Enchanting_Mirage Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hi everyone I am somewhat new to cad and I am trying to let someone view a WIP but it appears that the only way I can show my work via internet is to screenshot it. It is a 2d line drawing please help, what is the best way to show someone what you are working on if they don't have autocad? I am currently using autocad 2002 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 A screenshot is fine. Or, you can print to Adobe Acrobat Distiller and send them a vector file (very small, you can zoom in a lot without the image breaking up). Autodesk also has a format for doing what you are asking about, but I don't use ACAD so I cannot tell you about that. I hope someone else will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 i think autocad has some kind of free viewer app just for this purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Nelson Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Acrobat has been a lifesaver as far as thats concerned. It is the only thing I use to email people without cad. How many of your clients are actually going to visit the Autodesk website and download the viewer, then try to figure out how it works? Well maybe some would, but I don't want to, and I've been using Autocad for years! In the past, using Voloview was never a pleasant experience. I don't know much about the dwf viewer now, but with Acrobat, you definitely know what that they will see it the way you do with correct lineweights & fonts. Plus you can zoom & pan on large pdfs with lots of detail in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dp Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 yes sad but true acrobat id probably the best way for you on a wide platform i've worked on two major (several hundred million pound (sterling) projects in the past four years with my architects head on and being paperless office projects (yeah right) acrobat is the base line for getting drawings and in fact virtually any document out into areas where people need to see a document but not edit or redline it etc i still thinks acrobat sucks though and still have no got used to the v6 version since they moved the icons around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttman Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 How can you convert into PDF's file from DWG's file? I've use DWF but sending e-mail of my CAD work is the only way is to use Acrobat Reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 How can you convert into PDF's file from DWG's file? You must have bought the full version of Acrobat (Datacad has PDF writing buit-in, Acad SHOULD--ask Autodesk for it!). Acrobat, and the module you need, Distiller, are installed as virtual printers. You set up a print in Acad and select Acrobat or Distiller as the printer, set all up as if it were going to paper, the file will be written as .pdf Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpico Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 My office uses the PDF format as well, it is very common. I remember not too long ago using Adobe Acrobat to create PDF's from DWG files was a very new and cool thing. When I learned about this and tried it at my last job, the managers were so happy. Clients were asking for something by email, but it was hard using screenshots as text would be too small for example. I believe there are free products out there that create PDF's as well. Not sure on the names, but I have come across them on Google. Perhaps do a search and see what you find. We don't use DWF or any AutoDesk solution, as someone has posted already, many clients do not or cannot install new programs on their computer. If you need to do screenshots, and you're lucky to have the Express Tools installed in AutoCAD, click Full Screen in the menu first. Then take the screenshot with your drawing zoomed at full extent. It's the cheapest way! Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmedraft Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 This is a free pdf printer that works quite well. It installs automatically as a printer. The only drawback to the free version is that, each time you print, an html page pops up. Just close it. software995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpico Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 ...The only drawback to the free version is that, each time you print, an html page pops up. Just close it. software995 Perhaps the Google toolbar might block it, if installed. Or any other third party app that blocks pop-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanting_Mirage Posted June 5, 2004 Author Share Posted June 5, 2004 Thank you all so much for your help. Enchanting_Mirage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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