What is the fix when trying to get a PDF view to plot?

[MMontgomery]

This is an all too common problem we have in our office. When plotting, and always at random, some or all PDF's on a sheet will not plot. Sometimes they will, sometimes they won't. Sometimes a viewported PDF will plot, sometimes it will not. It seems totally random.

I know of others that have had this problem, and if I recall, there is a workaround of some sort. I do not want to turn the entire sheet into a PDF and plot the entire thing as one PDF.

This wouldn't be an issue if we could still use OLE.

WinXp Pro, Archicad 10 build 1183
intel core duo

[__archiben]

MMontgomery wrote:
When plotting, and always at random, some or all PDF's on a sheet will not plot.

anything to do with the PDF document's security settings? just a thought . . .

~/archiben

[MMontgomery]

Good idea, but all the security settings are set to 'allowed'. Since it is so random, I'm having trouble nailing down the cure.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried printing? Does the plotter have enough memory to spool the whole sheet?

[MMontgomery]

I will try that for the next full set to see if that works. I ended up creating a PDF set and it plotted OK.

I've also found that it's possible to plot the set one sheet at a time, and all the PDF viewports plot fine.

It must be how ArchiCAD handles the plotfile when plotting a set of 80 sheets, many with PDF schedules, or a memory issue between my PC or the Plotter.

[Da3dalus]

I'm having the same problem. As far as I can tell, it started when I applied the patch for Build 1183 (US). My work-around it to "print" to my plotter, rather than "plot". Seems to work OK with that.