HumbleChief Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 It's been pretty consistent that my PDF files are rotated in X13. Anyone else see this behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Is the Original printed in Portrait Mode? I normally import into a CAD Detail and then send to Layout though.... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kbird1 said: Is the Original printed in Portrait Mode? I normally import into a CAD Detail and then send to Layout though.... M. Everything printed in landscape and sent to Layout and looking OK. Reopen the file and they are rotated. Not every time and may not be able to duplicate behavior but has happened many times. Not a big deal, usually. This Layout has about 20 pages, all rotated. PIA. Anyone else seen this? I'll see if I can isolate the behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Maybe I am missing something ? ( *confused ) You are importing your own Plan PDF's to layout? Still that shouldn't happen , but maybe unique to you depending on the "process" you are using... Mick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 Thanks Mick, I import various PDF's from my structural engineer, Title 24 calcs and other vendors, not Chief plan files. This happens to be a stock PDF file provided by the County that we can use for what we call Accessory Dwelling Units. It's about 20 pages of predefined plans and spec's. that I imported into a Chief Layout that I can modify as needed. All 20 pages are rotated after saving them in landscape mode. Not sure why yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, HumbleChief said: Thanks Mick, I import various PDF's from my structural engineer, Title 24 calcs and other vendors, not Chief plan files. This happens to be a stock PDF file provided by the County that we can use for what we call Accessory Dwelling Units. It's about 20 pages of predefined plans and spec's. that I imported into a Chief Layout that I can modify as needed. All 20 pages are rotated after saving them in landscape mode. Not sure why yet... Ohhh duh...... sorry ,I was trying to tell what it was you were importing from the Pic above. PDF's tend to slow Chief down, so I bring a lot of that stuff in as Images instead and click "Save in Plan" so perhaps, that is why I don't see this happening here , but it does sound like one for Tech. Support, it is the 1st report I have seen of this here, but that doesn't mean it is not happening to others who work similar to you. M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Just checked a Layout I did last month I knew I had some PDFs in from the Eng. and no rotation issues here. *None have Saved in Plan Checked like I do with Images Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, HumbleChief said: It's been pretty consistent that my PDF files are rotated in X13. Anyone else see this behavior? If you do not check Save In Plan, the PDF box will always load from the source file when you open the plan. If the pages in the source file were rotated, then the pages in Chief will be rotated as well. Is this possibly whats happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said: If you do not check Save In Plan, the PDF box will always load from the source file when you open the plan. If the pages in the source file were rotated, then the pages in Chief will be rotated as well. Is this possibly whats happening? Yes that's why I asked , I sometimes have to Print the PDFs to PDF again in the correct orientation especially if they are scanned PDFs. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 29 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said: If you do not check Save In Plan, the PDF box will always load from the source file when you open the plan. If the pages in the source file were rotated, then the pages in Chief will be rotated as well. Is this possibly what's happening? Don't think so as all previous PDF's (for many, many years) are sourced and loaded from a landscape orientation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 I THINK I know what's happening. It looks like it could be loading X12 Layout PDF pages rotated incorrectly when opening an X12 file in X13. Could explain it's seemingly random behavior as I don't really know which file is/was X12 and which was not. I just tested an old template X12 Layout file and when opened in X13 the template's PDFs I have in the X12 plan are all rotated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwideziner Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I have been having problems with PDF's being rotated some of the time, this is a change from X12 but still trying to find a consistent reason before sending to tech. The main problem is it is not totally consistent so get confused. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, Kiwideziner said: I have been having problems with PDF's being rotated some of the time, this is a change from X12 but still trying to find a consistent reason before sending to tech. The main problem is it is not totally consistent so get confused. I'm going to go with my theory above re: X12 Layout files. I'll see if I can find an exception to the theory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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