printed scale is very slightly off

[RobinEloquence]

Hello,

 

This is my first drawing in autocad in many years. I actually managed to put the drawing together nicely in model space. i left the scale at 1:1 here. I then created a layout in paperspace. The page set up is also at 1:1. I created a view port and double clicked inside it, here I set the scale to 1" = 1'. I added all my dimensions.

 

Everything looks great until I try to print. A lot of the dimensions don't seem to quite line up. I checked the print with a ruler and it seems the dimensions are correct but the drawing is off, I'm talking 1/32".

 

I tried exporting to PDF and I get the same result. I've double checked all the problem dimensions and they are snapped to appropriate points. I also read a suggestion to move every element of the layout well within the border of the page which also hasn't helped. I also checked that the print settings did not include "scale to fit". I'm feeling guilty wasting so much company time on this issue but I need a solution before we can send these drawings to the factory. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!!

Gustav Bed 06.30.14.dwg

Edited July 3, 2014 by RobinEloquence
attached drawing

[ReMark]

Attach a copy of the drawing to your next post and someone here will take a look at it.

[RobinEloquence]

Thanks ReMark, hopefully I've got it attached correctly

[ReMark]

Hello,

 

This is my first drawing in autocad in many years. I actually managed to put the drawing together nicely in model space. i left the scale at 1:1 here. I then created a layout in paperspace. The page set up is also at 1:1. I created a view port and double clicked inside it, here I set the scale to 1" = 1'. I added all my dimensions.

 

Everything looks great until I try to print. A lot of the dimensions don't seem to quite line up. I checked the print with a ruler and it seems the dimensions are correct but the drawing is off, I'm talking 1/32".

 

I tried exporting to PDF and I get the same result. I've double checked all the problem dimensions and they are snapped to appropriate points. I also read a suggestion to move every element of the layout well within the border of the page which also hasn't helped. I also checked that the print settings did not include "scale to fit". I'm feeling guilty wasting so much company time on this issue but I need a solution before we can send these drawings to the factory. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!!

 

I just printed out your drawing (twice, once directly and once as a PDF) and checked several of the dimensions. All of them scaled perfectly.

[RobinEloquence]

Thank you so much for checking! I wish I could get it to print correctly. Would you mind looking at a JPEG of the result I'm getting? Is it some sort of setting I'm missing?

[ReMark]

I used a magnifying glass and the edge of a triangle to check both my prints and it appears that the extension lines are right where they are supposed to be. I do not see any shifting occurring. Maybe it's time for a new printer?

[RobinEloquence]

I would tend to agree except that printing to pdf on this computer seems to do the same thing. hmpf. There must be a print setting on my end that I'm not seeing. I really appreciate you looking. The good news is that if I send the drawing to the factory they probably will not have the same problem that I am having.

 

Again, thanks for your help! you are a gentleman and a scholar.

[ReMark]

I assure you I am neither but your "thanks" are appreciated. Cheers.

[rkent]

I can see it happening here on my setup, but it isn't dimensions. I can draw lines from endpoints and some will line up in the PDF and some won't.

[rkent]

I would create a new layout and viewport, seems to work here anyway.

[tzframpton]

I would tend to agree except that printing to pdf on this computer seems to do the same thing. hmpf. There must be a print setting on my end that I'm not seeing. I really appreciate you looking. The good news is that if I send the drawing to the factory they probably will not have the same problem that I am having.

 

Again, thanks for your help! you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Years back I remember we had a printer that would need to be calibrated. It would knock prints out of scale parallel to the roller mechanism. Try plotting it scaled 100% but rotated 90 deg and see if you have the same problem. If not, then your printer may need a clean up. Also try plotting the PDF to another printer to compare.

[kizaerf]

Its most likely your print settings rather than Autocad. make sure you UNCHECK the box choose pdf by paper size and make sure there is no page scaling.

[Dipali]

It can happen when input paper size and output paper size is not same in printer setting. So check it and retry.