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I'm running into an issue where the export pdf output has the text of any notes on the schematic shifted out of place such as text interfering with each other, text out of tables, etc. Attached is an example of how a pdf comes out where in DxDesigner itself everything is correct. I have tried updating all fonts in settings to arial, using system scalable font on the fonts tab on export pdf option box, scale is at 100%. Also I have imported the settings file from another user (DxDesigner.xml) that has no issue with the export pdf from the same schematic as I sent them the prj and dat file and I still have the pdf issue. A fresh directory location doesn't help things either as the same result occurs when exporting the pdf.

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.-.--.-- Oct 5, 2019 8:30 PM

It's been a while since our site wrestled with this problem, and honestly, we gave up using the menu entry and wrote automation to call the sch2pdf.exe command directly. In that process, font mapping is controlled by the -udx argument, which would suggest setting all font mapping dialogs to "Use xDX Designer mapping". Worth a try, at least.

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.-.--.-- Oct 6, 2019 9:04 AM

I did a little more research into old emails (circa 2012), and found a couple of related items from a Mentor CAE:

The dxpdf.ini file (not the DxDesigner.xml file) under each design contains the settings that are made through the Export PDF dialogs.

"Mapping fonts, something I advise against, is done in DxDesigner Setup > Settings > Display > Font Styles. One can map each of the built-in stroke fonts to any font on the system. Mapping fonts causes text to appear inconsistently at various zoom levels in both DxDesigner and the dxpdf. Often the result is that text will not remain in the box or space allotted for it."

The bottom line is, I think, don't "Use System scaleable font".

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mloudon Oct 9, 2019 5:48 AM

Thanks for the suggestions but the issue still remains when either using the "Use DxDesigner mapping" and making sure that the "Use System scalable font" was not selected. I imported the dxpdf.ini from the user that has no issues on their system when trying out both things.

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It's been a while since our site wrestled with this problem, and honestly, we gave up using the menu entry and wrote automation to call the sch2pdf.exe command directly. In that process, font mapping is controlled by the -udx argument, which would suggest setting all font mapping dialogs to "Use xDX Designer mapping". Worth a try, at least.
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I did a little more research into old emails (circa 2012), and found a couple of related items from a Mentor CAE:

The dxpdf.ini file (not the DxDesigner.xml file) under each design contains the settings that are made through the Export PDF dialogs.

"Mapping fonts, something I advise against, is done in DxDesigner Setup > Settings > Display > Font Styles. One can map each of the built-in stroke fonts to any font on the system. Mapping fonts causes text to appear inconsistently at various zoom levels in both DxDesigner and the dxpdf. Often the result is that text will not remain in the box or space allotted for it."

The bottom line is, I think, don't "Use System scaleable font".
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Thanks for the suggestions but the issue still remains when either using the "Use DxDesigner mapping" and making sure that the "Use System scalable font" was not selected. I imported the dxpdf.ini from the user that has no issues on their system when trying out both things.
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