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ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:36:09 GMT

Just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this.

I have been exporting ArchiCAD files to DWG with a translator I have created.
The problem is when the DWG is then converted to PDF the resulting files are massive (6 MB approx). I cannot seem to figure out where the ghost information is coming from.

Any help would be great.

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Thomas Holm — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:24:52 GMT

AC version? Platform? And please post screen dumps of all three varieties.

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:19:08 GMT

First, why not just create the pdf's directly from AC?

Second, it doesn't answer your question, but Adobe Acrobat Standard has a feature to reduce the file size of your pdf's - as well as many other useful tools. Consider buying it.

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:51:07 GMT

The PDF's are being produced by our sub consultants from our exported DWG baseplans.

I will let them know about the PDF add on. They might be using an older version of Acrobat.

Also, in answer to the other post we are on Macs with ArchiCAD 11. I believe our subs are opening the DWG exports with AutoCAD 2004 and then producing their own PDF's.

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Steve Jepson — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:29:29 GMT

There are several good reasons to save your .pln files as .dwg and then print the .pdf's.

Layers are one reason I do this.

If you save the .pln as a .dwg and then open the .dwg with the Adobe Acrobat Pro, you will have all the layers in the .pdf and you can turn them on or off in the Acrobat Reader.

You can send out the same file to all the subs for bids. They can turn on or off what every layers they need and make their own customized prints.

Bookmarks are used for Layer Combinations. They can reset to original layers, make their own layer combos. Things like that. Very useful.

All you need to do is save the .pln as a .dwg, then open it using the Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Anonymous — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:27:33 GMT

@Steve Jepson

Hi,

Whats the name of the font you did use in your drawing above?
Thanks!

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Steve Jepson — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:36:55 GMT

It's SPHAND.

It came with SoftPlan many years ago. I don't know if is still does.

Re: ArchiCAD to DWG to PDF

Steve Jepson — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:42:14 GMT

sphand

and this is a new link to the SoftPlan Fonts Installer
https://softplan.com/?page_id=2819

I just tried it and it works. Installs the fonts to the Windows Font folder so they will be avaialble or use in ArchiCAD. I still use the SPHAND font quite often. Probalby more than 25 years now.