Resolution problem to export to PDF an A1 drawing
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I want to export an A1 drawing to pdf, so that I can edit it with a Dtp application. It is much easier to add and edit text and special marks than in LO.
My favourite choice were to export it as vector file: there are not bitmap textures. It's all drawn with plain colours. Unfortunately, all dash-dotted lines come out ugly: either they are continuos or they simply disappear. Give a look to the vaults projections.
I've set the rendering options to high, but this doesn't solve my problem.
If I switch to the hybrid rendering, all the lines are rendered correctly, but all the fillings are replaced with a low resolution bitmap and the result is worse than before.
Do you know how can I improve this? Or at least some workaround that is not too tricky?
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How are you adding the dashed lines?
Output quality doesn't effect PDF export for vector rendered models.
You can send me the file for me to look at, just send a PM and I'll send you my e-mail address. -
hello jhauswirth,
thank you. I'll send you a pm.the dashed lines are made with the Smustard script: they are made by alternated hidden segments and visible segments.
The funny thing is that in hybrid mode they are rendered correctly as vectors, as you can see from the zoomed image.
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How about layering to produce what you need.
First insert the model with edges turned off and vector rendered.
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@jhauswirth said:
How about layering to produce what you need.
First insert the model with edges turned off and vector rendered.
Then insert the same model on top with just edges being rendered.I've already made this with some other projects, but it is a bit annoying.
I've also tried to explode all curves, but it doesn't change the output. I thought the strange behaviour could be due to some conflict in curves with hidden and visible segments welded together.
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Is this Todd's script: http://www.smustard.com/script/DashedLines ? If so, I'll contact Todd and see if we can test it.
b
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yes bjanzen, that's the script.
If you or Todd send me a PM with an email, I'll send you the sketchup file to test.thank you
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I have sent Barry the script. There is another user of DashedLines that is having an issue when printing to PDF. He's using Acrobat 8 (latest version) and all dashed lines are coming out blank when printing to PDF from SketchUp. I understand from him that if he manually creates dashed lines, they print properly to PDF. When using SketchUp to print to the printer, they also print fine.
Todd
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Perhaps it has something to do with dashed lines not being profile lines, but appearing as open line segments, but they are really bordering a face? Should be reproducible manually if that's the case. Try PDFing this file.
If it does not fail, lay this square onto another larger face and try again.
Todd
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I've made a test drawing, with the some strange output.
Here attached the .skp file and the .pdf output.
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Todd,
I've tested your manual dashes: it gives me the some problem in layout.
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@matteo said:
Todd,
I've tested your manual dashes: it gives me the some problem in layout.
It's not only the pdf export that fails, but even what is displayed as vector visualization in layout.Well, that is both good news and bad news.
The good news is that DashedLines script cannot be the culprit, because I created that box manually without the script. DashedLines here is an innocent victim.
The bad news is that is not good news for anyone but me.
Thanks for running the test! Todd
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Is anyone so kind to test if this happens on other computer configurations.
I'm running LO on windows xp sp3 and will try with windows 7.I'm just curious to know if this is a bug of LO or just a problem of my PC.
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It happens on Mac as well.
Engineers are looking at it, but they're busy and we'll get back to you. In the interim, you can work around it as Jeff suggested, render in hybrid, or draw the line slightly offset from the face. It's really a SketchUp issue, not a LayOut issue, as you'll see the same issue on PDF export in SketchUp. In LayOut, we're looking at why hybrid and vector differ. Thanks, matteo & Todd for helping with this.
b
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All,
Same here on Win XP Pro SP3
I find that if your style has face setting set to hidden line mode the dashed lines will display/render correctly (Vector).
All other face styles(modes) will not render/display correctly.As for workaround:
In SU.....select your desired style and untick display edges...save this style for use in Raster/Hybrid mode in LO.
Create a style with edges on and face settings in hidden line mode.
IN LO:
Once your model view is set with your desired style (edges off) copy the model view and paste in place......changed the copied style to the hidden line mode style and turn off the background.You are baisically layering one model on top of the other and may want to isolate the two by placing on different layers and move forward or backward if/as required.
Best,
C
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Charlie, Bjanzen, Todd,
thank you all. It's clear now that this is a Sketchup bug.
I used that workaround several times, and I was tired - I'll draw only full lines and make them dashed in my dtp application. This is the fastest solution for me./matteo
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I think the problem might be the same as the z-fighting issue.
Are the lines on the same plane as the faces they are drawn on?
Can you pull the lines up off the ground/faces by a very small
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@jhauswirth said:
I think the problem might be the same as the z-fighting issue.
The dashed lines consistently render while in hidden line mode so I don't think it is Z-fight related.
Are the lines on the same plane as the faces they are drawn on?
Yes (in test file)
Can you pull the lines up off the ground/faces by a very small
amount and see how it looks then?
I tried this (+ 1/8") and it did not resolve the missing line segmnetsThanks for you help on this,
Best,
C
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