pdf2cad is a software program to convert files from PDF (the Portable Document Format from Adobe) to DXF (the Drawing eXchange Format from Autodesk), for use in AutoCAD and other CAD/CAM/CNC systems. It is a small Windows desktop tool that lets you select a PDF file, set options and convert via a straightforward wizard-type interface. pdf2cad was developed to help engineers reuse vector graphics stored in PDF file format.

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Yes and no. The underlying vector graphics conversion technology has been developed and sold since 1995, converting from PDF's predecessor PostScript and to other vector formats such as HPGL, CGM and WMF. We started supporting PDF input about 3 years ago, and DXF output has been available for over a year now. It is mature technology, as you can see from its current version number, 6.0. New however is pdf2cad as a separate product.

Yes, although over 90% of our customers are satisfied with internet download. We can ship a CD to you anywhere in the world an extra cost of US$ 25-40, depending on location and priority. See full details here.

Our PDF to DXF conversion capability is also available on Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX and Linux (Red Hat). We have had reports from customers successfully running our software on other Linux flavors, such as FreeBSD and SuSe. On all these platforms, the program is a straightforward command line tool, offering the same core functionality as pdf2cad on Windows. Visit www.visual-integrity.com for more information about our Linux and UNIX tools.

Email or upload a sample PDF file to us at testfile@pdf2cad.com, and include your name and full (company) contact details. We will send you back the DXF results within 1 business day (often within 30 minutes), along with a personal conversion report from one of our sales engineers. A fast and effective way to evaluate! Download a trial installation of pdf2cad running in evaluation mode. It will insert a watermark into every produced DXF file.

On Windows, Linux and UNIX platforms, our PDF to DXF filter is available as a command line driven batch conversion engine that's easily scripted for automated, central, high-volume or real-time processing. To do so, you need a Production License. Please visit www.visual-integrity.com for details.

Yes. pdf2cad converts to .dxf, the industry-standard CAD exchange format. You can open a DXF file in AutoCAD for viewing and editing. When you save it, you can do so in AutoCAD's native DWG file format. This will also make the file size a lot smaller compared to the DXF version, which as an exchange format can become quite large.

No. pdf2cad is not raster-to-vector software. It cannot bitmaps into editable lines, shapes and objects. Raster images in the PDF file are saved as separate TIFF or JPEG files and referenced in the DXF output. So when you open the DXF in AutoCAD, you will see the images show up as well. You can use them as backgrounds, for example.