Convert DWG to PDF

Check to see if you have an option in your printer screen(s) to print the file to a file instead of to the printer. When I do that, the file it creates is a pdf.

Don

Maybe I should have stated that I have no way to view a DWG file, so I need a DWG file viewer that can zoom and crop then print to PDF. Thanks Don, Harry

I did find this. It is free and appears to allow zooming in and out. Not sure about cropping.

I had thought CADint had a free viewer, but I'm not willing to go through the registration process required, it appears, to even find out.

Jon

PaintShopPro will open and process DWG. Since you have Acrobat, then just "print" to a PDF.

...Jim Thompson

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I use a PDF driver from the link below. Install it and you can basically print from any application directly to a PDF file (including AutoCAD). You'll have to install both the "writer" and "converter". The software is open source, so it's free.

Don't do that. You will end up with a bitmap file in stead of a nice vector file. Any free viewer that can print can use Acrobat Distiller that comes with Acrobat to generate a PDF.

Regards Anton Erasmus

PDF995. I think it's free - I got mine from the PHB.

When you install it, it shows up on your "Printers" menu, and you just print to it to get a PDF.

It works with anything that can print to a printer.

Good Luck! Rich

I could do it for you, albeit if it's more than just a few minutes' work, I'd appreciate a little kickback under the table, so to speak.

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Good Luck! Rich

Same with PDF Converter.

Hi Harry, Get the free viewer put out by AutoDesk (the Autocad folks). DWG TrueView might be the answer. I haven't used it, but the blurb says you can view and plot DWG and DXF files. Hope you have a fast line as it's a 110 MB download

IrfanView has a plugin (CADImage in the iv_formats.zip plugin pack) that allows you to open DWG, DXF, and HPGL2. It converts the drawing to what looks like a JPG (barf!).

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Mark

Hey Mark, Got the DWG TrueView from AutoDesk, works like a charm, thanks. Ok, now what does qrk stand for?? Quick Refined Knowledge? Regards, Harry

Go to pdf995.com and pay them $9.95US. Their program will install as a printer. Just print to it and it will generate a PDF file. You can also us it free of charge if you don't mind a short advertisement.

More like QuackeRy Knowlege. Qrk is a nickname given to me by my ham buddies back in the 70s. In Morse code, if you run the M and A together you get a Q. Thus MARK turns into QRK.

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Mark

The program used to print the information should not convert it to bitmap format. Otherwise one ends up with a bitmap PDF in stead of a vector PDF. The quality of PDFs generated via a "print" interface are of very low to reasonable quality. To get PDFs suitable for the printing process, one need to use a program such as CorelDRAW that can directly export high quality PDFs. The quality difference of a PDF exported directly from CorelDRAW, and one generated via the "printing" method is HUGE.

Regards Anton Erasmus

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I've done exactly this, and it's trivially easy to ignore the ads - just ignore them like you ignore any ad - it's WAY worth the price!

Cheers! Rich

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Download and install PDF995 from

It installs as a printer... tell autocad to print to printer "PDF995".

Print "view" to print a section of a drawing into a PDF.

Dennis