PDF to DWG converter problem

[Command: Manick]

I have a bunch of hard copy portfolio work which I lost the electronic data for, due to two HD failures over the course of just 1 month which were the only sources of my backup files and portfolio projects. I recently discovered a program called PDF to DWG converter though, however, which sounded exactly like what I needed to help me re-create the electronic data and re-print it (since the hard copies aren't in that great of condition and even need some corrections). I have a scanner, and am fully knowledgable about how to use it and did not have trouble understanding how to use PDF to DWG converter either. However, no matter how crisp the drawing file I had was which I scanned, and made into a PDF, it never converted into a DWG file with any information on it. I always ended up with nothing. However, I tried using Adobe Photoshop to draw a straight line, smooth line, then saved it as a PDF, and was able to convert the line into a DWG line using it.

[f700es]

That's because you are trying to convert a raster PDF to a vector DWG. When you did the ps way you used a path and it was a vector PDF. If you had vector PDFs (the original PDFs from AutoCAD) you could simply open in Illustrator and then export to a DWG. Raster to vector in my opinion is the "holy grail" of CAD. I have yet to see it work like many have promised. Sorry

[Tankman]

Converting *.pdf's to *.dxf files doesn't work too well.

 

Scanned images to *.pdf, *.pdf to *.dxf, are the "pits."

I do however use this method from time to time, drawing over the image then "dump" the image. Save the *.dxf to *.dwg.

 

I do at times leave the image in the background for show 'n tell.

 

Better luck next time.