need help...When trying to "print" my color map in PDF format from reports window, software locks up and never creates the PDF. Just started doing this, worked fine in past...Any ideas? Thanks
Open Windows Control Panel, Printers, search for PC-DMIS xx Converter, right click and select Printer Properties, go to the Ports tab, verify that "nul:" is checked and nothing else. For some reason this may change to LPT1: sometimes, and then you will get a hanging PC-DMIS when trying to produce a PDF.
Do note that you cannot use the PC-DMIS xx Converter as a 'virtual printer' - make sure that it is not set as Default Printer in Windows, and never select it as your printer in PC-DMIS (or any program)!
I did find something odd. When i open an old scan where the PDF output did work, it still does. could that indicate some issue with the imported IGES or STP file?
Check the MaxPrintResolution and MaxTextPrintResolution settings in Settings Editor - maybe producing the PDF needs too much memory (RAM)? I don't think you normally need a resolution higher than 300 DPI (the higher the resolution, the more memory is needed for the PDF production). The default value is 1 000 000, which means "as high as the driver can produce".
I think that's where MaxPrintResolution comes into play (when DoNotUseAmyuniRTF=0). At least I've seen the report PDF:s shrink tenfold, just by setting a reasonable (100-300) DPI there.