I replaced the contents of the .ini file with your settings and it's
still offsetting the text vertically. Not sure what the issue is, but
Ivor's solution has me running again.

Thanks for the try though.

-Olav

Vernon Wnek wrote:
>
>
>
> All,
>
> There is a reported SR/DR by me on the support site. Make sure your
> dxpdf.ini file is local to your DxDesigner Project directory, not in the
> WDIR - it no longer is able to read it from there.
>
> I have included my INI file info and I get perfect PDFs through
> DxDesigner. I have also included a script we use to cut pdfs from a menu
> button on a custom menu. It will copy the file from your WDIR to the
> Project Directory, then delete it afterwards. Edit paths as needed for
> your configuration.
>
> DXPDF.INI:
>
> AddPopup 1
> Color 3
> DisableMappedFonts 0
> Font_0 Arial
> Font_1
> Font_10
> Font_11
> Font_2
> Font_3
> Font_4
> Font_5
> Font_6
> Font_7
> Font_8
> Font_9
> MaxAnnos 100000
> MaxObjs 100000
> MaxPages 1024
> SheetOrder
> StartAcrobat 1
> UrlProperties
> VisibleHLs 0
> disablemappedfonts False
> font_0 @Arial Unicode MS
>
> Script:
>
> ' This script is for use with the Broadcom custom DxD menu
> 'It creates a PDF for engineering review
>
> set DxDApp = GetObject(,"viewdraw.Application")
> set projData = DxDApp.GetProjectData()
>
> m_projpath = projData.GetProjectPath()
>
>
>
> Set blk = ActiveView.ActiveBlock
> SchematicName = blk.GetName(SHORT_NAME)
>
> Set objDialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")
> objDialog.Filter = "pdf Files|*.pdf"
> objDialog.FilterIndex = 1
> objDialog.InitialDir = Application.PrimaryDirectory
> objDialog.FileName = SchematicName
>
> ProjectFile = projData.GetProjectFilePath
> Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>
>
> intResult = objDialog.ShowOpen
>
> If intResult <> 0 Then
>
> pdfname= objDialog.FileName
>
> fs.CopyFile "K:\mentor_env\BRCM_WDIR_2007\dxpdf.ini", m_projpath &
> "\dxpdf.ini"
> 'msgbox SchematicName
> 'msgbox ProjectFile
>
> Set shell = Application.ShellCmd
> 'shell.Run "copy K:\mentor_env\BRCM_WDIR_2007\dxpdf.ini " & m_projpath
> & "\dxpdf.ini",0,1
>
> cmd = "sch2pdf -project " & ProjectFile & " -schematic " &
> SchematicName & " -a " & pdfname & "_bw.pdf -c 3 -p -l STD"
>
> 'msgbox cmd
>
> shell.WorkingDirectory = Application.PrimaryDirectory
> shell.Run cmd,1,1
>
> cmd = "sch2pdf -project " & ProjectFile & " -schematic " &
> SchematicName & " -a " & pdfname & "_color.pdf -c 2 -p -l STD
> -dxpdf.Font_0 Arial"
>
> 'msgbox cmd
>
> 'shell.WorkingDirectory = Application.PrimaryDirectory
> shell.Run cmd,1,1
> fs.DeleteFile m_projpath & "\dxpdf.ini"
> End If
>
>
>
> I Hope this helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Vern Wnek, C.I.D.
> Manager, PCB Layout, ENG BU / Central Library
> Email: vwnek@... <mailto:vwnek@...>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* DxDesigner_Users@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DxDesigner_Users@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Bowden, Ivor
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:42 PM
> *To:* DxDesigner_Users@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* RE: [DxDesigner_Users] PDF issues in 9.0
>
> I use the free PDF Creator http://www.pdfforge.org/
> <http://www.pdfforge.org/> as a print driver, and with DxDesigner 2005
> the schematic PDF looks good and is searchable.
>
> *From:* DxDesigner_Users@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DxDesigner_Users@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Olav Folland
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:07 PM
> *To:* DxDesigner_Users@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [DxDesigner_Users] PDF issues in 9.0
>
> So, my system crashed the other day and I bit the bullet and upgraded to
> 9.0. For the most part, it all seems to be okay, except I can't seem to
> make a PDF of a design for the life of me.
>
> Export->PDF with a fixed font override to Arial (same as the screen
> override) offsets the text vertically such that it's touching the line
> above (.100" spacing). Trying any other font just seems to make it worse.
>
> I'd be okay with just using the Print function - I think I'm the only
> one in the company that uses searchable text, except that if I try and
> output to anything other than an 'A' sized sheet, I start getting
> components dropping out all over the place. Every design I've done in
> the last six years has been 'B' size, so that's not cool.
>
> Anyone else see this? Ideas?
>
> TIA,
> Olav
>
>
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