Square One Releases Software for Editing PDF files in AutoCAD
PDF Files can now be imported and edited in AutoCAD and other engineering applications
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Norwalk, CT - June 23, 2004 - Square One bv today announced that it has extended pdf2vector(tm) to include support for DXF(tm), the interchange format of AutoCAD� from Autodesk�, the world's most widely used computer-aided design and drafting application. The new release of pdf2vector v5.4 aids engineers in repurposing and redesigning technical drawings such as building layouts and product designs which are archived and exchanged in the Adobe� PDF format.
Engineering packages like AutoCAD do not natively support the import of PDF files. Because of this, engineers must resort to methods such as tracing scans and screenshots in a CAD program or using a digitizing tablet. Often, they are reduced to recreating the drawing from scratch. Pdf2vector enables them to automatically extract both the geometry and text from a PDF file in the same editable quality as the original and use it immediately within AutoCAD or other applications supporting import of the DXF format.
Pdf2vector can be used either in batch mode, interactively or integrated into an application to generate high-quality, scalable vector files. It converts PDF into DXF, SVG, WMF, EMF, CGM, MIF, HPGL and EPS. Separate modules are available to generate bitmap formats such as GIF, JPEG and TIFF as well as formatted ASCII text. Additional input modules generate most of the above formats from PostScript, EPS, WMF and EMF input. Intelligent filter options ensure that the user can optimize and customize the output during conversion, including user-defined settings for rotation, scaling, font substitution, extracting raster images, setting line width and more.
About Square One bv
Square One helps organizations exchange, transform and repurpose their visual content while maintaining the integrity of the original information. Its comprehensive array of end-user, enterprise and developer products generate industry standard vector, bitmap and text formats from existing content, legacy formats and in real-time. Founded in 1993, the company serves customers around the world in industries such as defense, aerospace, automotive, communications and financial services from offices in the USA and The Netherlands.
