PDF print drivers??

[mike 90 RR]

I use CAD all day ... and can have paper size of AO being used

For black & white copies ...
I use PaperPort as a print driver for a PDF and it comes out real sweet .. But it is stuck in USA paper size .. so it can make it tough when selecting a suitable sheet size ... as AO A1 A2 is not exactly available in the paperPort program (I have to always manipulate it to suit)

For colour ... it has it's limitations in the DPI region and can max out easily in the 600 dpi area (program crash)




Have tried pdf995 ... seems good for colour ... but looses translation in line weights in black / white versions (no good to me)

also tried "CIB pdf brewer" ... seems good for colour ... but looses translation in line weights in black / white versions (no good to me)





In B/W ... I recon the Paperport comes up the best .... In colour, it is also tops .. but only to a certain dpi or a paper size


Anyone got tips on a hot PDF print driver .. for large paper size CAD drawings

and has anyone used PaperPort Professional 11 ???

Mike
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[p38arover]

I like PaperPort but I didn't know it would do PDF - I bought PDF995 (and the rest of the suite) for that.

I'm afraid my PaperPort is V9.

[Ferret]

Have you tried cutePDF (http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp)

[WhiteD3]

CC PDF

CC Free PDF Converter - Create CC Licensed PDF Documents from any Application (http://www.cogniview.com/cc-pdf-converter.php)

[mike 90 RR]

I like PaperPort but I didn't know it would do PDF - I bought PDF995 (and the rest of the suite) for that.

I'm afraid my PaperPort is V9.

Ron ... It's a top little program ... Go to your printers & settings and you will find that it is actually a print driver ... select it as your printer .. and you can Print any document / picture into a PDF , TIFF , JPG .. and the program will convert 1 to the other

It doesn't convert documents to PDF ... It just prints them up as PDF


Have you tried cutePDF (http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp)

whats it like??


CC PDF

CC Free PDF Converter - Create CC Licensed PDF Documents from any Application (http://www.cogniview.com/cc-pdf-converter.php)

Whats it like??


Sorry for the double Q's .... After downloading half a dozen PDF trials, and finding them not suitable .... Just need bit of glossary on how the documents look ... Does the page look active // so to speak .. or do they hold their line weights (thickness) as the CAD picture was intended??

I found the other versions I tried couldn't shade "black to grey" ... only held black'ish through out ... also they actually retained some of the colours of the drawing, when I actually set it to "Black & white" print

Mike
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[abaddonxi]

Had no troubles with CutePDF on XP, no end of troubles with it on Vista.

Go figure.

[Ferret]

whats it like??


As with all things "your mileage might vary". I used to use pdf995 but gave it away for cutePDF. It meets my needs. Its free for commercial and private use with no water marks or pop up ads.

[peter5111]

I run Acrobat 7 at work and 5 at home. The distiller print driver comes as part of the installation package and is very effective.

I dabbled with various free / cheap alternatives a while ago and failed to find one as effective and trouble free as Distiller.

Depends what $$ you are prepared to throw at the solution. I assume you need this for commercial / professional usage and can't go down the path of 'acquired' software...

[p38arover]

I'll try PaperPort for printing to a PDF file from RAVE. You can't print from RAVE to a PDF file with Acrobat (I'm using V9 Professional), e.g., when you want to send a page or two to someone via email.

[WhiteD3]

We use CC PDF on XP and Vista machines printing docs and drawings, no problems and at all.

[Rudolf]

Have you tried cutePDF (http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp)
cutePDF = XP.
The best so far.

[miky]

Perhaps I am missing the plot (pun intended) here, but Adobe Acrobat prints up to A0 size.

[disco2hse]

Perhaps I am missing the plot (pun intended) here, but Adobe Acrobat prints up to A0 size.

Indeed, plus larger if you use a custom page size. Which remind me, is there any reason why you cannot create a custom page size in Paper Port? A0 = 1189mm x 841mm.

Alan

[Rosco]

Have you tried Bullzip ??

[mike 90 RR]

I'll try PaperPort for printing to a PDF file from RAVE. You can't print from RAVE to a PDF file with Acrobat (I'm using V9 Professional), e.g., when you want to send a page or two to someone via email.

Paper port is just like printing your page ... just saves it as a file instead of actually printing the page ... all the other PDF printers appear to try to save it as a "Active PDF document" ... rather than as a printed page in a PDF format ... you can also save it as a JPG / TIFF / ect

In the printer & settings ... select "PaperPort Black & white" as your default printer ... usual right mouse click / settings


We use CC PDF on XP and Vista machines printing docs and drawings, no problems and at all.

Your also a CAD operator? ... will give it a go


I run Acrobat 7 at work and 5 at home. The distiller print driver comes as part of the installation package and is very effective.

I dabbled with various free / cheap alternatives a while ago and failed to find one as effective and trouble free as Distiller.

Depends what $$ you are prepared to throw at the solution. I assume you need this for commercial / professional usage and can't go down the path of 'acquired' software...

I don't use Acrobat ... just CAD


As with all things "your mileage might vary". I used to use pdf995 but gave it away for cutePDF. It meets my needs. Its free for commercial and private use with no water marks or pop up ads.

Don't like pdf995 either ... as I don't get the required results ... I find that it is actually trying to create a "active PDF file" ... I just want it to print as a PDF ... which is what P/Port does




Had no troubles with CutePDF on XP,

cutePDF = XP. ....The best so far.

will give it a go


Perhaps I am missing the plot (pun intended) here, but Adobe Acrobat prints up to A0 size.

I not using Acrobat ... Just CAD


Indeed, plus larger if you use a custom page size. Which remind me, is there any reason why you cannot create a custom page size in Paper Port? A0 = 1189mm x 841mm.

Alan

Custom page size can be touchy to set up ... I had it running sweet for a while , then upgraded to the new version of P/Port ... Lost the Custom sizing // reverted back to previous version , and now have dramas with custom page sizing

Also .... it doesn't like large size paper in colour (program crashes)


Have you tried Bullzip ??

No ... will give it a go





Thanking all for your thoughts

Mike
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[disco2hse]

A more roundabout way of doing things might be to print to any old postscript driver that supports the paper size you want ("generic" perhaps) to produce a postscript file then use ps2pdf (http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/6.50/Ps2pdf.htm) to convert.

Alan

[PaulP38a]

I can vouch for CutePDF on XP, Vista and Windows 7 as being stable and fast.

I also have Acrobat 8 Pro installed with the Acrobat PDF print driver but find CutePDF to be quicker and simpler.

Haven't tried an A0 plot yet, but I regularly print A3 CAD and Visio drawings with no issues.

Cheers, Paul.

[mike 90 RR]

Thanks for the tips .. Folks

Bullzip seems to be the winner at the moment ...
have only tried pdf995s & cibpdfbrewer .... Will try the other suggestions // CC PDF, cutePDF & ps2pdf // when able