Bobzy20 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Does anybody know of a good one? The one I'm using currently doesn't always convert every PDF file. I don't mind if it's free or I have to pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Does anybody know of a good one? The one I'm using currently doesn't always convert every PDF file. I don't mind if it's free or I have to pay for it. I wonder if most failures aren't the result of poorly written PDF files.... We use the various programs from Dotsoft. Here are some more you might want to look at if you have not already: http://cadpanacea.com/node/30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Best one I know of is me. I'll redraw them for a per page fee! I've never used a conversion program for pdf, tff or jpg files that didn't take more time to clean up and fix than redrawing the thing takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbdesign Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 CAD-KAS PDF 2 DXF 2.0 From help file.... 1.What the program does ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you get PDF files with CAD drawings inside? Now you can extract these drawings and save it as DXF file and open it in you CAD application. PDF 2 DXF can open PDF files and save all vector objects as DXF file. Version 2.0 can now also convert text objects! The program can not save bitmap graphics in a PDF file as DXF file. Work great for me and only $49. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Work great for me and only $49. Does your text show up as text or is it a bunch of lines and arcs? Are dimensions really dimensions, or again, lines, arcs, and fills? Same with leaders? Is a line a continuous line, or a bunch of segments strung together? This is the problem I have with these things you see. And especially with angled or curved elements, it never quite does it right. Dimensioning converted drawings will bite you in the backside if you're not very very careful. You might not get the endpoint you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbdesign Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 What can I said, just try it. Demo won't convert text, beside all lines are lines, dimension - don't expect miracle..., perfect scale..., small, very fast. I try many of it but this one is IMHO the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadvision Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Raster editing and conversion with WiseImage from CSoft www.csoft.com includes PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Thanks for all the replies. I think the program called 'Any PDF to DWG Converter' seems to be a good option as you get 30 free conversions before you have to pay. Although $180 for a single user license is very expensive really for such a small program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Although $180 for a single user license is very expensive really for such a small program. As soon as it saves you 2 billable hours, it's paid for itself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Thanks for all the replies. I think the program called 'Any PDF to DWG Converter' seems to be a good option as you get 30 free conversions before you have to pay. Although $180 for a single user license is very expensive really for such a small program. Let us know how it works, will ya? Someday, someone will figure out how to write a conversion program that really works. Maybe this one is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 What if you charge out at $5 per hour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 What if you charge out at $5 per hour! At that rate it takes 8 hours instead of one! We do three kinds of jobs here...good, quick, cheap. You can have any two of the three. A good cheap job won't be quick. A quick cheap job won't be good. A good quick job won't be cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acadesign09 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I've learn a lot when reading this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Best that I have used is PDFFLY, its not perfect nothing can be, but its pretty good. I wrote a quick review of it elsewhere, but it was December 2009 so things may have moved on http://www.autocadeverything.com/help/showthread.php/5277-.PDF-to-.DXF-conversion?- There is a trial version so that you can have a go before you buy. http://www.pdf-fly.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadvision Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 As soon as it saves you 2 billable hours, it's paid for itself though. You civil guys know how to charge! 2.5 billable hrs plus tax here in NZ. Anything cheaper that a days billable would be an instant purchase. Great Return on Investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hi, I have converted a PDF to DWG and the scale is out, what's the best way to scale it back to its original size? Scale by Reference? This only seems to scale the item you're using to scale correctly and other measurements seem to be off. I used the program 'Any PDF to DWG Converter' and the drawing scale in the title block is 1:50 Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I have always maintained that I hate these conversion programs. I just changed my mind. I love them. I just charged a client 5 hours for cleaning up one of these drawings that I could have redrawn from scratch in 2 to 3 hours. Yes I told him that, but he said his boss insisted on having this one cleaned up. This is a gold mine!! It was a D size floor plan of a school. The drawing was 43mb and had 125,000 drawing objects in it. No readable text, as it was converted from a scanned paper drawing. Fortunately he sent me the pdf as well, so I could put the necessary text and dims back in. I love these programs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedora Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I use Adobe Illustrator to export PDF to DWG. If the file originally was created by autocad related program it saves all the layers and text and lines in PDF. If Pdf is not saved as a vector file, but raster image, its would not save lines and text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maomuchmar Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 i use http://www.backtocad.com software printtocad its expesive but it has saved me lots of hours backdrafting drawings the key to these conversion programmes is the original pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 I use 'Aide PDF to DXF Converter' or 'Any PDF to DWG Converter'. They both work the same really but very expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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