DWG and DXF files don't define physical dimensions with absolute ruler measurements. Instead they use units defined by the user. This is the scaling factor. When you generate a PDF file from a CAD program, it is transformed to paper/print dimensions. Although the...
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PDF Conversion Options – PDF to Vector Formats
PDF Conversion Options Below is a summary of all vector PDF conversion options available in pdf2cad, pdf2picture and PDF FLY. These options and more are also available to developers via the PDF Conversion SDK/API or command line tools. General Settings Tab Characters...
How Can I Create a PostScript or EPS File?
Although uncommon these days, it's easy it is to create a PostScript or EPS file from virtually any application on a PC. Most PC's are likely to have a PostScript printer driver configured in its printers settings. If so, you can simply "print to file". If not, you...
Layers in CAD Files
About CAD layers When DWG and DXF files become PDF files, they keep their layers as long as the settings are correct. When converting back to CAD, pdf2cad looks at attributes in the PDF file to generate layers. It gathers all objects meeting the chosen attribute...
Convert Scanned CAD Drawings
Unlike a computer-generated PDF file, When scanned CAD drawings are saved to PDF, it doesn't contain rich data about every object, character, attribute, and layer. Since it's computer-generated, it's a vector PDF file. pdf2cad can be used to extract all of that...
DXF File Format
The DXF file format, or Drawing eXchange Format, is the vector file format developed and maintained by Autodesk for the exchange of 2D/3D CAD data in an AutoCAD drawing with other applications. It has been adopted as an industry standard for this purpose, with...
GstarCAD Uses CAD SDK
GstarCAD builds add-on using CAD SDK Suzhou Gstarsoft Co., Ltd develops 2D and 3D CAD software and solutions for the AEC, mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, GIS, civil, survey and mapping engineering industries. With more than 18 years of technology innovation and...
Editing CAD Text
Plotted text in DWG and DXF files AutoCAD supports TrueType fonts and AutoCAD SHX fonts. SHX, or 'shape fonts' generate shapes that look like text but are really a series of pen strokes when printed to PDF. This SHX text loses all meaning since PDF does not understand...