Then I went online and used this PDF to DXF convertor. Here's what I did: I opened the AD PDF in Acrobat Pro and saved (not sure if that makes a difference). I finally got something that kind of works, but it leaves a lot to be desired. depending on text formatting (paragraphs/columns/etc) the text blocks may be broken down in multiple pieces instead of a single column of text, even within the same sentence, but that is still better than no text or garbled text. If the PDF has been created with Illustrator or Affinity Designer fonts should get converted into editable text.
There will be a problem if the PDF was created by AutoCAD using SHX fonts as those are converted to lines upon creating the PDF. Basically it is a matter of trying out varies software options and pick the one that gives the best results for your purpose.įonts should not be an issue if a PDF is used as a basis for the conversion.
PDFs created by AutoCAD and the likes can be messy to deal with depending on how the PDF was generated. As always, the quality of the input determines the possible quality of the output. At least that is my experience with the PDF to dwg/dxf software that I am using. it's a pain but a workaround?īezier curves are usually converted to splines in dwg/dxf, assuming the conversion software does a good job. If you can load your AI into any other program, might you be able to "print to PDF" which will give you a PDF you can import. Font handling is very different between the two. Most likely it'll either be appalling and inaccurate, or busted into billions of little lines.Īlso, if you need specific fonts, you'll probably have to convert them to lines/curves within illustrator first. So you'll get a rough approximation of the original, and it depends on what convertor you use, as to what accuracy you'll get.
Illustrator uses bezier curves and DXF uses polyline. Ooh, be careful with any resultant curves especially.
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