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Tatu100
21st Dec 2006, 04:45 pm
Can someone tell me how I can create a PDF file of a drawing so I can e-mail it to people who do not have autoCAD

thanks in advance

Dave

ps. AutoCAD LT 2005
Cad64
21st Dec 2006, 04:57 pm
Download and install this free pdf writer: http://www.cutepdf.com/ Once installed, it will show up in your plotter list.
Tatu100
21st Dec 2006, 05:02 pm
which one do I download the CutePDF?
Cad64
21st Dec 2006, 05:17 pm
Download the cutepdf writer (freeware), it's a free download and works well. The other ones are just trial versions that will stop working after a period of time.
Shiloh
21st Dec 2006, 06:58 pm
Doesn´t AutoCAD come with a PDF plotter? my 2007 at least does.
Cad64
21st Dec 2006, 07:05 pm
Yes, 2007 does, but previous versions do not.
rkmcswain
21st Dec 2006, 10:02 pm
Doesn´t AutoCAD come with a PDF plotter? my 2007 at least does.

2007 comes with a bad excuse for a PDF driver....
See also: http://www.cadzation.com/acad2007.htm
Shiloh
22nd Dec 2006, 01:20 am
Personally up until now I have been using PDF995 for PDF´s...it´s not bad for being free. Normally, I just do DwF files to send my drawings by E-mail to the company that does my plotting(for A2 or bigger).
I´m convinced that one day I´ll time to investigate these things.
sofia
22nd Dec 2006, 07:58 am
I think dwf files look much better than pdf...when it comes to converting .dwg files. Adobe have this 3D Pdf program though, that makes pdfs with the right scale - but its not free.
James
22nd Dec 2006, 11:02 am
there are a few programs on the net that do it, also installing acrobat 8 pro installs a convertor into autocad to. (with its own menu)
Cad64
22nd Dec 2006, 04:43 pm
I think dwf files look much better than pdf...when it comes to converting .dwg files. Adobe have this 3D Pdf program though, that makes pdfs with the right scale - but its not free.

Dwf's are a much better alternative to pdf, but unfortunately, most companies don't have the dwf viewer and don't want to download and install it. I have given up on trying to convince our clients of the benefits of dwf. They are all just opposed to change of any kind and I got tired of being yelled at for making the suggestion. So, for now anyway, it's pdf's for everyone.:roll:
Shiloh
22nd Dec 2006, 04:58 pm
Dwf's are a much better alternative to pdf, but unfortunately, most companies don't have the dwf viewer and don't want to download and install it.

That was one of the big selling points on the company that prints my stuff. They have autocad and someone who knows how to print.