tracing over pdf then scaling up, best way?

[paul1966]

i have a floor plan that's in pdf format A4 sheet size, just wondering if there is a better way of drawing over it then enlarging it 1:1 than this.-

import pdf into cad as xref, draw over pdf then using a known dimension e.g a wall length use the align command to enlarge the whole drawing up to a line drawn 1:1 the same as the wall. hopefully you get what i mean.

[Car5858]

I have not found a better way, I also use the referance when scaling.

 

After you attach the pdf as an xref, pick the line you want to scale with.

 

Draw a line on a different layer, Turn on ortho asnd draw the same line.

 

Measure the angle to see if the line on the pdf is skewed. If it is rotate the pdf that amount.

 

I also max out the precision when doing this. Then scale> base point> referance> line length of the scale you want.

 

You can also use wintopo to make a .dfx; and will be easier to correct then tracing the whole drawing over.

[MikeScott]

*wintopo* (sorry.. just in-case it's easier to find) I used to use the heck out of that program.

[nukecad]

Take a look at PDFFLY, that will convert a vector pfd to an Autocad drawing.

 

There is a download for a 30 day free trial on their website

[Car5858]

*wintopo* (sorry.. just in-case it's easier to find) I used to use the heck out of that program.

 

Thanks, fumble fingers again:lol:

[viviancarvalho]

i have a floor plan that's in pdf format A4 sheet size, just wondering if there is a better way of drawing over it then enlarging it 1:1 than this.-

import pdf into cad as xref, draw over pdf then using a known dimension e.g a wall length use the align command to enlarge the whole drawing up to a line drawn 1:1 the same as the wall. hopefully you get what i mean.

 

Paul.

If you are using AutoCad 2008, then to the best of my knowledge you cannot attach pdf to the dwg. You will have to use some software like WINTOPO to get it converted.

[Tankman]

I sometimes use www.pdf2cad.com (they have a free trial period currently).

 

Adobe Pro can save *.pdf in *.jpg format, I use this on occasion.

 

I like to draw one line, a known dimension, then scale the entire image as required.

 

A lot of how-to often depends on what program created the *.pdf. Scanned documents saved as a *.pdf are the worst. Ugh.

[Wilbri]

I have Aide PDF to DXF converter installed.

Converted bad quality PDF and realised that I had a lot of work to do, so chose to "jump ship" at that stage, so still don't how good it is.

It would seem that PDFFLY is the popular choice so wil download this to compare.

Anyone with experience with Aide program?

[Tiger]

Paul.

If you are using AutoCad 2008, then to the best of my knowledge you cannot attach pdf to the dwg. You will have to use some software like WINTOPO to get it converted.

 

Have to disagree with this, when I was using ACAD 2008 I often attached a PDF (as an OLE) to my drawings and traced over them.

[Naddoo]

ProgeCAD is the best converter for Pdf to Dwg

[Wilbri]

Thank you for this information Nadoo.

Good to know.

[Naddoo]

You are most welcome!

[cadvision]

Look at professional raster products. My favorites are WiseImage from CSoft www.csoft.com or Rasterex www.rasterex.com They have been doing this for a very long time. PDF is not the best format to start with, a 300-400DPI Tiff file would always be preferred. Big thing with Raster conversion is clean your raster first. In WiseImage you can correct scale and get rid of speckle, resize your paper, calibrate the grid, improve line wieghts before you attemp to convert to vector. They also have a one pick convert - so pick on a raster line you can now drag it like a vector with grips.

 

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