![]() Once all traces of PDFWriter have been removed, try installing the printer driver again making sure you download and use the PDFWriter install file called. If you find another copy, drag it to the trash container to remove it. Once that has been done, switch the Finder focus to iCloud Drive and search for PDFWriter again. Open the Applications folder in the Mac Finder (if it doesn’t appear in the sidebar, go to the Menu Bar, open the “Go” menu, and select Applications in the list), search for the PDFwriter application by typing its name in the search field, and then drag it to the Trash container (in the dock) to begin the uninstall process. ![]() Here are the steps to take to remove the old driver: To remedy this, you need to remove the current driver(s) and install the later version. If this is the case, it is likely that the wrong PDF driver (possibly version 1.1) is installed instead of version 1.2.1. We have had several users report that although the PDFWriter works well, the full range of paper sizes (A0, A1 etc.) are not available and the print resolution is limited to 300 dpi, not the 2400 dpi shown in the movie. Use Finder, navigate to your iMac, then to MacOs > Users > YourName > Shared > PDFĬannot print all page sizes & resolution. It can be a little tricky to locate the print and we use the Mac Finder to guide to its location. The created PDF file will be in the “/Users/Shared/PDFwriter/”įolder (where is the short name for your log in account).Īfter installing a new virtual printer on a Mac, we use PDFWriter to create a high resolution (2400 dpi) A2 print. To create PDF files instead of hard copy printouts, select “PDFwriter” as the printer in any of “/Library/Printers/Lisanet/PDFWriter” and select “PDFwriter.ppd”. Specify PDFWriter, you must choose “Other…” from the list, navigate to It will be set to “Generic Postscript Printer”. When adding the printer, recent Mac OS versions may not automatically include ![]() Of particular note is a ‘fix’ that enables the resolution to be set to 2400dpi and get access to a wide range of paper sizes. Tip: Here is a link to an excellent step by step set of notes on installing PDFWriter. We take a complex landscape design file and run a PDF print from an A3 sheet on a Mac under CrossOver. This movie runs through the steps required to download and install PDFWriter (v 1.2.1) on a Mac. The finished print can be sent directly to the client or taken to a service bureau for hard copy printing. In order to print, it is necessary to install a ‘phantom’ printer called PDFWriter and print to it. The Mac will not handle high resolution printing directly from gCADPlus. Once a landscape design application such as gCADPlus has been installed on the Mac and your first design created, you will need to print the design. The resulting PDF file will be stored under Users, Shared, PDFwriter. When you are in Publisher select Print, select your new PDFwriter printer. Select Add to add your new printer driver. Select the local hard drive (in this case Macintosh HD), Library, Printers, Lisanet, PDFwriter, PDFwriter.ppd. Navigate to the PDFwriter.ppd file: So not select the Library folder directly as seen in this screen capture as your display may be different. Select the Use drop-down selection, and select Other (you do not want to use the Generic PostScript Printer driver). Click on the “+” below your list of current printers, select Add printer / scanner. ![]() Install a Mac compatible PDF printer application called PDFWriter by downloading its DMG file and installing like any other application: įrom the apple logo (upper right corner of your screen) select System Preferences / Printers & Scanners. To properly install PDFWriter use the following instructions:
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