PDF995, and until now it was OK

 

[Tobyk]

We were having this problem today too.

We fixed it by doing the following:

After you select print to pdf the PDF export settings window pops up.

Click on the content tab

Under layers-check visible only (or none)

Then OK to print.

Worked for us, your experience may vary....

Tobyk
(running WF3 M090)

 

[audctrl]

Have you tried this with your drawing?

1. 
   <LI>File Print</LI>
   <LI>Select MS Printer Manager</LI>
   <LI>Configure</LI>
   <LI>Model Tab</LI>
   <LI>Plot pull down set to Full Plot</LI>
   <LI>OK (Configure)</LI>
   <LI>OK (Print)</LI>

Then when your print window comes up, select Adobe PDF. Select Properties and review the Layout, Paper/Quality and Adobe PDF Settings to make sure thatis what you want. Click OK and in a few seconds you will have a new PDF.

 

[arroyopr]

Just add or map your pdf (adobe ,primo which ever you have) to your printers. And whenever you need pdf just select your adobe and get it over with. I've been there and it never works, something always goes wrong. Is not worth the time. Just wait till ptc gets it right.