Way to speed up PDF to use in overlay work in CA


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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 

 

 

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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

 

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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

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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/

 

 

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