PDF files

[Tatu100]

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]

Download and install this free pdf writer: http://www.cutepdf.com/ Once installed, it will show up in your plotter list.

[Tatu100]

which one do I download the CutePDF?

[Cad64]

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]

Doesn´t AutoCAD come with a PDF plotter? my 2007 at least does.

[Cad64]

Yes, 2007 does, but previous versions do not.

[rkmcswain]

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]

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]

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]

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)