CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Dwg to PDF NTS https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sun, 31 May 2026 23:06:40 +0000 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:43:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7410 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : Ditto! Whatever works and solves...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19294&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19294 Author: heinsite
Subject: 7410
Posted: 06.Mar.2012 at 20:43

Ditto!  Whatever works and solves the most immediate problem releases us to tackle the next one.
 
Wink
Dave
 
]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:43:48 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19294&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19294 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : I rest my case.Good to hear you...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19288&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19288 Author: John Connor
Subject: 7410
Posted: 06.Mar.2012 at 18:23

I rest my case.

Good to hear you got the results you were looking for.
]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:23:19 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19288&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19288 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : Thank-you for the reponds. I tried...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19285&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19285 Author: tpham
Subject: 7410
Posted: 06.Mar.2012 at 17:28

Thank-you for the reponds. I tried John's method of setting the Scale to None when plotting from PDF and that seems to work. I've done this before but could not remember how to; after wasting 3 D size sheets it hits me... Palm face

]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:28:57 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19285&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19285 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : OK doubting Thomas. ]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19216&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19216 Author: John Connor
Subject: 7410
Posted: 01.Mar.2012 at 00:09

OK doubting Thomas. ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:09:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19216&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19216 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : I&#039;m still on the same page...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19210&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19210 Author: heinsite
Subject: 7410
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 22:57

I'm still on the same page as Philippe... not talking about a huge scale error when printing directly to PDF, but enough that my old eyes can still detect it on a scale.  Prints made directly from a DWG or DWF are spot on, as are PDFs from DWFs.
 
At least in my experience... and that's old school where *everything* was hand drawn and scaled.
Embarrassed
Dave
 
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:57:44 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19210&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19210 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : When you create the PDF file...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19196&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19196 Author: John Connor
Subject: 7410
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 17:28

When you create the PDF file are you working from a layout?
You can get your PDF files to print to scale by setting "Page scaling" to "none".  I've done it and so can you.


Edited by John Connor - 29.Feb.2012 at 17:30]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:28:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19196&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19196 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : Hello, if you print a B format...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19190&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19190 Author: philippe JOSEPH
Subject: 7410
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 13:02

Hello, if you print a B format on a small printer your drawing will be shrinked with a certain % due to the margins ( ~5 % ).
When you "print" to PDF you will get X% more margins that will shrink your drawing again more ( ~+ 1.2 % # 5 x 1.2 = 6 % ).
If you want to print a PDF on a big plotter whith a roll you can enter a certain % like 104% for example to have your paper scalable printed exactly ( +/- 0.5 % ).
If you want to print on a small printer with margin you may not be abble to enter a certain %, and you will have to "print" to PDF a smaller rectangle including the margins and the % more for PDF.
You said your 6" line is off but 1/4", I think that YOUR printer + PDF % is : 1/4 / 6 ~4%.
You can calculate the % of your printer when printing an exact format to your printer or to PDF and looking at the "print scale" values.
Set to "fit to size", scale : customized and read :
1 inch = 0.XXXXXX units ( ~0.9867 from DWG to paper and ~0.9749 from DWG to PDF )
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:02:15 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19190&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19190 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : I beg to differ. I just helped...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19189&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19189 Author: John Connor
Subject: 7410
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 11:50

I beg to differ.  I just helped someone who experienced this problem with multiple sheet sizes and once page scaling was set to "none" the problem finally went away.  Tested it myself using this person's own set of drawings so we could compare apples to apples.

If there are further scaling issues then the OP would need to look at the other parameters being used.
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:50:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19189&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19189 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : Even with page scaling set to...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19188&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19188 Author: heinsite
Subject: 7410
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 11:02

Even with page scaling set to none PDFs often scale slightly off. 

I won't plot directly to PDF anymore... there are simply too many quality issues that waste my time.  What I will do however is plot to a dwf and *then* plot a pdf from there. 

Try that with no page scaling and see what happens.

Dave.
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:02:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19188&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19188 <![CDATA[Dwg to PDF NTS : Set Page Scaling to &#034;None&#034;. ...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19184&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19184 Author: John Connor
Subject: 7410
Posted: 29.Feb.2012 at 01:10

Set Page Scaling to "None".]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:10:31 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=7410&PID=19184&title=dwg-to-pdf-nts#19184