Chunks of text missing on printed drawings

[hititfaster]

Never present when I check on SW, but when I print the finished drawing, very occasionally where I have text there is a potrion of it missing. I have a typical example in front of me now: A3 drawing, all text in the drawing is 3mm in height and one of the fold notes has the bottom 2/3 of text missing! Everything else is ok, and no lines either side of the part have been broken in line with the missing chunk. We use a laser printer, and although it's a dinosaur, everything else comes out ok, which points me toward a SW glitch?

Ideas welcomed...

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

If the SW print preview is OK but the print is wrong, that usually indicates the printer driver is the problem.

 

[hititfaster]

Interesting... The print previews are ok. It's so sporadic, that's what gets me! Will have a look at it.

 

[SnowCrash]

If it is an old printer and you are on W7 you may have a printer driver failure. Check on that at the printer manufacturer site.

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2011 SP 2.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580

 

[hititfaster]

Honestly, I'm amazed it works at all... The label on the back says the thing was manufactured in 1996! The boss likes to get the most out of his kit haha!

I am on W7 (although everyone else is on XP) so will go down that avenue next. Thanks lads.

 

[ctopher]

What are your computer specs?
It's also possible you may be out of memory while using SW.

Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion

 

[hititfaster]

I'm not really very good with computer spec's: I'm better at using them than understanding them, however, system info says:

Intel (R) Core i7-2600 CPU @3.4GHz, 8gb RAM.

I also know it's dual core. It's basically brand new... Circa 3 months old and was built specifically as a CAD workstation so I'll be amazed if it's that causing the issue. Also, I would actually be shot by the boss if I told him it was the new machine because I advised him to buy it!