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Converting to PDF

I work for a large company and I'm doing some research on converting our AutoCad drawings to PDF. We will need to convert 600+ drawings on a weekly basis. I've been testing AcroPlot and this seems to do exactly what we need it to do, but I don't know much about the program beyond this.

Is there a standard program that is generally used? Any other programs that will do the same things but better? I want to recommend the product that will be best for us in the long run.

Thanks for any information.

Melissa

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maledictine
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The "standard" application for this is Adobe Acrobat (full version, not the free Reader). Acrobat is a full-fledged creator, editor, and manager for PDF files, and tends to be favored in "professional" shops.

However, there are a number of low-cost and free alternatives for those who wish to simply create PDF files and don't need all the other bells and whistles. Use whatever serves *your* needs. ___

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Paul Turvill
600+/weekly? No brainer, Acrobat Standard or Pro. End of search..
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RonB

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Is there any totally free PDF-making-program, without any waterstamps or anything else? Tomas

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Tomas Gustafsson

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designer

Ok, PDF995 is free, but there´s some popup-window. Plot2PDF is only a 30 days demo? Tomas

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Tomas Gustafsson

So spend ten bucks to register it. Sheesh. ___

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Paul Turvill

I guess I could, but I live in Sweden and have no credit card... sorry! Tomas

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Tomas Gustafsson

I use PDF995, so it tries to connect to a web site. Just cancel it...............................

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designer

There used to be one called ottopdf. It's probably still out there somewhere.

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laptop

How about PDF-XChange 3.0?

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Tero Järvinen

I toyed with Acrobat, but it seems as though you have to use Distiller to convert CAD drawings. And I don't see a way to convert in batch using Distiller. Am I missing something?

Thanks for the help!

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maledictine

Use the Distiller or PDFWriter printer devices. Set up the one you prefer as a system printer in AutoCAD; then you can 'print' to PDF directly from the Print/Plot dialog, or using any Batch Plot utility. ___

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Paul Turvill

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