Title Block blank when Exporting to PDF?

[preston bircher designs]

I am exporting a Sheet Layer to PDF; and with this file, the Title Block information is blank/empty. (???)

I can edit Title Block from the Resource Browser, and the type is all in the 'NONE' class -- the class is visible. I can see it on the screen--then the exported type is missing.

I have [x} the Rasterize Text. It is a font that I purchased--and earlier today on different files, the font exports to the PDF.

Is there something that I am missing? (I'm sure it's operator error...)

I used a file from a previous job that I "Save A New Copy" (a new design for a theatre that I work in frequently) then I deleted the old-show information.

All other information appears to be exporting--just not the Title Block.

Ideas?

[PVA - Admin]

Is the title block composed of an image or group of images? Or is it linework and text?

[preston bircher designs]

The Title Block is there. It's the TYPE that's not showing. (sorry for my unclear information)

The title block consists of two images (my logo & client logo) Both are exporting. All lines are exporting. Just the font: "Flex Architect". But that seems to be restricted to JUST this copy of the file. Other files and projects export just fine.

???

I've rebooted twice, just in case........

[PVA - Admin]

If it is a specific font having the problem, that can and does happen on occasion. Sometimes its every file, sometimes its only files with patterns or hatches, there doesn't seem to be a clear reason in all cases when a particular font is acting up.

If Rasterize Text corrects the issue, then its best to export with that option enabled if you want to keep the font. If Rasterize Text doesn't correct it, or the text needs to be selectable in the exported PDF, then another font should be used instead.

[preston bircher designs]

OK... the new font did export -- but why would it only affect this single file? I've just opened others with the same title block, and the proper font exports. (???) Or is this file just never going to export this font? (suggesting that I start over...)

[PVA - Admin]

I haven't always been able to figure it out when it comes to specific fonts that have issues. Normally users end up simply changing the font or using the Rasterize option rather than reconstructing the file.

[preston bircher designs]

one of those questions....

in the Title Block--there are some fields that don't have information when in the 'edit symbol' screen. I will see an outlined yellow box, but if I change the font, it doesn't change the font on the sheet-layer. The field will also, many times, disappear/delete. (???) What else am I doing wrong here?

THX !!!

[Kevin McAllister]

Preston,

You almost certainly have a corrupt type object in your file. It will cause a certain font to disappear when exporting to PDF. I have had this happen a lot.

Does your file have multiple sheets? I usually work on a copy of my file and use trial and error, deleting half the sheets and PDFing again to see if it works. I've most often seen type objects become corrupted in annotations, sometime in radial dimensions and once in a title block which was the most difficult to find.

I think its unlikely to be the font itself.

in the Title Block--there are some fields that don't have information when in the 'edit symbol' screen. I will see an outlined yellow box, but if I change the font, it doesn't change the font on the sheet-layer. The field will also, many times, disappear/delete. (???) What else am I doing wrong here?

Remember that font attributes can be defined by different things in a custom title block. I don't remember the specifics but it can have to do with pen and fill attributes. Look in the help for custom title blocks.

Kevin

[PVA - Admin]

If you pursue the path of looking for corrupt objects, this procedure:

http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/790/Layer+Import

Can help you bring everything into a new file and regenerate the geometry. However, sheet layers will need to be recreated, it does not preserve them.

[Kevin McAllister]

In the case of corrupt text objects its usually as simple as finding and deleting them..... I've never had to rebuild a whole file for that type of problem.

KM

[PVA - Admin]

My apologies, I forgot the main point of trying the layer import:

If you DO perform a layer import and bring everything into a new document and the problem stops occurring, this will normally indicate that the problem is in fact, a corrupt object and it can be hunted down as described and removed.

Layer Import can basically be used as a way of determining whether the problem is a corrupt object as opposed to a corrupt document overall.

If it DOES work as expected in the layer imported document, but deleting objects and trying to hunt down the corrupt object in the original file DOESN'T work, then you would need to recreate the sheet layer in the new file and go from there, but that's not commonly required.

(Sorry, been a long day.)

[preston bircher designs]

Thank you! There's a lot of information to digest--now for me to try it all!

I'll let y'all know how it comes out.

[Andy Broomell]

I've had this exact same problem with this exact same font (Flux Architect). The issue was consistently inconsistent; I could never quite figure out what was causing it. It's a shame since it's such a great-looking font!

[bcd]

It's definitely the font and it behaves very peculiarly. It may have something to do with the number of characters in the titleblock although as you say it's not consistently repeatable.

I wonder if VW has a transient memory allocation limit that gets bumped up against when exporting a 'complex' font as this to pdf and when it's reached the operation just shuts down.

I've seen cases where even an Arial installation can cause VW to misbehave. It would be very good to get to the bottom of this font issue once and for all.