Viktor,
However, I can't
absolve caliper
completely because the problem doesn't exist using ArcGIS 9.0 or
MapInfo 7.0 on the same system conditions.
Yes that may be a problem when it does appear to be working
with the others. Then again I believe most drivers are supplied by
the manufacturer or software developer for their product. Sending a
vector file to print .....hmmmm. Does saving the Maptitude file in
a Arc or MI format and opening it in their programs, does the file
come across accurately?
Hope others join in with their comments.
Chris Wagner
Ensuring Opportunity Coalition
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Chris,
I partially agree with your
assessment of the problem and believe that this is an issue specific to
the PDF drivers; the problem manifests itself regardless of paper size
selection and when a scale is placed to the paper the scale remains
incorrect. However if I extend the margins manually, beyond the paper
size, then my computed scale is corrected.
So it does appear to be an issue
with how Maptitude functions with certain printer driver: I've noticed
that this error not only occurs with the PDF drivers but with my
plotter drivers (HPDesignjet 1055cm) as well. Interestingly enough, the
page sizing appears to function correctly using standard printer
drivers (HP Color LaserJet 4600PCL6 and HP Laserjet 8150PS). My father
(I'm grilling friends and family too ;) thinks it might be one of those
ADOBE undocumented errors, which I can't 100% rule out either. However,
I can't absolve caliper completely because the problem doesn't exist
using ArcGIS 9.0 or MapInfo 7.0 on the same system conditions.
Attached is a power point, which
illustrates the problem I'm having.
Regards,
Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS
Technician
City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Department
Design and Construction Management Division
I trust the margins on the
paper are not causing the problem or if you print it on an 11x17 sheet
you have the same results?
If you put a scale on the printout does that also appear incorrect?
If you print from Maptitude does the same problem appear or only when
printing to (from) a .PDF?
When printing from the .PDF. it isn't set to fill the page or set to
print as image?
Also I have seen printers that reduce the size of a print, similar to a
fax machine, to fit the image to the paper.
My bet is on that the .PDF isn't reproducing exactly, making the
printout a bit small. On some of my conversions I seen Text disappear
or spread across the whole page.
Chris Wagner
Ensuring Opportunity Coalition
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I'm having an on going issue with Maptitudes layout page sizing. The
problem I'm noticing is that Maptitude doesn't size the paper size to
the exact size specified. For example, let's say that I require that
all my maps be at a specific scale of 1:100,000 and that the reverse
calculation for the compatible paper size is, 8.1 inches x 11.1 inches.
Maptitude appears to consistently create a layout page just shy of this
dimension. Maptitude creates a page size of 8.05 inches by
11.05inches, which doesn't provide me with any confidence in my scale
using Maptitude; actually it equates to an error of 416 plus feet,
which is unacceptable even at 1:100,000.
Normally I use a precision of 100th of an inch in my paper sizing but
truncated to something more measurable within Maptitude by using 10th
of an inch instead. I'm using ADOBE PDF writer 5.0 but am able to
repeat the error using cutePDF as well. Does anyone know if the folks
at Caliper are aware of this or if I'm overlooking the obvious?
Warmest regards,
Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician
City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Department
Design and Construction Management Division
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