I'm trying to export a PCB layout PDF from Altium Designer 13.2.5.
When my PCB design is open, I click
Menu > File > Smart PDF…
to open the PDF generation wizard. Throughout the wizard, I do the design output settings, and at the end of the wizard a one page PDF containing the PCB tracks, pads and holes is generated, as you see in the image below.
However, the page of this PDF is in standard A4 size (210mm x 297mm), my PCB layout is stretched to entire page and the original scaling of my PCB is lost. My PCB manufacturer requires it to be in unit size. I couldn't find a setting for this in the Smart PDF wizard or anywhere else.
How do I print the PCB layout of my design on an A4 paper in 1:1 scale?
Best Answer
A little late to the show here...but I think the missing step is that when you produce a PDF output from Altium you have to specify that you wish the the PDF to take the PCB Page Size and Orientation Source from the Page Setup Dialog.
You can find this option within an output job > output containers > your PDF output > Advanced button at the bottom > Bottom left corner.
By default this option is set to Source Document and so you will find that changing the page setup will not have the scaling or orientation effects you were hoping for.
Hope that helps anyone else!