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| Kathy B |
Posted - 09/18/2011 : 00:27:45
I've read all through the forum and I'm sorry but I can't find an answer to my problem. I've tried setting both the pattern grid lines and the printing grid line options and no matter what I do my charts printing to pdf will not print all of the bold grid lines in bold, only some of them, both vertical and horizontal.
I have it set to display bold lines at 10 for both directions and th 
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Kathy B
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| Kathy B |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 22:29:07
Since I don't understand the hows and whys, hopefully, Mark will come and comment, Daisy :)
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| Daisy |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 22:01:52
Kathy - thanks for your reply; no the lines don't all print correctly; but not the same lines on each page. Some thicker lines don't print at all, and some just as the normal thickness of lines.
Don't like the idea of having to have a 'this pattern may look wrong, but trust me, it'll print out fine' disclaimer on patts.
Does this mean that WHATVER pdf creator is used, the same problem will happen with displaying the patterns? It just doesn't look good does it? |
| Kathy B |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 14:17:20
Daisy, when you print the chart are the lines correct? When Jenny kindly had one of my charts printed the lines were correct, though they still appear disordered in the pdfs.
Kathy
gracewoodstitches.com |
| Daisy |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 00:00:01
Hi again, Diane -I've tried your suggestion - increased to 1200 dpi, but still no joy. I've just got new glasses (ashamed to admit been putting it off for 8 years) and can now see that I have the same problem as Kathy in that bold lines (every 10) are not being shown on the pdf. Has a solution been found, please? |
| Daisy |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 08:42:05
Thank you for that idea; I'll have a try. |
| Dragonlair |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 07:42:03
Just an idea on the PrimoPdf. Go to the printer definition page (in Control Panel) and edit the default parameters for PrimoPDF. You may be able to increase the "density" (pixels/inch) and that may solve the problem.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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| Daisy |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 02:03:25
Hi - just come back after three weeks away and found this thread; I've been having similar problems printing, though it's mainly the thinner lines missing. Thought at first it was our printer, but that checked out OK.
I'm using PrimoPDF as recommended earlier on this forum; although I've tried all the options on the screen when converting to pdf but can't seem to get round it.
Have you found a way round your problem? |
| Kathy B |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 16:57:07
I'll do that Mark, though I would think that anyone else that might have this problem would want to know its resolution.
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| Mark |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 16:52:07
Kathy,
This topic really needs to go off the message board, as it isn't really relevant any longer to most PCStitch users. I think you should email Jenny when you get the pattern changed, and she can verify the printing.
Mark Miller
M&R Technologies |
| Kathy B |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 16:48:20
Mark, I had uploaded some charts then discovered how they were appearing in my pdf files so I suspended them until I could find out what I needed to do to get the grid lines right.
I'll activate one, Acorn Patch, please check and see if it is going to print corrrectly.
Thanks,
Kathy B
gracewoodstitches.com |
| Mark |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 16:17:42
They should print correctly, but I can't be sure without trying one. You also might try increasing the zoom level on your screen when you are viewing the PDF files.
Mark Miller
M&R Technologies |
| Kathy B |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 16:13:09
Mark, when I actually print the pdf of the chart that was made in the 300 dpi the grid lines are accurate.
So it seems that when I open one of the pdf charts I see the crazy grid lines but when printed the lines are normal?
So how does that affect the charts that I am trying to upload to my designer account with ICG? Will they print correctly even though the pdfs that I am uploading have the strange grids?
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| Mark |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 15:30:39
I use Adobe Acrobat, but I think anything that lets gets over 300 dpi shouldn't be a problem.
Have you tried actually printing the PDF file to see what it looks like? Sometimes the screen preview doesn't look exactly the same as the printout.
Mark Miller
M&R Technologies |
| Kathy B |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 14:29:02
You're probably right, Mark, could you tell me please which pdf writer you use and what setting on it gives you the correct pdf charts in PCStitch Pro 9?
I tried 4 different pdf writers and only dopdf gives me any resolution between 300 and 600 where the sweet spot must lie. Here are some shots of charts printed from 300 to 720 dpi
 300 dpi
 360 dpi
 600 spi
 720 dpi
Thanks,
Kathy B
gracewoodstitches.com |
| Mark |
Posted - 09/19/2011 : 10:04:16
I think the problem may be in the PDF setup. Try increasing the DPI or resolution of the output file in your PDF printer.
Mark Miller
M&R Technologies |
