f700es Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Yeah I've know about the GhostScript/GSView method for years. Not as user friendly but certainly workable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Yeah I've know about the GhostScript/GSView method for years. Not as user friendly but certainly workable. Search for VectPDF, it uses GSVIEW and PStoEdit to create line work from vector PDFs in AutoCAD. Makes it very user friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Huh, works within AutoCAD. Very intriguing, I might have to give that a shot and see how it does. Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisis123 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Thanks as well. This might make my life a little easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Taylor Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Here is a comparison chart between all the versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Taylor Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 "raster-to-verctor conversion" as I have said before, the Holy Grail of CAD. Sure it can "be done" but I have yet to see it "done" where I would not spend as much time fixing the conversion as I would have just re-drawing it. We use a company from Toronto that specializes in this. They have software that makes the initial conversion, then they have CAD techs that make blocks, layers etc. The price is not to bad and they have a decent turnaround. We ytpically get all of our backgrounds and existing drawings from the architects, but occasionally we get a job that we need to do this ourselvs. Best part is the quality of the PDF doesnt matter (to a certain dgree, no napkin drawings). We recently started doing this (4 jobs in 3 months) and we have been very happy wath all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 So it's like a "CAD" sweatshop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irneb Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 So it's like a "CAD" sweatshop? Something like this then: http://vectordoctor.com/ or http://www.pgconversion.com/ or http://image2vector.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Taylor Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 So it's like a "CAD" sweatshop? I guess it is! Best part is, the CAD techs they have actually worked in the industry at some point so everything actually makes sense. I have seen some with arbritary block names because the ones making them have no idea what they are looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradHalvorson Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I had a good kick out of that. Though since im the only in-house designer for the ENTIRE company, I have to do the intern work myself. Its not fun I tell you. Is there a way to import a PDF into Autocad and trace what ever is there with a polyline? If so, direct me to the right thread or method you use. We use this converter - http://anydwg.com/pdf-to-dwg.html Maybe you can obtain a trial version and check it out for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradHalvorson Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Here is a comparison chart between all the versions. It is very useful for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Most converters are a waste of time not to mention money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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