NORWALK, CT, June 5, 2014 – Visual Integrity announced today that pdf2cad v10, available immediately, supports new input formats. In addition to Adobe PDF, encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and Adobe Illustrator (AI) can be converted into editable DWG, DXF and HPGL files. The new release of pdf2cad v10.0 enables engineers to repurpose and redesign technical drawings such as building layouts and product designs which are archived and shared in the Adobe PDF and Illustrator formats as well as the industry-standard encapsulated PostScript format. Upon conversion, the file is transformed into precise AutoCAD objects which can be modified and searchable text which can be edited. Scale can be adjusted and layers are preserved.
Other key new features in pdf2cad v10 include:
- Updated to support the latest operating system releases including Windows 8.1 and Mac OS X Mavericks
- New options to fine-tune conversion of characters to text strings
- Layer separation based on spot color names as well as PDF layers, line weights, colors names or a combination of colors and line widths
- New option to create custom line styles
- True color support of line and fill attributes
- Width Polyline DXF Entry
- Improved precision and scaling of line widths
About pdf2cad
pdf2cad v10.0 makes object and text level editing of files previously locked in exchange or print formats possible. Many of today’s engineering programs can already import PDF files as underlays allowing engineers and architects to clip or snap to the underlay and control the layers but they do not allow direct manipulation of the CAD objects. pdf2cad advances this technology significantly by producing a drawing with the same editable quality as the original. Using object extraction, pdf2cad generates an accurate drawing based on real data and vector relationships in the original file. It does not resort to less precise approaches such as electronic tracing, raster-to-vector conversion or approximation. pdf2cad requires computer-generated PDF, EPS or AI files. It is not intended for use on scanned drawings which contain flat raster images and thus no useful data about the CAD objects.
pdf2cad is a desktop application available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Versions are available for command-line use (batch mode) or via API to integrate functionality directly into an application. Developers and Integrators have a high degree of control over user-defined options to optimize and customize the output during conversion, including settings for rotation, scaling, layers, font substitution, extracting raster images, setting line width, separating layers, and more.
Additional modules are available to generate other vector and bitmap formats such as SVG, WMF, EMF, CGM, MIF, EPS, PDF, PostScript, GIF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF as well as formatted ASCII text. Additional input modules include PostScript, EPS, WMF and EMF.
Pricing and Availability
pdf2cad is available immediately in both end-user and developer versions directly through Visual Integrity or through authorized resellers. It runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Prices start at $199 for the end-user version, $495 for the Batch Developer Kit for enterprise process automation and $995 for the SDK/API for application developers. For a limited time, the single-user license of pdf2cad 10.0 is on sale for $120 at www.pdf2cad.com. A free 30-day trial version is available.
About Visual Integrity
Visual integrity Technologies LLC helps organizations exchange, transform and repurpose their technical 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 Netherlands and the USA. For more information about Visual Integrity, please visit www.visual-integrity.com.