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   And I think that's always the key whenever this, "... can I convert a PDF to a drawing?", question comes up.  It has everything to do with how the PDF was created in the first place.  If it's the plot of CAD program your odds are going to be pretty good.  But if it is a scan of a print ... basically just a picture ... things aren't going to go very well.  And it's very difficult to tell the difference between the two sometimes just by looking at them.

Dave.

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heinsite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05.Feb.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2014 Status: Offline Points: 640	Topic: AC LT underlay question Posted: 25.May.2013 at 03:45
	And I think that's always the key whenever this, "... can I convert a PDF to a drawing?", question comes up. It has everything to do with how the PDF was created in the first place. If it's the plot of CAD program your odds are going to be pretty good. But if it is a scan of a print ... basically just a picture ... things aren't going to go very well. And it's very difficult to tell the difference between the two sometimes just by looking at them. Dave.
	Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite

AlW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04.May.2013 Location: United States Using: autocad LT 2014 Status: Offline Points: 4	Posted: 25.May.2013 at 02:22
	Sheesh! I meant vector based
	Al W

AlW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04.May.2013 Location: United States Using: autocad LT 2014 Status: Offline Points: 4	Posted: 25.May.2013 at 02:19
	OMG! I forgot I even asked this question. Soirry about late response. Anyway thankyou for your response. I should haves said that turbo cad explodes a raster based pdf very nicely Thanks again Dave, Al
	Al W

heinsite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05.Feb.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2014 Status: Offline Points: 640	Posted: 19.May.2013 at 10:52
	I'd like to see that trick in any CAD software! But I do know this: in AutoCAD you can't explode a PDF. It's a raster-based format. Dave.
	Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite

AlW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04.May.2013 Location: United States Using: autocad LT 2014 Status: Offline Points: 4	Posted: 18.May.2013 at 19:18
	Hello, I am trying to explode a pdf underlay in order to mdify the geometry in AC LT2014. Does anyone know if this is possible or any other way to do it? Turbocad v 20 Pro does thi very nicely. thanks, Al
	Al W

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