PDFwriter is a printer driver for OS X, which will let you generate PDF files by simply printing. PDFwriter is heavily based on, but far superior to, CUPS-PDF. It doesn't use ghostscript to generate PDF files; instead it uses the OS X internal PDF capabilities. I was wondering how may I create custom paper size in progecad 2010? We are still using. Exactly what your printer supports in this regard is completely the responsibility of the windows driver for your printer. If you want to keep. Thanks, I did solve this a while back by using cute PDF. I just did not post it.

After struggling with the AutoCAD supplied dwg to pdf converter, I have decided to abandon it. It just did not work properly. Also, I have come to the realization that Adobe Acrobat 8 pc3 files do not support the 'lines merge' feature (I had thought otherwise).

So, the next reasonable option was to try CutePDF. I got it set up, got my pc3 files built, tested it - all was well. I rolled it out to the office, and it went over like a lead balloon.

Due to the fact that I need my pdfs to be landscape orientation upon open, I have to set the Postscript Custom Page Size for each pc3. Like I said, this posed no problem. The problem is that I share the.pc3 folder on the network, and when another user tries to plot, that page size defaults to 8 1/2 x 11.

If they edit the pc3 file and change the postscript custom page size, it defaults to 8 1/2 x 11 for all other users. Obviously unacceptable. Does anyone have a way to fix this with CutePDF, or can offer another free solution? If there are no other notable freebies to try, this may be enough ammunition to ask my boss to upgrade us all to Acrobat 9. I just downloaded the trial version and notice there is no option to add custom page sizes in the pc3 editor. It still restricts me to the single Postscript Custom Page Size.

Mason wrote: >Thank you Dean. Have you heard anything about deskPDF by Docudesk? >>Dean Saadallah wrote: >>While you wait. >>>>ACROPLOT or BLUEBEAM pdf drivers are specifically made for and cater to >>AutoCAD users: neither is free, but both are cheaper and better than Acrobat >>products. And both feature line-merge. I don't completely understand your problem, can you elaborate?

You always make PDFs using 8x11? Is it always landscape?

Is it ever portait? You also said 'if they edit the pc3'. Well don't let them edit any pc3 file. Have you tried NOT adjusting the paper sizes in the custom props, and change the rotation in the PLOT settings instead? Let us know exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

'Mason' wrote in message news:6046838@discussion.autodesk.com. After struggling with the AutoCAD supplied dwg to pdf converter, I have decided to abandon it. It just did not work properly. Also, I have come to the realization that Adobe Acrobat 8 pc3 files do not support the 'lines merge' feature (I had thought otherwise). So, the next reasonable option was to try CutePDF.

I got it set up, got my pc3 files built, tested it - all was well. I rolled it out to the office, and it went over like a lead balloon. Due to the fact that I need my pdfs to be landscape orientation upon open, I have to set the Postscript Custom Page Size for each pc3.

Like I said, this posed no problem. The problem is that I share the.pc3 folder on the network, and when another user tries to plot, that page size defaults to 8 1/2 x 11. If they edit the pc3 file and change the postscript custom page size, it defaults to 8 1/2 x 11 for all other users. Obviously unacceptable.

Does anyone have a way to fix this with CutePDF, or can offer another free solution? If there are no other notable freebies to try, this may be enough ammunition to ask my boss to upgrade us all to Acrobat 9. >I don't completely understand your problem, can you elaborate?

>You always make PDFs using 8x11? Many times daily. >Is it always landscape? >Is it ever portait? For the most part, 11x17 is landscape and 8 1/2 x 11 is portrait, but I still need concessions in place to allow the inverse because there are many cases that require an exception to the rule. >You also said 'if they edit the pc3'. Well don't let them edit any pc3 >file.

Telling them not to, and preventing them from, unfortunately, are two different things. >Have you tried NOT adjusting the paper sizes in the custom props, and change >the rotation in the PLOT settings instead? You mean from landscape to portrait?

>Let us know exactly what you are trying to accomplish. A & B size sheets are actually not posing the problem.

What I want to accomplish is the ability to create a pdf from AutoCAD that, when opened, displays in landscape mode. That is, viewed the same on screen as if you were looking at a printed paper set.

I would like this to be possible using a single Windows Printer installation. Now that I say that, I realize I didn't try to make multiple Windows Printers and setting the PS Custom Page Size at that level. I would also like to be able to have a single.pc3 file, and choose the page size from that. The reason I can't is because I need to have one PS Custom Page size defined for a 30x42 sheet and another for a 24x36 sheet, since the predefined page sizes do not give me the landscape pdf as I described. Regardless of all that, using the PSCPS in the network environment doesn't work anyway, because it can only be applied to a single computer at a time.

>>'Mason' wrote in message >news:6046838@discussion.autodesk.com. >After struggling with the AutoCAD supplied dwg to pdf converter, I have >decided to abandon it.

It just did not work properly. Also, I have >come to the realization that Adobe Acrobat 8 pc3 files do not support >the 'lines merge' feature (I had thought otherwise). >>So, the next reasonable option was to try CutePDF. I got it set up, got >Raman Thediya Seethai Video Songs Mp4. my pc3 files built, tested it - all was well.

I rolled it out to the >office, and it went over like a lead balloon. >>Due to the fact that I need my pdfs to be landscape orientation upon >open, I have to set the Postscript Custom Page Size for each pc3. Like >I said, this posed no problem. The problem is that I share the.pc3 >folder on the network, and when another user tries to plot, that page >size defaults to 8 1/2 x 11. If they edit the pc3 file and change the >postscript custom page size, it defaults to 8 1/2 x 11 for all other >users. Obviously unacceptable. >>Does anyone have a way to fix this with CutePDF, or can offer another >free solution?

If there are no other notable freebies to try, this may >be enough ammunition to ask my boss to upgrade us all to Acrobat 9. I have many comments for and against both products. More con's for AcroPlot obvouisly, but they are more toward technical support and a lack of a robust fully functional pdf editor/manipulator. I truely love an independent one man shop.

Hell that's what I am! But at at the end of the day I just need a total seemless PDF printing solution. When Matrix matures, things will be different.

I'll be waiting. I could go into much great detail about my trails with both. But this thread would turn into a rant, arguing both ways mind you, and I'm not into typing that much today. They both have 30 day trail versions, so have a taste for yourself.

Mac Morgan at the ranch wrote: >I have many comments for and against both products. More con's for AcroPlot >obvouisly, but they are more toward technical support and a lack of a robust >fully functional pdf editor/manipulator. I truely love an independent one >man shop. Hell that's what I am!

But at at the end of the day I just need a >total seemless PDF printing solution. When Matrix matures, things will be >different. I'll be waiting.

>>I could go into much great detail about my trails with both. But this thread >would turn into a rant, arguing both ways mind you, and I'm not into typing >that much today. >>They both have 30 day trail versions, so have a taste for yourself.

Don't have to, have been using AcroPlot since it first became available. I've had nothing but excellent, quick response from their tech support and Rodney Mc has personally helped me with many of my 'lack of knowledge' issues when it comes to.pdf output. I'm also a one man shop and 100% of my drawing output is to.pdf files for ftp transfer to customers, and I create a lot of output. I asked the question out of curiosity, not to start an argument. I've just had such good luck with AP I wondered what bad stuff you could have run into.

Thanks for posting back, I appreciate it! Glad to hear he was helpful for you. Copyclip of my issue from his site below. The chrono order is a little jumbled. After I posted the bug report as he asked, he no longer responded. Looking at his website, his next release was 1-28-08. I was down for over six weeks beacuse it was much later when I discovered this.

I was not notified the that patch was available. He just posted it on the Revision History page and said 'Meh, F'em'. If he would have at least updated my tech support issue, I would have recieved an e-mail notification. Maybe I'm over reacting, but I just felt like I was left out in the wind. I would have felt fine if there would have been some communication. Question: Tomorrow will be: One month since my issue started. Sixteen days since your last response.

Ten days past the date you suggested that 'hopefully' you would have one. Again, that's one month without a PDF printer. If you can't resolve my issue, is there any chance I can get a refund so I can purchase BlueBeam? [--- UPDATED: 1/16/2008 1:29:27 PM BY USER ---] Got any ideas yet? [--- UPDATED: 9:40:09 AM BY USER ---] Here ya go.

[--- UPDATED: 4:37:22 PM BY USER ---] I'm running XP 64 bit. As far as running 'the debug', I'd be glad to.

Can you try telling me how to do that!? Call me if you have to, xxxx-xxx-xxxx [--- UPDATED: 4:22:52 PM BY USER ---] After installing the latest build, Acroplot will not start. Click the icon, and after a few moments, Task Manager show it it Not Responding. Solution: Yes but no fix yet. Hopefully by Monday as we had a similar problem in 64 bit with our Repro product that we fixed.

[--- UPDATED: 1/1/2008 10:28:29 PM BY AGENT: Rodney McManamy ---] It's all on this page. Www.cadzation.com/debug.htm [--- UPDATED: 4:24:26 PM BY AGENT: Rodney McManamy ---] Is it XP 64 bit or Vista 64 Bit that you are on? Can you try running the debug and see if we can see where it is holding up. Www.cadzation.com/debug.htm [--- UPDATED: 4:01:03 PM BY AGENT: Rodney McManamy ---]. I use CutePDF and think that it works splendidly. Drivers Ed Final Exam Answers Flvs Student.

I think your problem is a result of not having the paper orientation you want in Windows. Windows has a huge list of pre-defined paper styles that, unfortunately, stand the ARCH D paper size on its end. My solution is to create a new paper style in Windows that orients the Paper Style to landscape right from the start. Open Printers and Faxes, select the File menu and choose Server Properties (yeah, I know.why is this stored here?). Create a new custom format, and give it a name that is unique.

Set the width at 36' and the height at 24'. Your page setup will not jump to a different paper setting, provided all your PCs have that new paper format pre-configured identically, and the new paper style will show up in all the PMP dialogs. If we could just get existing PMP files to be compatible between all workstations, I'd be happy, but that is not necessary. We also tried all the things you mentioned regarding postscript custom paper sizes, user-defined paper sizes for the Windows printers, portrait/landscape, paper feed direction, 11x17 or 17x11, etc., all with no success, even when nothing changed except closing and restarting AutoCAD! We do not use CutePDF, but everything you list is identical to the problems we have experienced from Adobe Acrobat Standard 4 through Acrobat Professional 8 in a networked environment. I can only believe that purchasing Acrobat Pro 9 would also be a waste of time and money. Check out my thread about what works for us: Hopefully this will work for you also.

So far, in my testing, this works with Design Review 2008 or 2009, and several PDF printers. Does not work with Design Review 2010 and Acrobat Pro 8, due to a bug which I found mentioned in another thread, and verified by my own test. Maybe other PDF printers will work with Design Review 2010, but I have my doubts. Edited by: bobmc on Apr 12, 2009 1:26 AM.