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Creating an AutoCad compatible file

Anonymous

Creating an AutoCad compatible file

Anonymous
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We manufacture locating equipment for underground construction and do have our own software for documenting the installation.  We are somewhat consistently asked to generate formats that are compatible with AutoCad.  The attached PDF with data created in the office is indicative.  We also create a .csv output of some of the pertinent data.

 

How would we best allow for import into AutoCad?

 

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jwhite
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AutoCAD easily imports PDFs. There should be no compatibility issues.

Anonymous
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It is imported as a "picture" or can the data be plotted in AutoCad?  One use case is that a bore is planned in AutoCad and the actual installation (our data) needs to be compared to the the plan.

john.vellek
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Hi @Anonymous,

 

I imported your PDF to AutoCAD 2019 as a test.  It only will bring in one page at a time so that might be a consideration. Also, since most of this document is text, is there a reason to bring it into AutoCAD at all?  I am guessing that anyone you are collaborating with would actually be able to convert the PDF to Word and then copy/paste text into Mtext or some other feature within AutoCAD.

 

Your document is all raster based so when it comes into AutoCAD it does so as an attachment. If your software can write vector information into the PDF then that might be more useful inside of AutoCAD as it should be imported as vector geometry.

 

 

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sthompson1021
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Boy have locators come a long way since I last used one. Anyway, a .csv file is the best way to get information into autocad. Having the Lat, Long and depth is a good start. Having the surface elevation in there too would be even better.

Then the path could be plotted using the points imported into autocad .

Anonymous
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Thanks for doing a bit of legwork here.  According to other answers a .csv should allow for easy import with the appropriate functionality?

sthompson1021
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Advisor

I would say yes. Most likely the data would be brought into C3D rather then vanilla autocad and that has more versatility than autocad but either way, as long as there is coordinate data and elevation data, it will be usable.  

john.vellek
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Hi @Anonymous,

 

I am checking back to see if my post or others helped you with your problem. Please mark a post or posts as accepted solutions if they resolved the issue or give me a bit more detail on this issue so we can continue to work towards getting this solved.

 

 

 

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