High resolution images from Solidworks

Aug 13, 2008 10 Replies
C

I asked this question awhile back and am still struggling with it.



I'd like to get high resolution 2d images from the SW parts or assemblies I'm working with. I want to use these images for high quality 2d printing, so I'm after minimum 200dpi and 24" x 30" images.



If I SAVE AS a jpeg, I get a file that's about 18" x 12.6" at 72 dpi. If I SAVE AS a tif, I get this: 13.5" x 9.5" at 96 dpi.



I'm not versed in what software SW uses to generate these files, but would it be possible to tweak the settings to get larger files? Many thanks.


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K

open part/assembly>

print preview>

print screen>

paste screen dump into photo editor (mspaint)>

crop as desired

efficient it ain't, but it does get you a decent picture.

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T

Print to PDF, then convert PDF to PNG using Ghostscript (free download).

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Thanks Kenneth, but that still only gets me a tif that's 17.5 x 11 at

96 dpi. That's great for viewing on a monitor, but for printing at 24" it would be very pixellated. Any other suggestions? Anyone know what controls the resolution in SW?
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Tick,

I'm inexperienced at using command line software like Ghostscript. Any easier converter available?

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Along with Ghostscript you can download Ghostview, which is a visual interface. A bit clunky, but it does the job.

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Hi

I got this in my mail a while ago, but I use Photoworks for my pictures so I haven't tried it myself.

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First trick is high resolution screen captures.

// Krister

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a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@i20g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

Download PdfCreator (free), it's a virtual printer that will let you print as a pdf, but also as a jpeg or png and a bunch of other formats. I just tried and got a 24 Mpix image.

Good luck JM

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J

If saving a drawing view as Tiff click on the options button, select "Print capture" you can save from 50 DPI up to 2880 DPI.

John Layne

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Another alternate

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He has a macro, mm_18.zip, to save high quality bitmaps, haven't used it for a number of years but probably still works with latest versions of SolidWorks.
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John Layne
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I am having this same problem. In SW2007 I could Saveas JPEG or, while in a part or assembly model, hit print and get a reasonably high resolution file or hard copy. After upgrading to SW2008 a few weeks ago, I get files or hard copies which are such low resolution that what is shown is unrecognizeable!

There must be a setting somewhere...Any ideas?

I realize there are many workarounds, but nothing beats being able to hit the print button once to get a good hard copy...

Thanks - Brian

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