AutoCAD: When Plotting a PDF, Characters are Plotted as Dots

June 17, 2022 Jeff Arbogast

Issue:

AutoCAD, When Plotting a PDF, Characters are Plotted as Dots.

Causes:

  • Certain True Type Fonts may need a higher Vector Resolution.
  • The Fonts are Open Type Fonts with no Outline.
  • Unsupported Characters.

Solution:

 

  • Launch AutoCAD.
  • Start the Plot command.
  • Select the DWG2PDF.pc3.
  • Select PDF Options.
  • Select “Capture fonts Used in the drawing”.
  • Try to Plot again.

 

Figure 1

 

Figure 2

This will cause the PDF to capture the Text as imagery rather than trying to use them as Text Object.

About the Author

Jeff Arbogast

Manufacturing Solution Center Team Lead<br><br>Jeff is responsible for manufacturing Technical Support for both internal staff and customers. In addition to the daily activities of the support center, he helps write for the National Support Center blog, and has written online classes for the IMAGINiT training on demand site.

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