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Hello, really struggling to simply get my B&W PDF exports to look clean, with the model edges being thinner/sharper. I have gotten most of my text to look great by changing it to Blue, but I can't seem to get the model lines to change even with color changes.
I tried adding a table.pnt file and calling it out, including turning on pdf_use_pentable and use_8_plotter_pens. I also tried changing penx_line_weight all to 1.
Any other simple tricks to get B&W PDF with thin lines? Even if all lines are the same I think I'd be happy for now.
Thanks!
Hi,
config.pro options:
pdf_use_pentable yes
use_8_plotter_pens yes
pen_table_file absolute_path\mypentable.pnt
mypentable.pnt for DIN/ISO drawing environment (example, see also Creo Parametric Help Center)
!*** user colors
pen 1 thickness 0.015 cm
!*** witness lines
pen 2 thickness 0.015 cm; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; letter_color
!*** hidden lines
pen 3 pattern 0.5, 0.2 cm; thickness 0.015 cm; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; half_tone_color
!*** notes, dimension values
pen 4 thickness 0.035 cm; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; edge_highlite_color
!*** tangential round edges
pen 5 thickness 0.015 cm; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; dimmed_color
!*** datum features
pen 6 thickness 0.015 cm; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; datum_color
!*** model visible edges, sheetmetal edges
pen 7 thickness 0.05 cm; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; drawing_color, attention_color
Note:
color 0.0 0.0 0.0 ... black color
MH
This is the pen table we use:
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! This Pen Table will print everything in black and white except
! user defined colors.
pen 1 thickness .003 in; color 0 0 0;
pen 2 thickness .003 in; color 0 0 0;
pen 3 thickness .003 in; color 0.2 0.2 0.2;
pen 4 thickness .012 in; color 0 0 0;
pen 5 thickness .006 in; color 0 0 0; drawing_color;
pen 6 thickness .003 in; color 0 0 0; quilt_color; magenta_color; attention_color; curve_color;
pen 7 thickness .003 in; color 0 0 0; datum_color;
pen 8 thickness .003 in; color 0 0 0; dimmed_color; section_color;
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By the way, the file extension does not matter. Just make sure to include the file extension in the config option. (We use .txt)