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is the difference between DWF and LDF file formats ?
Whay need we DWF and
LDF ?
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is place for LPT in this situation ??
Is DWF "future plot-format" for
Autodesk ??
Can I replace LPT with DWF ??
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF replace
PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of aplication
(driver) they need.
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"svv" <Sorry
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF replace
PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of aplication
(driver) they need.
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"Damian Hallbauer" <
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If you use the ePlot driver in a current Autocad
there is layout info in the DWF.
Printing DWFs from Volo View Express should be to
the intended scale.
If you try that and it doesn't work for any
reason please report....
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"svv" <Sorry
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF replace
PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of aplication
(driver) they need.
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"Scott Davis" <
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The industry-standard for printing/viewing is
PDF. What is the reason why Autodesk has not pursued using PDF as a
standard format for this purpose?
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If you use the ePlot driver in a current
Autocad there is layout info in the DWF.
Printing DWFs from Volo View Express should be
to the intended scale.
If you try that and it doesn't work for any
reason please report....
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"svv" <Sorry
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF
replace PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of
aplication (driver) they
need.
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"Scott Sheppard" <
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PDF files wind up being bigger than DWF. Users
want to measure and turn layers on and off. There are CAD-specific things that
users want that are not embodied in PDF.
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"Scott Davis" <
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The industry-standard for printing/viewing is
PDF. What is the reason why Autodesk has not pursued using PDF as a
standard format for this purpose?
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If you use the ePlot driver in a current
Autocad there is layout info in the DWF.
Printing DWFs from Volo View Express should
be to the intended scale.
If you try that and it doesn't work for any
reason please report....
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"svv" <Sorry
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF
replace PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of
aplication (driver) they
need.
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There are PDF features that I believe far
outweigh the ability to turn layers on and off, and other CAD-specific
things.
1. PDF plug-in - small, readily available
FREE plug-in. Works for any kind of document, not limited to CAD
documents. PDF plug-in is probably already on your machine. If
not, I'd be very surprised. I don't have to tell consultants where to go
find the plug-in, they already know what PDF is. In fact, I just went to
the AutoDesk website to find more info on DWF/Volo, and the information on
Volo was in PDF format.....
2. Multiple sheets - One PDF document can
contain an entire set of construction documents. Send your reprographer
one file, they can plot the entire set, AND you know exactly what you will
get. One PDF file can be a digital archive of a moment in time in the
design.
3. Hyperlinking - PDF has the ability to
have embedded hyperlinks. (DWF does too, right?) One PDF file of a
CD set of drawings and specs, all hyperlinked together. Imagine
this: open the PDF file, and go to the sheet index. Click on A-1
Floor plan, and the sheet appears. Click on a detail bubble in the plan,
and the detail appears. Click on a note in the detail, and the referring
specification appears.
4. 'What you see....' - Look at a PDF
on a screen, and that is exactly how it will come out of the printer, down to
the color, line width, halftones, text, etc.
5. Reprographics - Send a PDF file to any
reprographics company, and they will be able to print it. The printed
copy you receive, will be exactly what you expected.
For me, the ability to turn layers on and off is
not really a feature that I would use. DWF, PLT, PDF, or what ever
format comes around, is an electronic plot. Just as you would print a
plan from AutoCAD, the layer management should be done before the print is
created. Measuring, well I guess that might be useful in some cases, but
if your plans are dimensioned correctly, questions on distance should not be a
problem. Scaling off of reproductions, whether electronic or paper,
worries me a bit anyway. File size, not really an issue. DWFs may
be smaller, but you cant be in this business any longer without having a high
speed connection to move data.
my 2 cents...
Scott D.
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PDF files wind up being bigger than DWF. Users
want to measure and turn layers on and off. There are CAD-specific things
that users want that are not embodied in PDF.
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"Scott Davis" <
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The industry-standard for printing/viewing is
PDF. What is the reason why Autodesk has not pursued using PDF as a
standard format for this purpose?
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If you use the ePlot driver in a current
Autocad there is layout info in the DWF.
Printing DWFs from Volo View Express should
be to the intended scale.
If you try that and it doesn't work for any
reason please report....
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"svv" <Sorry
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF
replace PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of
aplication (driver) they
need.
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"Scott Sheppard" <
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Agree. Volo is big. WHIP! was small. I wasn't
implying DWF was better than PDF. The question was posed as to why Autodesk
didn't use PDF. It's because people want to be able to turn the layers on and
off. SO we had to invent our own format. In addition when we did this way back
when, 28K modems were the rage so the smaller DWF size was a
plus.
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"Scott Davis" <
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There are PDF features that I believe far
outweigh the ability to turn layers on and off, and other CAD-specific
things.
1. PDF plug-in - small, readily available
FREE plug-in. Works for any kind of document, not limited to CAD
documents. PDF plug-in is probably already on your machine. If
not, I'd be very surprised. I don't have to tell consultants where to
go find the plug-in, they already know what PDF is. In fact, I just
went to the AutoDesk website to find more info on DWF/Volo, and the
information on Volo was in PDF format.....
2. Multiple sheets - One PDF document can
contain an entire set of construction documents. Send your
reprographer one file, they can plot the entire set, AND you know exactly
what you will get. One PDF file can be a digital archive of a moment
in time in the design.
3. Hyperlinking - PDF has the ability to
have embedded hyperlinks. (DWF does too, right?) One PDF file of
a CD set of drawings and specs, all hyperlinked together. Imagine
this: open the PDF file, and go to the sheet index. Click on A-1
Floor plan, and the sheet appears. Click on a detail bubble in the
plan, and the detail appears. Click on a note in the detail, and the
referring specification appears.
4. 'What you see....' - Look at a
PDF on a screen, and that is exactly how it will come out of the printer,
down to the color, line width, halftones, text, etc.
5. Reprographics - Send a PDF file to any
reprographics company, and they will be able to print it. The printed
copy you receive, will be exactly what you expected.
For me, the ability to turn layers on and off
is not really a feature that I would use. DWF, PLT, PDF, or what ever
format comes around, is an electronic plot. Just as you would print a
plan from AutoCAD, the layer management should be done before the print is
created. Measuring, well I guess that might be useful in some cases,
but if your plans are dimensioned correctly, questions on distance should
not be a problem. Scaling off of reproductions, whether electronic or
paper, worries me a bit anyway. File size, not really an issue.
DWFs may be smaller, but you cant be in this business any longer without
having a high speed connection to move data.
my 2 cents...
Scott D.
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PDF files wind up being bigger than DWF.
Users want to measure and turn layers on and off. There are CAD-specific
things that users want that are not embodied in PDF.
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"Scott Davis" <
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The industry-standard for printing/viewing
is PDF. What is the reason why Autodesk has not pursued using PDF
as a standard format for this purpose?
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"Damian Hallbauer" <
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If you use the ePlot driver in a current
Autocad there is layout info in the DWF.
Printing DWFs from Volo View Express
should be to the intended scale.
If you try that and it doesn't work for
any reason please report....
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"svv" <Sorry
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Scott it`s my fault.
Question was abaut PLT not LPT:
Can DWF
replace PLT ??
Can reprographers use DWF? If yes - what kind of
aplication (driver) they
need.
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