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lsitnj
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Mysterious line only shows in pdf. It's not visible in model space nor paper space-all layers on. What's causing it?

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Posted : January 20, 2020 11:09 am
a-harris
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A ghost line

I would use list command and try to identify the entity.

It may be a line that is the same color as your screen background or some other color that is invisible onscreen.

You could use delete command to see if it exists and erase it.

goodluck

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 11:34 am
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If you have tried all the usual stuff, I would run AUDIT on the drawing file. Chances are it will find and fix an error or two.

If that does not work, -PURGE would be my next move.

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 11:39 am
lsitnj
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@a-harris

I can't see or select it  (left drag button).

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 11:40 am
lsitnj
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@rover83

dwg was purged..no luck

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 11:40 am

Norman_Oklahoma
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Try a different print driver. I usually use dwgtopdf to good effect.?ÿ?ÿ

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 11:47 am
lsitnj
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@norman-oklahoma

bluebeam and dwg to pdf show the same thing

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 1:44 pm
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Turn off all the layers in the drawing and then generate another pdf.?ÿ If the line still shows up there's a good chance it's the print driver.?ÿ The only other "might be" I can think of is to slam the dwg flat with no 3d and see if it still shows up.?ÿ Can't help but think paper space is the culprit although you've tried it in model space also.

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 1:58 pm
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Erase ALL then deselect everything left drag style...?

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 7:55 pm
itsme_rankin
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Itƒ??s probably left over from the BLMƒ??s BOGUS theory of section breakdown -?ÿ

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....sorry couldnƒ??t help myself....

 
Posted : January 20, 2020 9:55 pm

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One thing that get rid of phantom lines or objects is to thaw all that you want to keep and wblock it into a clean drawing.?ÿ You will have to do any paperspace setups and entities in a separate move so for multi sheet sets this is a pain.?ÿ I had a drawing that wouldn't let go of a deleted line once and this was the only thing that worked.

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Posted : January 21, 2020 7:50 am
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@itsme_rankin

Now that made me laugh!!! Good one, Rankin.

 
Posted : January 21, 2020 8:28 am
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Using ACAD reminds me of a bunch of villagers sitting around wondering if the rain god is going to do its thing.

Sometimes we just don't question why it does certain things. There is nothing we can do, and we just find work arounds.

I would probably just obliterate the line in the .pdf drawing and try not to say anything bad about ACAD in case it decides to frown on you again.

 
Posted : January 23, 2020 9:52 am
dave-karoly
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@itsme_rankin

SETVAR enter

CHAP3 - set to 0 or OFF enter

 

 
Posted : January 23, 2020 10:22 am
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@dmyhill

Don't forget to sacrifice two draftsmen during the next full moon. And light a candle in the print room.

 
Posted : January 23, 2020 10:28 am

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Posted by: @dmyhill

Using ACAD reminds me of a bunch of villagers sitting around wondering if the rain god is going to do its thing.

Sometimes we just don't question why it does certain things. There is nothing we can do, and we just find work arounds.

I would probably just obliterate the line in the .pdf drawing and try not to say anything bad about ACAD in case it decides to frown on you again.

That is a perfect analogy.?ÿ ?ÿ

ps - things about Auto Cad that have made me go hmmm....I never could figger out why Acad 10 would crash if you rotated a circle about its center point and then regenerated the dwg.?ÿ I just learned to accept it.?ÿ The boss finally bought Acad 12 so it was a moot point....

 
Posted : January 23, 2020 11:01 am
larry-scott
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Itƒ??s called a glitch.?ÿ

 
Posted : January 31, 2020 11:19 am
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 - Dilbert by Scott Adams

 
Posted : January 31, 2020 1:42 pm
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@bob-freeman

Gotta love the companies that use their customers as unpaid beta testers.

 
Posted : January 31, 2020 2:20 pm
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@bstrand

The trend for many developers is to essentially ship the last "stable" version at a certain date, rather than let little things like 100% working stand in the way.

 
Posted : January 31, 2020 3:39 pm

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