Browse CADPlotting troubleshooting articles by symptom, output stage and software. This archive groups focused fixes for scale, clipping, missing content, plot styles, PDF creation, drivers and physical plotter problems. For the guided diagnostic method, use the main Troubleshooting hub.
The plotted content occupies only a small portion of the page or has unusually large blank margins. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
A shaded or rendered viewport looks acceptable on screen but becomes low quality, blocky or blurry in the PDF or paper plot. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
Opening Plot or Page Setup reports that the PC3 references a printer or plotter that cannot be found. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
The AutoCAD Layout looks right, but the generated PDF has a different scale, crop, font, color, transparency or orientation. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
The drawing prints noticeably smaller than expected even though it looked reasonable in the Layout. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
The drawing should produce monochrome output, but the PDF or paper contains colored lines. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
Text looks correct while editing the DWG but changes typeface, width or weight in the PDF or plot. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
The same PC3 produces correct output on one workstation but is missing, invalid or different on another. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.
The Plot Preview is acceptable, but the saved PDF is visibly different in content, text, raster quality or page behavior. Start by identifying exactly where the problem first appears, then test the most likely causes one at a time. This avoids changing a correct drawing to compensate for a PDF, driver or printer problem.