johnny Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 So i've been trying to work with greyscale prints, and I dont know how to get the result from CA such the text isn't blurry. The print preview by Chief looks great, and then the print itself is pixelated. Below is the print preview screen capture and then the PDF result. Are there settings I can change to get more crisp text and lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution BenPalmer Posted August 23, 2016 Solution Share Posted August 23, 2016 I suspect you may have transparent fills?? in which case, you must use Chiefs integrated PDF creator to clean it up. More info here: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/3893-x7-poor-print-quality-using-transparent-fills-in-walls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Johnny, When you print, what dpi setting are you using? Normally I use 600 but you can use higher if necessary. Also, I see you are using Adobe PDF as the printer. I use Nuance as I believe it gives better quality - don't know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 BINGO...that did it Ben, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Johnny, When you print, what dpi setting are you using? Normally I use 600 but you can use higher if necessary. That is a good point too, and I realize now after using Chief's built-in PDF system is that CA prints in Vector (which is sharp) vs using Adobe's print driver it converts to an image. Upping the DPI would probably make sense, but the option to print in Vector is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Only problem with Chiefs built in pdf is it creates huge file size as compared to Adobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenPalmer Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Only problem with Chiefs built in pdf is it creates huge file size as compared to Adobe. I used to have that issue, but an update along the way fixed that for me. No more large files on my end. However, i would still rather use my own pdf software as I like the options I have better. The integrated one is limited, especially when needing to print multiple views, cameras, floors, etc into one pdf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thanks Ben, I'll check it out, haven't checked for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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