DWG to PDF with pictures and hyperlink
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Topic: DWG to PDF with pictures and hyperlink
Posted By: kined
Subject: DWG to PDF with pictures and hyperlink
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 10:59
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Hi, When I converted a dwg to pdf (with pdfmaker in autocad) I lose the picture. I did a lot of testing and nothing works.(Reduce the image quality etc.) Only when I use "export" in pdf I RECOVERED my picture but I lost my hyperlinks.  I need in my final PDF , layer, hyperlink and pictures. Can you help me ? thanks
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 11:24
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PDF's were never meant to be a substitute for a .dwg file and our dependence on them is questionable at best. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: kined
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 11:36
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thank you for your participation, but I am forced to usePDF It is used for making available plans for common users in an archiving system. This archiving system to use only the PDF as viewformat (system used by all the group across europe). Everything worked fine with my old PC with Windows XP. |
Posted By: rebellio
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 12:23
| http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/how-to-export-pdf-with-hyperlinks-from-autocad-tip10301" rel="nofollow - http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/how-to-export-pdf-with-hyperlinks-from-autocad-tip10301 |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 12:31
So you are implying the problem isn't with AutoCAD but with the OS you are running? That doesn't make much sense. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
kined wrote:Posted By: kined
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 12:53
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I'm not a computer engineer, just a common user of software, but the OS is a data that could explain it. I used Acrobat pro and AutoCAD 2010 on XP, and now with windows 7 is acrobat DC and autocad 2014. In any case it should work !! either XP or windows 7 !! |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 12:55
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But you also have another variable (i.e. - the version of Acrobat being used) do you not? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: kined
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 13:07
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Posted By: kined
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 13:09
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thx Rebellio I have tried but it's the same , no picture
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 13:23
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Well I just ran a test creating a PDF from within AutoCAD of a drawing that contains a picture and a hyperlink to an Excel spreadsheet. When the PDF opened the picture was there and the hyperlink worked. I'm running AutoCAD 2017 on a computer that uses Windows 7 Pro as the OS. So, one of two things is happening. Either you are doing something wrong and don't realize it or the problem lies with Acrobat. The problem isn't AutoCAD or the OS. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: rebellio
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 13:33
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Maybe this is usefull for you. To me it seems like a setting in pdfmaker.......... http://help.adobe.com/nl_NL/acrobat/pro/using/acrobat_X_pro_help.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://help.adobe.com/nl_NL/acrobat/pro/using/acrobat_X_pro_help.pdf
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 13:38
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You want the OP to rummage through 538 pages of a PDF document to find the answer to his problem? Maybe you could narrow it down for him? What page(s) should he look at? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: kined
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 14:11
Thanks for the test  I have ask the question on the acrobat forum and autodesk forum. i would come here if it finds a solution |
Posted By: rebellio
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 14:30
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A search with "hyperlink" narrows it down John, then some settings for export to pdf with hyperlink wil show.It is the closest i can get because we dont'use pdfmaker. Therefore i can't look up the settings. And my feeling says it is a pdfmaker setting
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2016 at 14:35
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Agreed. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |