Converting an AutoCAD Drawing into PDF File

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In this tutorial we will learn to create a PDF File from an AutoCAD drawing. … Open AutoCAD and open the footprint map created in the TUTORIAL # B1 …

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Converting an AutoCAD Drawing into PDF File
Tutorial Created by Brijesh Bhatha, 2004. Updated 2006 by Corinne Stewart (corinnestewart@gmail.com)GRAPHICS TUTORIAL # B2
Converting an AutoCAD Drawing into PDF File
CP-208 Plan Preparation Studio - Prof. Elizabeth Macdonald
In this tutorial we will learn to create a PDF File from an AutoCAD drawing.
There are four possible methods to bring an AutoCAD drawing into an Adobe Illustrator file.
Method 1. To directly place an AutoCAD drawing in the Illustrator file.
Method 2. Converting an AutoCAD drawing into a PDF format and placing the PDF in the Illustrator file.
Method 3. Copy and paste (only to be used if 1 and 2 are not successful)
Method 4. Save as an EPS
Method 1 is the simplest, as one can simply place the AutoCAD drawing in the Illustrator file by using the
place command. However in this method the drawing is not at any particular scale and needs to be scaled
manually using a scale bar as a reference. This process can be tedious and not highly accurate.
Method 2 involves one extra step of making a PDF file out of the autocad drawing. The advantage in using
this method is that the output PDF can be at the required scale. Thus when we place the PDF into the…