In CAD design, the two formats of PDF and DWG should be the most contacted. The processes of drawing, printing, and communication are mutual, and sometimes we even hope to be reversible.
Therefore, for the mutual conversion of the two formats, the ideal state is the perfect conversion without difference.
Today, we might as well sort out what are the methods for converting between PDF and DWG formats. The screenshots of
are from ZWCAD2020 Professional Edition
1. DWG to PDF
often some beginners will ask, why my CAD is not found in PDF format whether it is saved as or exported?
Here is a little bit of popular science: What is the difference between saving
as and exporting?
save as is to save the CAD metafile to another place, which can be a different version of dwg or dxf, or a model dwt.
and the output is to regenerate a metafile that you want.
ZWCAD supports output formats: wmf, sat, dwg, bmp, jpg, png, tif, dwf, etc.
Yes, you read that right, there is indeed no PDF format, so how to convert?
is actually in the print settings...
under the printer name, you will see such an option:
DWG to PDF, click OK directly after selection, and select the save path.
2. PDF to DWG
1, PDF base map reference
, it can be seen in the top menu bar [Insert] drop-down.
Inserting PDF into CAD as a picture is no different from inserting pictures, and it cannot be edited. In the early days, there were still many designers who used it, even if it is easier to trace than to redraw, they are like this Explained.
2, PDF input
This is a new function of the 2020 version, which can directly restore the PDF to dwg drawings. Note that the reason for the restoration is that the PDF must be converted by DWG, that is, if the original PDF is When the picture is converted, it cannot become an editable line.
Is it a percentage reduction? Let's look down.
can be noticed that after PDF is converted to DWG, the original block becomes like it has been decomposed.
Therefore, there may be some changes in line type and text, including frame.
3, the small plug-in
can be installed normally, and it is installed by default to all versions
After the installation is complete, open ZWCAD and enter the pdf2dwg command (convert to DWG format), select the pdf file to be converted (convert to the DWG format) and select the command pdf2zz1dxf to be converted. The converted page number (input 0 to convert all pages), enter the page number and press Enter to convert, and you can choose to insert it as a block. The effect of
is as follows:
Do you have any other ways to convert between PDF and DWG? Welcome to leave comments. The
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