Creating a JPEG of a CAD drawing

[Mr.Alex]

Hello,

 

I'm not sure if this is a AutoCAD question or a Photoshop question

 

Sometimes I need to create a JPEG of a CAD drawing. Generally I create a PDF first, then open that in Photoshop and save it as a JPEG.

 

Sometimes I only have a PDF of the drawing I'm wanting to convert into JPEG, so I do this in Photoshop too.

 

But, it usually looks really faded and pathetic after this, and the lines are very thin. Is there a way to make the lines bolder in photoshop, or do I need to go back to the original AutoCAD drawing and make all of the lines thicker. Or am I doing the wrong thing in converting it?

 

Many thanks,

 

Alex

[Tiger]

try the command JPGOUT

[Mr.Alex]

try the command JPGOUT

 

Ah, nice one! Is there away to set the resolution? I just tried it, and it seemed very low by default.

 

Also, if I didn't have the CAD drawing, just a PDF which I wanted as a JPEG, is there a way to resolve this? A Photoshop question really?

[Tiger]

Ah, nice one! Is there away to set the resolution? I just tried it, and it seemed very low by default.

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not that I know of, it clips what you see on screen so you can zoom in on only ahat you need.

[Mr.Alex]

Ok, thank you!

[Cad64]

Also, if I didn't have the CAD drawing, just a PDF which I wanted as a JPEG, is there a way to resolve this? A Photoshop question really?

 

Yes, just open the pdf in Photoshop and save as jpg format. Just make sure that when you open the pdf, you set the import resolution to 300.

[Mr.Alex]

Yes, just open the pdf in Photoshop and save as jpg format. Just make sure that when you open the pdf, you set the import resolution to 300.

 

Thanks for the reply. That's what I normally do, but it looks much fainter than the original PDF, like it looses its line thickness?

[Tiger]

can I ask why you need a JPG? There might some other way to do what you need if we know what it is needed for.

[Mr.Alex]

Occasionaly I get given a PDF of a drawing that I need to insert into AutoCAD. I know you can do this directly now, but I don't really like to put the PDF straight into AutoCAD, as firstly it seems to make my computer run slowly, and secondly if I eTransmit the drawing to someone else, who has a old version of CAD, am I right in thinking it wouldn't load up on their machine?

 

So, I tend to make it into a JPEG, before I insert it.

 

Thanks,

 

Alex

[Tiger]

Aha ok, thanks for telling us. I usually use TIF for images. Don't know if a PDF will travel well.

 

I just learnt something though, JPGOUT is not the only one, there is BMPOUT, PNGOUT and TIFOUT, just for information.

[Mr.Alex]

Thanks for your help. I think JPGOUT will do me well for the job I'm working on now - thank you.

[JD Mather]

Ah, nice one! Is there away to set the resolution? I just tried it, and it seemed very low by default.

 

You can set up a print style to "plot" to jpg file at any resolution you want.

[Mr.Alex]

You can set up a print style to "plot" to jpg file at any resolution you want.

 

Nice one - thanks!