PDF TO DWG

[Anonymous]

CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CONVERT A PDF DRAWING INTO DWG OR DXF ???
THANKS IN ADVANCE JOJO

[Anonymous]

First, you should ask the PDF file creator: maybe they don't want you to
have a DWG of it, or they do have one but it is not posted. It's always nice
to ask permission first.

PDF to DWG:
PDF -> Adobe Illustrator -> DWG/DXF -> AutoCAD
PDF -> GhostScript + GSView + PStoEdit -> DXF -> AutoCAD
PDF -> Adobe Acrobat (free or full version) -> Copy/Paste -> AutoCAD

Open Adobe Illustrator version 10 (if you have it, if not, might
want to consider buying it), open the PDF, then Export to DXF format.
In AutoCAD, open the DXF file and save to DWG.

Get the freebie tools GhostScript + GSView + PStoEdit from the
Internet (any search engine will help you find them all), install
them all in the order noted above, download the quirky help files
that go with them, then open the PDF file in GSVIEW, then you use
the Edit>Convert to vector format... and pick the DXF option.
In AutoCAD, open the DXF file and save to DWG.
The result is not 'pretty' or convenient though.

Adobe Acrobat, use the Graphics Select Tool, select the graphic(s)
you want to bring in, right-click and select Copy, then in AutoCAD
right click and select Paste: now you have an OLE image of the graphic to
use in AutoCAD.
If you use the Text Select Tool in Acrobat, use PASTESPEC in AutoCAD
to bring it in as an MTEXT block: current text style settings apply.
This assumes the text in your PDF is text, and was not saved as graphics.

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Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
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[Anonymous]

Hi Dean

Is it possible to convert a PDF drawing to a DWG if it is other than text,
i.e an actual construction drawing?

"Dean Saadallah" wrote in message
news:A330CE59C84D534A362805E80ACBC0D7@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> First, you should ask the PDF file creator: maybe they don't want you to
> have a DWG of it, or they do have one but it is not posted. It's always
nice
> to ask permission first.
>
> PDF to DWG:
> PDF -> Adobe Illustrator -> DWG/DXF -> AutoCAD
> PDF -> GhostScript + GSView + PStoEdit -> DXF -> AutoCAD
> PDF -> Adobe Acrobat (free or full version) -> Copy/Paste -> AutoCAD
>
> Open Adobe Illustrator version 10 (if you have it, if not, might
> want to consider buying it), open the PDF, then Export to DXF format.
> In AutoCAD, open the DXF file and save to DWG.
>
> Get the freebie tools GhostScript + GSView + PStoEdit from the
> Internet (any search engine will help you find them all), install
> them all in the order noted above, download the quirky help files
> that go with them, then open the PDF file in GSVIEW, then you use
> the Edit>Convert to vector format... and pick the DXF option.
> In AutoCAD, open the DXF file and save to DWG.
> The result is not 'pretty' or convenient though.
>
> Adobe Acrobat, use the Graphics Select Tool, select the graphic(s)
> you want to bring in, right-click and select Copy, then in AutoCAD
> right click and select Paste: now you have an OLE image of the graphic to
> use in AutoCAD.
> If you use the Text Select Tool in Acrobat, use PASTESPEC in AutoCAD
> to bring it in as an MTEXT block: current text style settings apply.
> This assumes the text in your PDF is text, and was not saved as graphics.
>
> --
> Dean Saadallah
> Add-on products for LT
> http://www.pendean.com/lt
> --
>
>

[Anonymous]

Re-read the top of my first post.

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Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
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[Anonymous]

Hi Dean

I have re-read your post and I think you are being a little presumptuous.

I was asking the question as the creator of the PDF and was interested to
know whether my drawings were secure or not.


"Dean Saadallah" wrote in message
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> Re-read the top of my first post.
>
> --
> Dean Saadallah
> Add-on products for LT
> http://www.pendean.com/lt
> --
>
>