PDF print shows frame around text - AutoCAD (LT)

Last modified on: 28 april 2020

Problem:

When an AutoCAD (LT) 2016 drawing is being printed to PDF all texts are being surrounded by a frame.

Solution:

Install Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD (LT) 2016.

With this service pack AutoCAD gets an extra setting to disable the text frames when plotting to PDF.

The Variable is: EPDFSHX.
Set EPDFSHX to 0 to remove the frames.

For Service Pack 1: Service Pack 1

For extra information about this: Autodesk page

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