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Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................1 1. 1.1 PDF to DWG Converter Features: ...........................................................................................................1 1.2 Quick Start.................................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Settings and Options................................................................................................................................2 1.4 Command Lists.........................................................................................................................................3 1.5 FAQ.............................................................................................................................................................3 2. 2.1 Key Features..............................................................................................................................................4 2.2 System Requirements..............................................................................................................................4 2.3 Steps to convert PDF into DWG and DXF:............................................................................................5 2.4 Differences between PDFs......................................................................................................................6 2.5 How can I identify the PDF types?.........................................................................................................7 2.6 Convert raster PDF to vector DWG........................................................................................................7 2.7 Check out the Conversion Result ...........................................................................................................8 2.8 F.A.Q:..........................................................................................................................................................8 PDF to DWG Converter Stand-Alone...................................................................................................4 PDFIn PDF to DWG Converter...............................................................................................................1
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Introduction
AutoDWG PDF to DWG Converter allows you to convert PDF to DWG and DXF with high quality, which has three different versions, one is PDFIn PDF to DWG Converter version, second is PDF to DWG Converter Stand-Alone version, and the third is PDF to DWG Pro Batch version.
Please wait a few moments while the program is processing, then your file conversion is Done! You will find the converted drawing looks really good and it is editable, but to make it a perfectly, there may still touch up jobs required, this is because PDF file format losses part of original design details. Compare with redraw whole drawing, this program will save a ton.
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Select page(s) in the PDF file to be converted, as default, it will convert all pages. To select only few pages is sometimes useful and will save a lot of time, especially if youve got a datasheet with over 100 pages in a PDF. Different page numbers should be separated by commas and when you are converting serial pages, please add hyphen between
the pages.
Foradvancedsettings,pleasepressthistab Enterscaletocorrectdrawingscalemakeit real scale out of drawing scales. Please find moretipsfollows. To retain solid entity in PDF, and make your drawing looks same as the PDF. Or, if you want to reduce drawing size and fast loading inAutoCAD,youmayselecttoonlysaveouter lines of solid entities. This option allows you to retain line width in PDF, or make it clean and neat throw line widthinformationout.
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Import PDF File Into AutoCAD Convert Each Page In PDF File Into DWG Files Individually Add The PDFIn Menu Into The AutoCAD Main Menu Register The PDFIn Program
PDFIn Help
1.5 FAQ
Q: I Type PDFIn In AutoCAD Command Line, But It Prompts: Unknown Command You Can Try As Followings: (1) Go The Program Folder Where PDF To DWG Converter Installed (E.G. C:\Program Files\AutoDWG\PDF to DWG Converter), Run The Program Autoload.Exe And Launch The AutoCAD Again. (2) Please Launch AutoCAD, From Command Line Enter "ARX", And Then Press "L" To Load, And Then Go To The Program Folder Where PDF To DWG Converter Installed. (For Example: "C:\Program Files\AutoDWG\PDFIn PDF to DWG Converter") Select Appropriate Arx Version According To Your AutoCAD Version, See The Table Below.
AutoCAD2013(32bit) AutoCAD 2010/2011/2012 AutoCAD 2007/2008/2009 AutoCAD 2004/2005/2006 AutoCAD 2000/2002 AutoCAD R14
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CPU: Pentium or AMD, P4 or faster CPU is recommended RAM: upper than 512MB is recommended. HDD: software installation requires 20 MB free spaces.
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The output file name and path will be automatically generated, you can also manually choose the file location and file name. Step2: Choose pages to convert. If you would like to convert single page or separated pages in a PDF, please choose your page numbers and convert. Different page numbers should be separated by commas and when you are converting serial pages, please add hyphen between the pages. For example, if you are converting pages "2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23", you can enter the pages in the Pages column or just enter in "2, 5-8, 23" as well. Step3: Convert with the original drawing scale. Regards to the scale of the drawing, the default scale for the conversion is 1:1, the converter software will bring the details of PDF vector entities and extract them directly to be saved into .dwg/.dxf drawing, so that the scale won't changed between the created .dwg and the original .PDF. However, when the PDF is created, there could be scales that changes. To correct the scale, please open up the converted drawing with AutoCAD, check out one entities with dimension details, and measure the length of this entities, say measured as 0.5 drawing unit, and the entities dimension marked as 1, then please correct the scale with entering AutoCAD command: Scale, and then select all entities, choose a base point, and enter the scale 0.5, then the drawing will enlarge/shrink to a correct scale.
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The value enters for the scale change should be: dimension marked divided by the measured drawing unit. For example, a drawing which is converted with default setting, scale 1, one line is measured as 371.000, however the actual value marked in the source drawing is 27.74, then the correction value of scale should be 27.74/371.000=0.074771, please re-run this value into the AutoDWG converter software to finish the convert process and then you will have the exact scale which it should be.
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Step 1: Switch to the "Scanned Image" tab. Step 2: Check the option of "Convert scanned image to vector object". Step 3: Set the tracing line type and the image background color to convert.
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If you just need to convert the vector part of the PDF and leave the raster partition in the converted drawing, please do not set the option above or just select to convert "import scanned image directly".
2.8 F.A.Q:
Q: Is the converted drawing editable? Can I remove a line or trim it? AutoDWG creates editable DWGs with vector or raster type of PDF files. for example, lines and arcs are removable or editable, same as the native AutoCAD drawing.
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