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Checkpoint43
Joined: 22 Mar 2007
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Location: Lexington, VA
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 Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Creating a pdf file? |
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I don't have a large scale printer, and usually send my files to a print shop for architectural D size prints.
I have found a new print shop in a different location, and was considering printing some of my drawings thru them.
Unfortunately, they are unable to accept my typical prn or plt files.
I would have to create and send the drawings in pdf format.
I have used pdf converters before, but nothing seems to have settings for printing architectural D size drawings.
Can anyone suggest a pdf creator which can handle this task?
I would like to know before buying software which doesn't meet my needs. |
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phansford
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Location: SW Ohio
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: |
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kmapro
Joined: 03 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Do a search for PDF Factory Pro. I have been using it for about 2 years now and I am completely satisfied with it.
Best of all, it is a free download.
It installs itself as a virtual printer, so you will still go through the print motions as normal, you will just choose the PDF Factory Pro option as your printer.
I have printed D and E size sheets without any problems. |
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mx2
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Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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Location: Miami, Florida
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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another way to "cheat" is to install a plotter driver (ghost) and plot (size D) to PDF...takes a little work to setup the lineweights correctly though.
mx2.5
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TrickWithBricksnSticks
Joined: 21 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| Download CutePDF, its free, easy and perfect for what you want to do. |
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Antisthenes
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
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Location: Phoenix
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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nothing is better I find than the official Adobe PDF printer that comes with Acrobat.
and i have not seen a PDF printer that can't do D
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RSCarcht
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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Location: USA: RI, CT, NY, MA, FL
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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The best solution is Acrobat Pro by adobe. It is produces a vector format files unlike Acrobat standard which is raster format. The vector format allows for large scale printing without loss of resolution.
You will finding sending and printing PDF files much more useful than PLT files (where the configuration files need to be perfect to get the right output). With PDF files you have a perfect compact record set which already contains all the correct line weight and color components and which can be sent to clients or print shops extremely easily.
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