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    Why Do I Get Stray Lines In Layout PDFs?

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    • F Offline
      fcborik
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I've been working with Layout for a few months and I finally got to the point where I was able to actually print something useful. However, when I exported the file to PDF, I noticed stray horizontal lines throughout the document. They seem to repeat the same way on different pages, but I don't see them on every page. The document looks great in Layout. Am I doing something wrong with the Adobe Reader? I've attached a file so you can see what I mean (look on the upper left margin).

      Any suggestions would be sincerely appreciated.

      Thanks!!

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      • F Offline
        fcborik
        last edited by

        The last file was too big so I attached another one.

        Sorry for the confusion!

        Frank.


        Remodel Electrical Plan Draft.pdf

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
          last edited by

          Could you attach the LO file?

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            Charlie__V
            last edited by

            Frank,
            I checked the layers in the attached .pdf....and when I toggled off/on the .pdf layers.... stray horizontal lines associated with the respective layers followed.

            Default (pg1) layer contains 3 horizontal "stray lines"
            Unique (pg1) layer contains 1 horizontal*"stray lines"*
            On Every Page contains 0 horizontal "stray lines"

            Dave has requested the file and this of course would be a good way to find/indentify the offending lines.

            Charlie

            Precision M1710/Win 7 Pro 64 bit/i-7 6920 Quad core 2.9 Ghz -3.8/16Gb ram/NVIDIA M5000M 8Gb

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              fcborik
              last edited by

              Hi Dave,

              The LO file is too big (24 meg) for upload. That's because it references a monster Sketchup file. Don't know how to make it any smaller. Alas, none of my other layout drawings are small enough to be uploaded on the discussion sites. Do you have an e-mail? I'll give you a different file that will be more manageable yet still exhibits the same PDF problems.

              Thanks!!

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                Frank, I don't think my e-mail will accept a 24 Meg file either. You could save a copy of the LO file after purging some stuff--maybe your SKP file-- under File>Document SetUp>References. Unlink the SKP file and then Purge it.

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                  fcborik
                  last edited by

                  Dave,

                  I'll send you a file that's only 8.1 MB. I have another that's 4.4 MB (just over the message board limit), but it's not as cool.

                  Thanks!

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    Well, I like cool. πŸ˜‰

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
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                      Frank, check your e-mail. I found your lines. They aren't so much strays as unintended content.

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
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                        Moved from the Bugs forum.

                        As it turned out there were some stray lines as part of the template. A bit of cleanup and the problem is solved. πŸ˜‰

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