RL-inc Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I dis a search but did not find what I was looking for so here goes- I often have to import a floor plan pdf into CA and then add text or symbols for elec- mech - plumbing - etc... The PDF file slows down the maneuvering significantly. Scrolling in and out becomes very labored. is there a way to manipulate the PDF file to make the process work smoothly? much thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 50 minutes ago, RL-inc said: I dis a search but did not find what I was looking for so here goes- I often have to import a floor plan pdf into CA and then add text or symbols for elec- mech - plumbing - etc... The PDF file slows down the maneuvering significantly. Scrolling in and out becomes very labored. is there a way to manipulate the PDF file to make the process work smoothly? much thanks Would you mind posting the PDF? Maybe some reducing or conversion can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Attached- doesn't even appear to be a large file 299kb A203 DIMENSION PLAN.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 You could try to bring it in as a "PNG" file 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Used Online converter and imported PNG- had to resize the image but appears we are on the right track. will follow up with results thanks as always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 5 hours ago, RL-inc said: I often have to import a floor plan pdf into CA and then add text or symbols for elec- mech - plumbing - etc... The PDF file slows down the maneuvering significantly. Scrolling in and out becomes very labored. See how this is. Converted to dwg then imported. It's not always better than either the original or a png but it's what I use most often since I can snap too it. Caveat some pdfs don't convert well even with the program I use (scanned ones are bad), some require extra clean up, almost all require a little clean up first. In this case there was a single polyine box that needed to be deleted which I did before import. A203.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks Mark- still running X10 however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 31 minutes ago, RL-inc said: Thanks Mark- still running X10 however Here's the dwg, try import and see how it goes. A203 DIMENSION PLAN.dwg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Came in smooth -thanks Mark What did you use to convert to DWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, RL-inc said: Came in smooth -thanks Mark What did you use to convert to DWG Print2CAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 looks like Print2cad 2020 is about 240.00 There is a free download here-https://print2cad.en.softonic.com/ Looks like it is Print2cad 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 hours ago, RL-inc said: looks like Print2cad 2020 is about 240.00 There is a free download here-https://print2cad.en.softonic.com/ Looks like it is Print2cad 2015 Just keep an eye out, often on sale for $170-190. Think I paid 165, Saved me that much in the first 3 months, doubt I'll upgrade for 5 or 6 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 hours ago, RL-inc said: looks like Print2cad 2020 is about 240.00 There is a free download here-https://print2cad.en.softonic.com/ Looks like it is Print2cad 2015 InkScape is Open Source and works fairly well for PDF>DXF/DWG the few Times I've used it..... May not be a user friendly as Print2CAD though for that purpose.... https://inkscape.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I use https://anydwg.com/ $180 but try the free trial. It used to allow a limited number of conversion per session, which was not a problem for me. I used it so much I finally bought it. Works OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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