Brian R Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Opinions on best export format for email, so that a client can open and print an 8 1/2 x 11 drawing that can then be scaled. I have tried .tif and .jpg, but the images received on their PC were slightly shrunk. Maybe I am overlooking some settings during export process? (I am sending from Mac system to Windows). Also any advice on improving resolution of the received image? Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Use the "print to PDF" option built in to the Mac OS. Works like a charm. Quote Link to comment
smithandcostudio Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 P TO THE D TO F make sure your sheet and prin options are all set up in the size you want them recieved...I use this for sending fill D size plots to a printer...works great. Quote Link to comment
alanmac Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Just make sure your client when printing the pdf does not use any of the scaling options in Acobat Reader, shrink to fit page etc. and all should be fine. I got compliants from one of my clients that the scale was wrong, perfect not only in Vectorworks but in the pdf my end. Once I questioned him a bit more there was an embarassed silence followed by a "oh I didn't realise I was doing anything other than printing it out, didn't look at my printer settings, how do you do that?" You can only do so much !! Alan Quote Link to comment
Brian R Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Thanks to all. I used the PDF and printed myself a copy--the linework is cleaner, the curves are smoother, and the scale is pretty close. In the long direction of 8 1/2 x 11, comparing to a printed graphic scale, there is about 2" shrinkage in 30' (at 1/4" scale) which is 1/2 %. Here's hoping that sending to the windows machine works as well. Brian Quote Link to comment
wv_vectorworker Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 check the crop versus scale setting when printing. Quote Link to comment
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