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Turning DWGs into PDF for issue

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Topic: Turning DWGs into PDF for issue
Posted By: AckermanFancy
Subject: Turning DWGs into PDF for issue
Date Posted: 05.Jan.2009 at 03:56
Hi,

When turning DWGs into PDFs for issue the file sizes become massive, too big to send in an email. I find this strange because the orginal DWGs were tiny. For example drawing M/002 was 272KB as a DWG but when converted it became 2.45MB. Any ideas why this is and how I could make them smaller?

I am using AutoCAD2004LT.

Thanks


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Posted By: AchesonMark
Date Posted: 05.Jan.2009 at 08:08
Normally PDF files created with smaller or equal file size, but if it increases steep then there must be extensive x-referenced drawings associated with your "main" drawing, the drawing size to be converted should be main drawing plus x-ref drawings, if this is the case, there is no way to convert into smaller PDF file size and still keep all the drawing information, what I did to resolve/reduce the file size was try to convert drawing(s) into PNG image, and send out PNG file directly, get a try with the converter software, I found free download from here: http://www.autodwg.com/DWG2Image/ - http://www.autodwg.com/DWG2Image/

Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 05.Jan.2009 at 08:13
It depends on how you convert the DWG to PDF. There are many PDF printer drivers (some of them really free of charge) and each uses a different method (e.g. converting drawings texts to vectors).
 
A more effective way of publishing a DWG drawing is using the DWF file format. Besides a smaller file size you'll get some other advantages - see:
http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=2027 - http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=2027
 


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