#Autocad printing to default printer pdf
#Autocad printing to default printer install
#Autocad printing to default printer drivers
#Autocad printing to default printer driver
#Autocad printing to default printer windows

I store my PC3s on a shared network drive that users only have read access to, so they can't make any changes that will affect anyone other than themselves.ДЄlso, look at the 'Sharpen Lines' setting on the advanced tab of the 1050C's printer preferences, as this can degrade line quality even at high DPI.

#Autocad printing to default printer windows

It looks like you're not using PC3 files, which would override the default system settings and allow users to change their printer/plotter settings to their hearts content in Windows but not affect the settings that AutoCAD uses. Also look at the default printer settings per system through Windows (Devices and Printers, Printer Preferences) as these may be different on the systems even though the AutoCAD plot settings are constant. Look at the settings specific to the printer (click 'Properties' and maybe 'Custom Settings') to compare these settings between good/bad systems to see if you see a difference here. If it is specific to a certain drawing or set of drawings, explore the MVIEW command to fix it. Do your testing on all systems with a new sample file (that you've created, or that you know plots correctly) to rule out the possibility that there are settings wrong in particular files and not with the plotter settings. I think this is a drawing-specific setting, not a problem with your print driver. These settings only apply to drawings that are being plotted from paperspace with an active viewport. this is because you're printing from modelspace or from paperspace that doesn't have a viewport. You're seeing the DPI in the 'Shaded Viewport' options that you can't change. Now I see, I wasn't reading the screen shots correctly.

#Autocad printing to default printer driver

where is it getting the 150dpi at? obviously pulling it from the driver but where. Its all dwgs - and I'm looking for more information to see what is going on myself.Д«ut the whole 150 on mine and his vs 300 on most others with the same exact driver and printer preferences set. The complaint is coming from a dept manager - he is having to ask his support staff to print everything supposedly.

#Autocad printing to default printer pdf

(simple fix on my end is create a pdf open the pdf and print and if that is better then we can determine more) The story I'm getting is there are jagged lines and the text / lines get muddy / low quality. (there are a few systems that are also doing what Mine is doing but I can't determine why - their systems are older - rest don't have the issue) I have to change mine to presentation to see 300dpi. My system shows 150 dpi while others at the same point will show 300dpi

#Autocad printing to default printer drivers

the 1050C drivers are all from a central print server so they should all be the same. Older installsВ п»ї= systems that have 2012В п»їВ 2014В typicallyДrivers for the printers are all 64bit and from I can tell all are the exact same but will have to verify by looking at each system individually. To be honest, I'm not sure why it would be different, but I think it's a setting put there by the drawing and not anything to do with the plotter configurations so it's probably not anything to worry about. Keep in mind that this is not really the resolution of the plot.В Model space, Paper space with viewports that are rendering in a wireframe or 2D view won't care what this setting is because they don't have any viewports containing shaded surfaces.В This setting is for viewports that contain shading, meaning a 3D rendering in Solid mode or something, which your drawings probably don't have. driver is all i can see and its not an issue at all when I test it.ДЄs per the first post, the DPI shown in the 'Shaded viewport options' is grayed out. Problem solved? Perhaps it was a bad drawing file to begin with, or you've already changed a setting that fixed it so now they can't reproduce the poor quality plots?Д¬urrently he and our CAD mgr are wanting to know where the 150/300 dpi issue coming from. The manager that brought up the issue has yet to give me an example a dwg that actually has an issue.

#Autocad printing to default printer install

Setup my system with a brand new install of both INDSP 14В п»їВ theВ plotterВ inВ question and found the same issue 150 dpi > if I want it to do 300 change the quality to presentationД«ut why is the default now different from older installs? Other printers normal = 300 and doesn't change when going to presentation. Really from 150/300 I woudn't think that is the only issue but Until I can prove it otherwise the only known difference is the dpi setting.ДЄnd this from another system (probably similar age - think the print driver might be only difference) Net effect is printing is coming out with jagged lines instead of smoothed curves apparently. While newer installs are showing 300 dpi using the exact same driver. Users with older installs (although service packed to current) are showing default 300 dpi.

Have lots of setting in the driver but have an odd issue and not sure where the issue is tied just yet.

Have updated some printer drivers (over a year ago)