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7-Bedrock
July 11, 2024
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C SIZE DRAWING MARGINS creo 9

  • July 11, 2024
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Please no snark.  I struggle finding useful info on creo forums. I have done my due diligence. 

 

We have a C size drawing that the left and bottom margins are off the page.  I have struggled with how to even ask this question.  I am aware there are differences between format and template, but I don't know where to start. 

 

I just want to "rightsize" our C drawing template to export with correct margins, not offset as they are now.

Best answer by TomU

See if this helps.  (Video processing may take a few minutes.)

 

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23-Emerald IV
July 11, 2024

It looks like someone positioned the border at the 0,0 corner of the drawing instead of shifting it up by however much border they wanted.  Easy way to tell is to turn on the grid display and look at where the origin is at.  More than likely this is set in the drawing format and will need to be adjusted there.  If you're willing to upload your C size format as an attachment (zipped), I can take a look.

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7-Bedrock
July 11, 2024

oh man.  NOOB being exposed.  Not all of us get proper creo training.  Just start running, never stop....

 

I'm not sure how to do that, but would be willing with help.  I'm sure the issue is my own ignorance if that helps.

13-Aquamarine
July 11, 2024

I'm assuming this is the exported file (shown in your image). Could you also send a snapshot of the same drawing within Creo? There are a number of reasons this could be happening and it may take some Q&A before we zero in on the root cause. Some things I would want to check (I'm sure you have done most of these, just asking to make sure all possibilities are covered):

 

  1. Format size - Is this a standard imperial C-size (17" x 22") with 1/2" margins?
  2. Is the "zero point" (0,0) location for the format set properly at the edge of the format or is it possibly at the inner edge of the 1/2" margin frame? (Hard to explain but hopefully you understand what I mean).
  3. What type of export are you attempting - or are all of them experiencing the same issue? For example, exporting to PDF versus printing directly to a printer. Are any of them working properly? Also... what steps are you using to produce your output. There are about 3 ways to print a PDF and sometimes the output differs.
  4. There are a host of output settings which attempt to tweak, adjust, or modify the PDF output (margins, slew, pen, offsets, labels). There are quite a few of these options which can sometimes affect your output. Do you happen to know if any of these are being tweaked or set? 
  5. Do you have a PCF file (printer configuration file) set up for the export/printer you're attempting to use? If so, please post it so we can have a look at it.
  6. If you perform a manual Preview of the export, does it display correctly. For example, if you select File->Print->Preview, does the output look correct?
  7. Do you have the print settings adjusted to generate a "Full Plot" and are the X-Offset and Y-Offset values are set to 0? 

 

For PDF's specifically, the problem can occur in several areas. Knocking out the easy possibilities is the best way to focus in on the actual cause. Any other information you can provide will help diagnose the issue.

 

Thank you!

 

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7-Bedrock
July 11, 2024

Thank you for your reply.  I'll try and answer as best I can.

 

  1. Format size - Is this a standard imperial C-size (17" x 22") with 1/2" margins? -Yes

       2. Is the "zero point" (0,0) location for the format set properly at the edge of the format or is it possibly at the inner edge of the 1/2" margin frame?     (Hard to explain but hopefully you understand what I mean). -I don't know, nor how to check, these templates pre date my employment.

     3.What type of export are you attempting - or are all of them experiencing the same issue? For example, exporting to PDF versus printing directly to a printer. Are any of them working properly? Also... what steps are you using to produce your output. There are about 3 ways to print a PDF and sometimes the output differs. -This is a .pdf export with a hotkey (PDF).  A,B,D all export fine. This issue is isolated to the C format.

 

4. There are a host of output settings which attempt to tweak, adjust, or modify the PDF output (margins, slew, pen, offsets, labels). There are quite a few of these options which can sometimes affect your output. Do you happen to know if any of these are being tweaked or set? - I'm pretty sure the template or formatting is isolated in the C format.  We do the same keystrokes for the A,B,D formats.

 

5. Do you have a PCF file (printer configuration file) set up for the export/printer you're attempting to use? If so, please post it so we can have a look at it. - I can look into that and get back with one. 

 

6. If you perform a manual Preview of the export, does it display correctly. For example, if you select File->Print->Preview, does the output look correct? -

7.  Do you have the print settings adjusted to generate a "Full Plot" and are the X-Offset and Y-Offset values are set to 0? -I don't know how to do that

USER_097-BedrockAuthor
7-Bedrock
July 11, 2024

6. If you perform a manual Preview of the export, does it display correctly. For example, if you select File->Print->Preview, does the output look correct? -

-No