itacad Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Hi, I'm asking you what rules or precautions must be respected on a DWG file, so that printing to PDF, performed with "Print to PDF", always generates a file with selectable/searchable texts. Thank you in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob658 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 The only thing I'm aware off is the text has to a Truetype font. If you use shapefile text (basic AutoCAD ones) they come through as a series lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Not exactly true for newer AutoCAD (2017?). SHX Texts can be PDF comments, which are searchable. How to create selectable and searchable text in a PDF from AutoCAD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itacad Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Thank you, the knowledge regarding font types is more complex than I imagined, I will find out more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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