Speedy Gonzales Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi all, When we first considered upgrading to VWA 2009, one of the selling points at a Nemetschek presentation was the drag and drop feature with files being brought into VWA. With PDFs, if they were of a drawing that was originally created in a CAD program, you could import the PDF and then convert its contents into line drawings (text, not so much). Can someone walk me through how this is done, please? I can't find this feature in the help menu. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Import or drag in the PDF ungroup agree to the dire warning the PDF will now be 3 objects 1. A white rectangle. Throw it away 2. A bitmap. Throw it away 3. A group of lines. Keep! hth 1 Quote Link to comment
Speedy Gonzales Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 A-W-E-S-O-M-E ! TIMESAVER DELUXE!!! Thank you so much for not only the quick reply but also the fabulous humor. Quote Link to comment
eastken Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I've tested another PDF to Word converting guide for extract images and text from PDF. Does VWA 2009 have similar guide for it for any better ways to do it? Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Adobe illustrator will do it also. Didn't know about the drag drop option great tip. Quote Link to comment
Rhys Willoughby Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 This has changed my life - no looking back now! Quote Link to comment
dangellai Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hello, I have done as directed above and was able to separate, but can't get to the lines??? help? Quote Link to comment
rDesign Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) There will only be lines if the original PDF was a vector-based drawing. You can tell if it was a vector-based PDF by trying to snap to the PDF line work prior to Ungrouping it (assuming that ‘Snap to Geometry’ is enabled on the OIP) If you can snap to the line work it is a vector PDF, if not -- it is a raster and there won't be any 'lines' to get through Ungrouping it. HTH. Edited October 17, 2020 by rDesign 2 Quote Link to comment
Ian M. Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 2022 and I am only just learning about this? Wow! Better late than never. Quote Link to comment
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