Use pdf2cad to transform vector PDF files into editable CAD drawings such as DXF and DWG saving hours of redraw time. In just seconds, you’ll extract an accurate drawing which can be easily modified in popular engineering programs such as AutoCAD, TurboCAD and MicroStation. Output formats include DWG, DXF and HPGL. pdf2cad is ideal for converting CAD drawings, floor-plans, network diagrams and organization charts. It extracts editable CAD entities, layers, objects and text from any computer-generated PDF file while images from scanned PDF files are placed on a non-editable tracing layer.
Are my PDFs Vector or Raster Files?
Key Features and Benefits
- Convert PDF files into standard CAD interchange formats, DXF and HPGL
- Convert one file or multiple files using the built in batch mode
- Convert all pages or specify a page rage
- Intelligent object recognition
- Concatenates characters to form editable words and lines of text
- Cropping
- Add white space to page
- Rotate output by any degree
- Option to ignore text, images or paths during conversion
- Map fonts for high fidelity file match
- Scale page to match original dimensions of file
- Specify minimum line width
- Separates layers in CAD drawing based on color or other definitions
- Dashed/dotted lines as segments
- Saves all images as referenced file in DXF format
- Command-line version and Windows DLL available for developers
- Expanded support for non-standard fonts
- Option to remove or outline hatches/fills
- Improved reporting on errors and warnings
- Streamlined interface for faster and easier conversions
New in This Version
- Input Options
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- pdf2cad offers a new option to specify password protected PDF-files
- Output Options
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- New options to define the page number in the output filename
- New option to use the filename as directory name
- Text options
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- Support of Unicode character set
- Enhancements handling unknown character encoding
- Formats
- Added inch as unit option to DXF/DWG format
Layers-
- Layer based on type of entities
- Improved nested layering and name verification
- New option to convert each layer to a separate file (DXF only)
- Scale options
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- New ratio option using mm, inches, feet and meters to define the scaling
- Image options
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- New option to ignore small images or when cropped convert them to color lines
- New option to move image objects to the background
- New option to show warning message if PDF file contains IMAGE objects
- General
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- Improved font warnings handling
- Bug fixes and enhancements DXF/DWG formats
- Enhanced PDF interpreter
- New 64-bit version of pdf2cad
- Supports latest operating system releases including Windows 10.0 and Mac OS X Mavericks
- pdf2xxx CL (windows) supports Unicode filenames
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