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(@imaudigger)
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Just upgraded to the latest AutoCAD software and I am plotting some PDF's. I have the FRAME system variable set to "0", which should mean the PDF frame is not displayed or plotted (which is what I want).

In model space the frame is not visible, however in paper space, it appears as a fine dashed line, which gets plotted.

Does anybody know what setting controls this?

IMAGEFRAME is set to "0" as well, if that matters.

Thanks

 
Posted : March 9, 2015 1:32 pm
(@scotland)
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My CAD has been doing this for years. How are you making the PDF's? Using print or export PDF?

 
Posted : March 9, 2015 1:47 pm
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> My CAD has been doing this for years. How are you making the PDF's? Using print or export PDF?

I inserted some PDF's that were submitted to me by a consultant. I used the PDFATTACH command. The dashed outline did not appear or plot in version 2014.

To be clear, I don't want the PDF's to have a dashed outline plotted.

I guess that must be a "feature".

 
Posted : March 9, 2015 3:14 pm
(@kotuku4)
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I have always used xref or im (image) to attach PDF 's. An don't have an issue with an image frame being visible.
I use an xref layer to turn on or off in view port, or 2015 has an image display on/off feature in the ribbon.

 
Posted : March 9, 2015 4:50 pm
(@scotland)
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My situation is something different. I've inserted in a image and when I print a pdf a get a dashed image around the image box. Set image frame to off and it still appears.

 
Posted : March 9, 2015 8:05 pm
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Pdfframe 0 should do it...weird.

 
Posted : March 9, 2015 8:50 pm
(@another_texas_surveyor)
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I have had this happen sometimes before and you need to do an IMAGEFRAME (1) and the reset it back to (0)

 
Posted : March 10, 2015 11:05 am
(@skwyd)
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Sometimes using the TFRAMES command will get it to work (this toggles frames in general on or off).

There have been times when I had to quit and restart AutoCAD to get it to work correctly.

And once, I had to have my tech person get in and fiddle with one of the .ini files (I think, I don't know, I'm a surveyor not a computer technician) to get it to work properly.

 
Posted : March 10, 2015 5:54 pm
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Thanks, I will try inserting differently.

The FRAME command variable appears to also toggle the PDFFRAME variable. I have both set to "0"

 
Posted : March 11, 2015 7:22 am