Create a PDF file with object properties and attribute data

[jjohnson]

We are a consulting firm located in Calgary, Alberta that creates custom maps for the oil and gas industry. We are currently using AutoCad Map 3D 2013/2014 and want the ability to create a PDF of our maps that have both the layers and object properties of the map.

Basically we want our clients to be able to still use a PDF file but have the layers and have the ability to view the object properties of the wells, pipelines, roads, and facilities that are included in the original DWG file.

The DWF file is good but most clients can't or don't want to download any software to view the files and we also want the ability to use the files on different devices and operating systems.

Hopefully someone has come across this issue before and maybe it is just a simple update to the PDF driver in AutoCad or some other fix. I know that ARCGis has this ability to export to a PDF with object properties so am hoping that AutoDesk is the same.

Thanks for your help.

Sincerely,

John Johnson

President

TechSkill Planning Ltd.

email: jjohnson@techskillplanning.com

phone:1-855-688-6277

[braudpat]

Hello from France

Welcome to the Autodesk/AutoCAD Forums !

Unfortunately I don't know how to produce PDF files from MAP (or CIVIL) with Object Datas embedded !

---> If somebofy has a GOOD solution, we will appreciate ...

Today (and yesterday) when I need Object Data, I generate an other DWG with with all needed OD (Object Datas) generated as standard text entities on many specific layers ...

I use either the Drawing Group and Queries and then I move "a little bit" the OD text entities after ... It could be a long time Work !

or either sometimes I MAPEXPORT some entites as ESRI Shape Files and with the FDO and the FDO Labels , I produce some other DWGs that I merge with the first one ...

Waiting for others inputs ...