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conversion of very old autocad files (1993)

snapfig
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conversion of very old autocad files (1993)

snapfig
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I have an autocad file created circa 1993.  I have the native file and DWG versions.  I need to convert the file to a PDF.  What version of autocad could convert the file to pdf AND maintain the line/character formatting (thickness, text type, and over 50 layers)?  The file produces about 70 different individual sheets (2x3 feet each, with lots of details).  The DWG version can be opened in many other programs, but the conversion destroys the formating.  The number of final sheet basically prohibits hand re-formatting (likely take a month or so).

 

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pendean
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Any current version of AutoCAD will open those files just fine, and from there you can plot to PDF as often as you want, and they will appear in whatever format they where last used/saved in, if you see something different then that is how they were saved back in the day, and not how you remember.

AND.... assuming you have any specialty fonts and shape files needed (if they were used).

Go grab the trial version of AutoCAD now and start.
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pkolarik
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So long as you're able to replicate the pen settings used to plot those drawings back in '93 you should be able to accurately reproduce pdfs of the drawings (from any current version of Autocad) as they were originally intended to be plotted with respect to lineweights, etc.

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