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I have acrobat professional and never thought to try converting a pdf to jpg, this is very useful.
In a previous project I modelled a duct layout using a jpeg screen capture from a Google Earth satellite photo. The photo gave me a guide to the walls and topography that would interfere with the duct run.
http://aaadrafting.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-pag...
I ended up using the google earth image as a background for the models in my presentation to management.
Your technique has a lot more applications where only pdf scanned hand drawings are available.
It's wise to have a reference object whose size is known so you can scale the jpeg image properly. In my google earth image, I knew the column spacing to be 25 feet, so it was just necessary to adjust the image scaling to match 2 columns drawn at this distance apart.
Keep up the great work!
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7135/sketchp...
MasterJack
1. VECTOR-TO-VECTOR: Open the PDF with Adobe Illustrator, then re-save as DXF.
2. RASTER-TO-VECTOR: ProgeCAD 2008 Professional has an AUTOMATIC Raster-to-Vector conversion engine. (http://www.progecad.com/compra/index.asp?left=p...)
SWX could do with native implementation of both ways. Method 1. would seem a no-brainer for a vector software such as SWX. Method 2. well, ProgeCAD is based on IntelliCAD engine (same as the crummy DWGEditor).
Dave
Whatever you do, I'd try to simplify the parts that are just being referenced.
keep up the good work