Autocad 2017 pdfimport problem

Autocad 2017 pdfimport problem

Vinayv4v
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Autocad 2017 pdfimport problem

Vinayv4v
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Hi,

 

I need to convert a pdf to vector format. So when I use the pdfimport option, this is what happens.

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Some of the sprinklers does not join even though they are made as same blocks. Is there any way to prevent it from breaking.

Cheers,

Vinay Vijayakumaran

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

I guess that are already vector geometry inside the PDF which does not result in a circle, either based on the raster/resolution while printing ... some output jumped with the exported curve one pixel to the right or to the left, so the result is a list of arcs with different radius (different by the value of 1 pixel + or -).

 

To test that you might import the PDF into Illustrator and compare the geometry there, I guess AutoCAD is not repairing what is already not a circle in the PDF.

Or maybe zooming the PDF very close on your screen could show it?

 

But to make sure ... can you upload the PDF?

 

- alfred -

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Vinayv4v
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Hi,

 

Thanks Alfred for the quick reply. Here is the pdf attached.

 

I cannot find the difference when zooming the pdf. Here is what I got.

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Cheers,

Vinay Vijayakumaran

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

sorry, I don't have Adobe Acrobat or Illustrator, Inkscape crashes when opening the file, so I don't get access to the "real"/"original" internal object of the PDF.

Hopefully someone else can open the PDF and identify the source geom.

 

Sorry, - alfred -

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ISH-Solutions GmbH / Ingenieur Studio HOLLAUS
www.ish-solutions.at ... blog.ish-solutions.at ... LinkedIn ... CDay 2026
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