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Trying to create a pdf from cad file

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1Sticky1
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Trying to create a pdf from cad file

2014 lte

 

I am Trying to create a pdf from cad file.

 

I have a dxf file on my desktop, i right click, click on "convert to adobe pdf"  .... and nothing happens.

 

Is the file going somewhere I cant find?  Not converted?

 

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hwalker
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A DXF file is not strictly a cad file, It's a text file containing a set of instructions telling Autocad what to do.

 

Try opening it up in any text editor and you'll see what I mean.

 

Saying that, it could be a binary DXF file, which your PDF creator cannot read.

Howard Walker
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1Sticky1
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I used the export function and finally got it to work.....

 

thanks

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pendean
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>>>...a dxf file on my desktop, i right click, click on "convert to adobe pdf" ...<<<
Just so you know, what you did is an ADOBE feature of an ADOBE program yuou have installed, it's got nothing to do with AutoCAd/LT/Autodesk software.

 

Your final solution is the correct process, always: open the DXF file in AutoCAD first, then create the PDF.

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