topic Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!... in Modeling

PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

rob2218 — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:17:58 GMT

I just tried it.
take a PDF, drop it into a "new" template PLN file for example.
Select the PDF.
then go to "edit">reshape>explode into current view......and watch.

Amazing!
The ENTIRE PDF file becomes linework in a PLN file.
amazing.....helps tremendously when you lost or don't have the original PDF but need something to work off of.......amazing.

Is this only an AC18 feature?

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:48:37 GMT

This was one of the best new features for 18

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

rob2218 — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 21:03:35 GMT

So...the PDF to PLN converter started at AC18?
NOish!.
it worked amazingly well.
one click of a button.....3 seconds later....all PDF lines were linework and text was Archicad text.....very slick.

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Barry Kelly — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:57:43 GMT

So long as your PDF was created from a vector based program (like Archicad).
If it was created from a scan of a paper file then you won't have lines and endpoints.

Barry.

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

rob2218 — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:42:12 GMT

Amazing programming gents!
my hats off to GS programmers on this one.
Very nice.

So...if the PDF was created with "Autocad" then it can be converted to the PLN or the linework.

Nice.....very nice.
Does AC19 continue to have this functionality?

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:51:58 GMT

YEAH!! Amazing feature and yes, it works in AC 19.
This is great, I used to work in an office based in others softwares and we reallly wanted something like that, Is unbelievable that nowadays there are advanced architectural softwares that doesn't even import PDF.
But Great that Archicad is ahead in the game.

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Link — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:40:25 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
Does AC19 continue to have this functionality?

Nope it was just for ArchiCAD 18. Graphisoft just wanted to tease us.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:13:20 GMT

Nope it was just for ArchiCAD 18. Graphisoft just wanted to tease us.

And why I'm using it in AC19?
Was I Lucky to have a Special version or something?
I'm Using AC19 3003 USA Version.

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Link — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:23:24 GMT

I was kidding. Ask a silly question and all that. Graphisoft wouldn't take away a feature after they just released it.

Besides, they're all special versions.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:49:40 GMT

hahaha, Ok. Got it

Re: PDF to PLN conversion? wow!!!...

Steve Jepson — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:21:17 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
Amazing programming gents!
my hats off to GS programmers on this one.
Very nice.

So...if the PDF was created with "Autocad" then it can be converted to the PLN or the linework.

Nice.....very nice.
Does AC19 continue to have this functionality?

Nothing we could not already do with .dwg to .pdf converters that have been around for many years.

http://www.autodwg.com/PDF/

http://anydwg.com/dwg2pdf/

http://www.pdflite.com/dwg-to-pdf/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=image-dwg-to-pdf&utm_term=dwg%20to%20pdf%20converter

I need this so seldom that I was getting by just fine with the free and/or free demo versions of programs like this for the past 10 years or so.