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    Posted: 09.Jan.2015 at 22:49

In AutoCad 2012  the line weights default is 20.  When I make a PDF and send it to a third party to print 36”x42” it is all pixelated and cannot read. However when it is printed 8.5”x11” it is okay.

I have changed the AutoCad dwg. line weight default to  5 and again make a new PDF and send it to a third party to print 36”x42” it read okay but when printed on 8.5”x11” it is so light it cannot be read.

What do I need to do to get both to print okay from the same PDF?

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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10.Jan.2015 at 12:34
What plot style are you using?
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Points: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10.Jan.2015 at 14:55
Have been using "none" Should I be using acad.ctb?
Also when selecting PDF should the dpi set to 1600?
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Points: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10.Jan.2015 at 15:04
Sorry I was using 4800 dpi.
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Points: 1494 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10.Jan.2015 at 15:49
Wayne, you should at least affect a plot style like monochrome or yours.
You should see in your disk (C)-Program files-Autodesk or AutoCAD etc the location of the xxxxxx.ctb files and open them so that you can see the line thickness.
If you affect a color ctb and print in black and white some entities like the texts will fade.


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Points: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10.Jan.2015 at 16:10
I always print in color.
The dwg. file size is 32,000kb. Would this be the problem?
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11.Jan.2015 at 12:07
File size should have no bearing on output.

Are you specifying index colors or true colors?
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Points: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.Jan.2015 at 02:44
Not sure.  What effect does line weight have? What about dpi?
Remember the plots are from the PDF.
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