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Turning a dwg on a drawing into an image with good resolution
steve_cline
Member Posts: 12 EDU
I am trying to modify a dwg file that was given to us by our site surveyor. I would like to print it out some large copies of it so we can start drawing our own plans for our landscaping designs before we meet with a landscape architect. I have opened it in Onshape and stripped off the extra annotations that we do not need. This is the file. I have tried to export it so that the background is white and it has high enough resolution to read the remaining notes. When I export to pdf, it has a white background but the resolution is terrible. Should I be approaching this differently?
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If all you're doing is importing a 2D dwg and exporting an edited 2D dwg (or PDF), I recommend a vector software like Illustrator or Affinity Designer or Inkscape.
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All I really need to do is export this dwg file, that I have modified in Onshape, to some image format so I can print it. Are you saying that I cannot do that from Onshape and get good resolution?
I think onshape is printing vector PDFs and it shouldn't be a quality issue. Can you attach the pdf here or dm it for closer inspection?
I totally missed the link in the word 'This'. Here is a side by side zoomed 3200% on the onshape exported PDF. quality is identical however due to onshape assuming PDF export to 8.5x11 paper size….there is a line thickness being assigned to the PDF output that makes is less than desirable. Onshape wasn't built for landscaping or buildings so there's also that to consider.
I cannot seem to get that same resolution when I export.
I am just right-clicking the drawing tab and selecting "Export". I then just choose PDF as the format. Should I be doing that a different way?
I get the same as you. I just turned on "thin lines" in my Adobe PDF software.
I did not know that was an option. That worked. Thanks!