I have been trying to get pdfs out of PADS Layout that contain what I want, but I am having major issues.
When I try to get a page with everything on the top silk layer, it seems that I can get all of the component ref des, attributes, plus free text & 2D lines, but not the component outlines.
Or, vice versa-I get component outlines, but none of the other items.
Also, I can't get all of the part outlines to appear.
The same part type, placed 4 times on the board, will appear in 2 locations, but not the other two.
The part is there-the pads are there, and if you mouse over them, the part info is there-but no outline.
Any ideas?
Or, is the pdf output in PADS Layout an "iffy" thing?
Hmm, this is the second time this topic has come up recently. Are you using 9.5?
Here is the PDF configuraiton I use for all my PCBs in 9.3.1. I have no issues. Other than my title block layers the layer definition should be the default layers.