https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sun, 31 May 2026 18:57:34 +0000 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:56:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8678 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22234&title=drawing-defragmented#22234 Author: John Connor
Subject: 8678
Posted: 04.Dec.2012 at 11:56

I hate the PDF file format.  It was never intended to be used as a substitute for CAD drawings.]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:56:24 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22234&title=drawing-defragmented#22234 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22233&title=drawing-defragmented#22233 Author: jmontesmx
Subject: 8678
Posted: 04.Dec.2012 at 03:59

Thank you all, occurred as John says, the original file is in PDF, unfortunately the original DWG file was lost and only had that, either way I have to work longer drawing.]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:59:03 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22233&title=drawing-defragmented#22233 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22231&title=drawing-defragmented#22231 Author: heinsite
Subject: 8678
Posted: 03.Dec.2012 at 21:26

... and don't forget the obvious:  ask the sender if they have the file in its original drawing (.dwg .dgn or other) format, and if they do to send *that* to you!  Somewhere the original exists.

Dave
]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:26:32 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22231&title=drawing-defragmented#22231 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22221&title=drawing-defragmented#22221 Author: John Connor
Subject: 8678
Posted: 01.Dec.2012 at 12:02

My opinion is a PDF file was converted to a DWG file via a third party application in order to be able to edit it in AutoCAD.  Not all PDF to DWG file converters produce good results.  Most free versions produce virtual garbage in which case you would have been better off if you just used PDFAttach and traced over the image.  I don't believe this was intentional.  Somebody thought it was worth doing but as it turns out it just created more work and more headaches.  Call the person you got the file from and ask them to send you the PDF instead.  Bring it into AutoCAD and trace over it.]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:02:47 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22221&title=drawing-defragmented#22221 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22219&title=drawing-defragmented#22219 Author: LatCh
Subject: 8678
Posted: 01.Dec.2012 at 10:30

The drawing was probably imported from a PLT file (intentionally crippled). I am afraid you cannot reverse that.]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:30:46 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22219&title=drawing-defragmented#22219 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22217&title=drawing-defragmented#22217 Author: jmontesmx
Subject: 8678
Posted: 01.Dec.2012 at 04:41

Please help me with this, I received a drawing  to make some changes, but the drawing is defragmented, I can't do nothing because inclusive the letters are lines , the curves are a serial of lines , I will appreciate any help  to reverse this condition to access to make the changes that the drawing need]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:41:26 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8678&PID=22217&title=drawing-defragmented#22217