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elle1-Visitor
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Jan 7, 2019 3:23 PM UTC
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Pen table and line thickness

Hi, 

I am trying to convert my drawing into pdf format however the line thickness of the pdf version is very thick. How can I reduce/change thickness?

 

Thanks in advance.

BenLoosliAnswer
23-Emerald III
Jan 8, 2019 1:51 PM UTC

It is just a plain text file, you can cut what I have above and paste it into a wordpad or notepad file and name the file table.pnt.

The location can be in your home folder or the start up folder for creo. Be sure to edit the config.pro file so pen_table_file points to your file.

 

This is where mine points to, it is a network shared drive: pen_table_file X:\PTC_Settings\Plotters\table.pnt

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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
Jan 7, 2019 4:17 PM UTC

Try these settings in your table.pnt file.

 

! This Pen Table will print everything in black and white except
! user defined colors.
pen 1 thickness .015 in;
pen 2 thickness .012 in; color 0 0 0; letter_color; selected_color; shaded_edge_color
pen 3 thickness .010 in; color 0 0 0; sketch_color; curve_color; primary_highlight_color
pen 4 thickness .010 in; color 0 0 0; geometry_color; edge_highlight_color
pen 5 thickness .010 in; color 0 0 0; drawing_color; preselection_highlight_color
pen 6 thickness .008 in; color 0 0 0; quilt_color; hidden_line_color
pen 7 thickness .008 in; color 0 0 0; datum_color; previewed_geometry_color
pen 8 thickness .008 in; color 0 0 0; dimmed_color; section_color; background_color
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elle1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
Jan 8, 2019 6:57 AM UTC

Thanks for your reply. However can you kindly tell me how to create the table.pnt file and where to save it please?

 

 

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TomU
TomU23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
Jan 7, 2019 8:16 PM UTC

Don't forget to tell the Creo to use the pen table when creating PDFs.  See these config options:

  • pdf_use_pentable yes
  • pen_table_file <path to file, including extension>
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    elle1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    Jan 8, 2019 8:33 AM UTC

    Thanks for your reply. However can you kindly tell me how to create the table.pnt file and where to save it please? I have managed to get the configuration menu.

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    BenLoosli23-Emerald IIIAnswer
    23-Emerald III
    Jan 8, 2019 1:51 PM UTC

    It is just a plain text file, you can cut what I have above and paste it into a wordpad or notepad file and name the file table.pnt.

    The location can be in your home folder or the start up folder for creo. Be sure to edit the config.pro file so pen_table_file points to your file.

     

    This is where mine points to, it is a network shared drive: pen_table_file X:\PTC_Settings\Plotters\table.pnt

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