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25.1 HF005 - PDF Export/Printing in BW?

Ulf K

Greetings forum,


My desire is to print schematics in BW and have them printed with thinnest possible wire widths.

For this, I have previously used CutePDF as print engine and Foxit PDF reader to view and from there print pages that I wanted.

Earlier, Cadence seemed to use GhostScript engine for PDF generation. Now with 25.1 HF005 it seems that Cadence have

written its own interface or embedded the GhostScript into the software. Anyway, there are no PDF options for quality in that

interface.


Now the print outs if using print to PDF are either in color with thick wires or when using Export->PDF that the wires are BW but thick.

I have looked around the the print setup menus for OrCADPS or CutePDF (or any other output format that is to direct

prints to .PDF.) Regardless of me defining BW, I cannot get what I want.


Having multiple versions of Cadence SPB in my computer, Windows also asks me if it should remove some of the OrCADPS

relating to older versions (than 25.1) something that I do not dare to even consider, since I accidentally removed them

earlier and it was not that easy to recreate them. This however perhaps a question that should be directed to the software build team.


If there are any PDF setting that controls the generated width of graphic lines, please let me know.

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    Hi Ulf,

    With the new UI, Ghostscript (GS) is no longer required. You can simply export the schematic directly to PDF using File > Export > PDF.

    Currently, there is a known issue where changes made under Options > Preferences for PDF export settings are not retained.

    For example, enabling or disabling the Grid option for Smart PDF does not persist after saving. The R&D team is aware of this issue and is actively working on a fix.

    Regarding the graphic lines, are you looking to increase these Grid line width in the schematic view and the exported PDF?

  • 0 in reply to IshaS

    I noticed that Cadence have changed the way for printing/exporting. Several improvements but room for more of them.

    Thinnest possible it is but the lines are way too thin...

    It is not the grid lines in Capture. It is the wires in the schematic drawing and component outlines in the Assembly drawings in the PCB Editor.

    Texts and drawing elements such as the title block are OK.

    What I lack in the schematic (Capture) settings apart from the color scheme would be to add a setting "Print settings: Color [ ] Black&White [ ] " As of now, I can output in color only and in the .PDF writer increase the generated line widths manually, in my case by a factor 10 in Foxit PDF reader. I still get a .PDF in color but it is readable. I use Dark application settings with Legacy print options. Trying to change print colors in the Capture print setup "Print all colors in black" does nake the output BW but lines (wires) are still 1 pixel wide and the output is not readable.

    The same situation exists in PCB Editor/Allegro. I have to increase the line widths in Foxit PDF reader.

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  • 0 in reply to IshaS

    I noticed that Cadence have changed the way for printing/exporting. Several improvements but room for more of them.

    Thinnest possible it is but the lines are way too thin...

    It is not the grid lines in Capture. It is the wires in the schematic drawing and component outlines in the Assembly drawings in the PCB Editor.

    Texts and drawing elements such as the title block are OK.

    What I lack in the schematic (Capture) settings apart from the color scheme would be to add a setting "Print settings: Color [ ] Black&White [ ] " As of now, I can output in color only and in the .PDF writer increase the generated line widths manually, in my case by a factor 10 in Foxit PDF reader. I still get a .PDF in color but it is readable. I use Dark application settings with Legacy print options. Trying to change print colors in the Capture print setup "Print all colors in black" does nake the output BW but lines (wires) are still 1 pixel wide and the output is not readable.

    The same situation exists in PCB Editor/Allegro. I have to increase the line widths in Foxit PDF reader.

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