New pdf writter vs old - opinions?

I have am trying to get our computers upgraded to SolidWorks 2006, but
I am worried about some comments on the new Adobe pdf writer added at
SP2.1 (I believe it was at that point).
What is the general feeling about this change?
Should I upgrade to SP2 or move to SP3.3? We do create many pdf's
here where I work.
Thanks in advance,
Brad

 

I gave up on SW's (lame) attempts at pdf a long time ago.

For relatively short money (free to a few hundred dollars) you can get a
fully featured pdf writer that a) actually works, b) works with all your
programs and c) doesn't change with random service packs.

we're using ScanSoft's PDF Create, which as I recall was about $40, and I'm
quite satisfied with it.

 

3.4 is supposed to be out Today or Monday -- some check marks related to
configuration specific options just disappeared in 3.3

According to the release notes of 3.3 -- 3.3 added the option to embed fonts
& Export PDF in color were added. However I have not tried it.

Steve t.

 

your right they fixed it.
yeah bluebeam add in was soooo much better then abode -- I thought that was
the whole reason they went with bluebeam to begin with 2x the resolution at
about half the filesize.

bluebeam is still a solution partner & the solidworks addin can be purchase
separately -- I think they have a special right now (rest of this month) for
only $49

I have feeling that bluebeam left solidworks & not solidworks dropping
bluebeam.

Steve T.

 

www.pdf995.com

We used to use this in my last job. You have to download several different
files to install all the functionality, but it works well.

The free version pops up an annoying browser window linking you to their
website, but you can probably block that with your firewall.

The paid-for version is cheap.

Regards,
John Harland

 

PDF creator is free and works well. May not be the choice if you're looking
for the smallest file possible.

 

Look for " PDFCreator", it seems that there is a "PDF Creator" which is not
free.

 

My suggestion would be to use one of the free PDF printer drivers to create
your PDFs (eg PDF995, CutePDF, or PDF Creator) rather than the Adobe PDF
writer.

The only drawback that I have is that the PDF printer drivers can't be
easily accessed using the SW API.