drs2034 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I want to bring in a pdf file into autocad 2009 but the command does not recognize pdf. How do I convert pdf so that I can use as dwg. file in autocad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I want to bring in a pdf file into autocad 2009 but the command does not recognize pdf. How do I convert pdf so that I can use as dwg. file in autocad?It is only possible if it is already a Vector type pdf. This has been discussed exhaustively on the forum. There is probably nothing we can add to what you can find searching the forum. Also, try the list of similar threads at the bottom of this webpage. It's not that I want to be annoying, it's just that the above is true, and as a matter of fact there is an extensive thread from just a few days ago that will probably pop up in the search results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 What command were you trying to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I think the OP wants AutoCad to convert the pdf to an editable dwg file, so I don't think there is a command that will do that. If it's already been converted to something other than pdf, like a dxf file then that's another story. Open might do it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrdgrl Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 If it's a vector PDF, the PDFin plugin is inexpensive and does a great job. The link above is to the 30-day free version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBP Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 If it's a vector PDF, the PDFin plugin is inexpensive and does a great job. The link above is to the 30-day free version. Inkscape is open source and does the job if pdf is vectorized . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmongo Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Why not justuse Insert command and select .pdf file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Why not justuse Insert command and select .pdf file?What the OP is looking for is to convert the pdf image to an editable AutoCad drawing. Inserting the pdf leaves it as just a raster image which cannot be edited in AutoCad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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