#Hatch autocad 2007 pdf#
Select the DWG to PDF writer, when selecting your printer/plotter.
I still need to look into this further in the morning, but my quick findings tonight is that the 'sortents' variable seems to have no effect. The fix to the solid hatch problem is quite easy. Re: AutoCAD 2007 - Draworder appears to have no affect on Solid Hatch Patterns Thanks for your comments. Therefore PDF files that aren’t perfect are not acceptable for my requirements. However, most of the time I need to deliver to my clients PDF files. It is true that when PDF format drawings with the solid hatch problem are printed, that the inconsistency in the solid areas do not appear in the printouts. Added PAT-files will cause hatches to be listed under the User Defined or Custom hatch menu within AutoCAD. In discussing and reading about this problem I’ve heard it mentioned that this problem isn’t really a problem if the drawings merely need to be printed. Use the following steps to install hatch patterns based on the different operating systems: Windows OS Copy the custom PAT - files into the default Support folder (see below) that AutoCAD uses to find hatch patterns. While using AutoCAD 2007 I’ve found that when I print an AutoCAD drawing file using a third party print driver, or the Adobe print driver, that’s when I get the solid hatch problem. I’ve still been using 2007 instead of 2012, just because I’m a typical creature of habit. I complete most of my projects with AutoCAD 2007. I run AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2012 in my drafting service business. If the correct printer/plotter is not specified in the page setup for plotting, then solid hatching, or other parts of the drawing, could appear not solid in the PDF. If you have a burning desire to see your favourite CAD tips or comments on the web – get in touch – Paul- After an AutoCAD drawing is created, it is common to need a PDF version of the drawing. Thanks very much to Brian M Curran for this Guest post.