Converting AEC File Formats - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 73

Project

The goal in this project is to create two PDF files from AutoCAD drawings that are added to the
project in the following chapter - use the source material in the ch06_project folder.

Task 1: Converting an AutoCAD drawing to PDF using the PDFMaker

1. Open the AutoCAD file 022709_C05.dwg in AutoCAD.
2. Choose Adobe PDF > Convert to PDF.
3. Choose whether to flatten or maintain layers (the project is not dependent on either
option.)
4. Work with AutoCAD to print the file to D size paper.
5. Save the file as 022709_C05.PDF .
Task 2: Printing an AutoCAD drawing to PDF

1. Open 022709_C07.dwg in AutoCAD.
2. Choose File > Print and select the Adobe PDF printer driver. Make sure the drawing is

printed to the PDF format using the D-Size drawing size.

3. Click Save to print the file as 022709_C07.PDF .

References

[1] The first edition of the specification is now available from 3DIF, 3DIF, The 3D Industry Forum, n.d.

http://www.3DIF.org.

[2] The first edition of the specification is available from ECMA-International, TC43 - Universal 3D (U3D) n.d.

http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/TC43.htm.