P Bartoli Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 How can I import DWF files into VW? are tey plain DWG or have some relationship to DXF / DWG? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Do a search on dwf for former posts. Quote Link to comment
P Bartoli Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 found out that there's no app that supports / converts DWF on Mac OSX. Searching on the internet I found a Windows shareware that opens and hopefull saves DWF to DWG: Any DWF to DWG Converter. I trying it now, I hope it works... Quote Link to comment
oldguy Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 The Drawing Web Format is just that, a format primarily for web viewing. Even with some 3rd party apps that run inside AutoCAD that will import DWF, you do not get an "intelegent" dwg. That is, for example, Text is not text, but is a collection of line/arcs that "look Like" text ('till you try to edit with text editor). Possible work around, at least on Windows platform (unless you can find a Mac DWF viewer) is: Download/install Autodesk free DWF viewer. Install/Configure an Encapsulated Postscript capable print/Adobe Distiller and print to file, creating an ".eps" file. I do believe VW will import an eps file, but have no idea as to quality of the import Quote Link to comment
P Bartoli Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 quote: Originally posted by oldguy: Possible work around, at least on Windows platform (unless you can find a Mac DWF viewer) is: Download/install Autodesk free DWF viewer. Install/Configure an Encapsulated Postscript capable print/Adobe Distiller and print to file, creating an ".eps" file. I do believe VW will import an eps file, but have no idea as to quality of the import Thanks old guy. As mentioned I tried the shareware AnyDWFtoDWG but seems to freeze VirtualPC, as it reboots Windows before completing the translation of the DWF file. Anyone can you suggest me a windows freeware/shareware untility to print to PDF/PS/EPS? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment
bclydeb Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 P Bartoli, Have you tried the Adobe site to look for a utility which acts as a "printer" to create PDF files under PC Windows? I assume you are a Mac user (Virtual PC you mention). I assume that the mac printing choices for PDF do not show up under V-PC? On the Mac - there is the utility (Panther and Tiger) called Grab. It captures contents of Windows, screen areas, etc. The file it produces is .Tif which VW reads. Quote Link to comment
jan15 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 ...can you suggest a windows freeware/shareware untility to print to PDF/PS/EPS? pdf995 works great with VectorWorks, and is free with ads, or $10 without for Windows only http://www.pdf995.com/ [ 02-02-2006, 06:44 PM: Message edited by: jan15 ] Quote Link to comment
Ramon PG Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 quote: Originally posted by P Bartoli: How can I import DWF files into VW? are tey plain DWG or have some relationship to DXF / DWG? I think Adobe Acrobat 7 can open ACAD DWF files for sharing comments. I guess you could then save as PDF and open in VectorWorks. Quote Link to comment
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