I had a lot of trouble getting PDF's to plot correctly, too. Here is what I ended up doing:
Put the following lines in your config.pro file:
pdf_use_pentable yes
use_8_plotter_pens yes
pen_table_file T:\Engineer\Library_Proe\6_Creo2_System_Files\config\Plot\pen_table_pdf.pnt
"T:\Engineer\Library_Proe\6_Creo2_System_Files\config\Plot" is my path to the "pen_table_pdf.pnt" file.
The pen_table_pdf.pnt is just a text file that contains the following lines:
pen 1 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 2 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 3 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 4 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 5 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 6 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 7 thickness 0.005 cm
pen 8 thickness 0.005 cm
For plotting to the plotter or printer, we use the default MS_PRINT_MGR. The ms_print_mgr.pcf file has a line that calls for the pen_table_ms_print_mgr.pnt pen table file. Make sure to use the correct paths to your file locations.
Hope this helps,
Rick Z.
Attachments:
- pen_table_pdf.pnt.zip (200 bytes)
- pen_table_ms_print_mgr.pnt.zip (225 bytes)
- ms_print_mgr.pcf.zip (285 bytes)