I often use pdf995 to make a pdf straight from my AutoCAD. Several clients have told me they can't read the drawing clearly. I was told that again today, so I sent the pdf to my wife's computer.
I have an older Dell with a nearly square screen, 1280 x 1024. My wife has a newer Dell, with a larger rectangular screen 1920 x 1080. Sure enough, on her screen the pdf is a little fuzzy. If I zoom in it isn't nearly as sharp as I see the same pdf on my screen.
???
Check the pixels.
Or switch to CutePDF Writer I am much happier with it.
Paul in PA
As Paul said, check the settings for the pixels or Dots-Per-inch (DPI). I keep mine set to 600 DPI and I make sure that I always print to the finished sheet size even if I don't think the client will plot it. An 18x24 allowed to plot to the default 8.5x11 even at 600 DPI will get fuzzy before you can zoom in enough to see all the detail.
I use the "PRESS QUALITY" setting on all my PDFs
The hard copies are amazing
0.02
:good: Yes, plot PDF to the size it will be on paper. The client can "shrink to fit" if they plot, but will keep the quality at larger size.
down Adobe Acrobat from:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html
Just do the usual user registration and login
Acrobat being the original pdf creator has the best conversion available. The resolution when 1200 dpi is used is excellent for CAD conversion.
I have an old version of Acrobat (6.0) that I got on E-bay for $60. It has always worked just fine, on survey drawings and everything else. It keeps wanting to update itself but I don't let it. It contains two virtual printers, "Adobe PDF" and "Acrobat PDF Writer." The PDF Writer allows custom sheet sizes and is the one to use with AutoCAD.