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How to create PDF from DWG with DWG Converter?

As an AutoCAD designer, you need to convert your AutoCAD DWG to PDF file from time to time. Most of your clients cannot view or print your drawing files without an AutoCAD. Therefore, a DWG Converter is exactly what you need. It allows you to convert DWG and DXF to PDF directly with high output quality. This tutorial will show your how to create PDF from DWG. Just follow me step by step you can have your drawing in PDF format to distribute over the internet.

 

In order to convert AutoCAD DWG to PDF file, you need to download a DWG Converter first and install it on your computer.

Click the button Add to add a file or a folder to convert. If you have uploaded wrong file, click Remove to delete it.

Layout Select: Click the drop-down menu and select layout (Paper Spaces/ Model space/All Layout) to be converted.


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Step 2. Set output options

Output Quality:
The default output quality is 100DPI you can increase to 600 or 1200 for better output quality. But this will increase the created .pdf file size.


Page Size:
Click the drop-down menu and select the standard paper size for. You may click Define Pages to another dialog box to Add new page size or Delete size.


Font /Xref Path:
Add more .shx font file(s) to font directories list for satisfactory text quality.


Click the drop-down menu to set Output Color and Output Type.

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Step 3. Set properities of pen like Pen Color, Pen Width

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Step 4. Specify an output folder

In order to reduce the output file size, please unselect Fill TTF Text, and the converted texts will only preserve the font style and lost the solid entities. As a result, the converted PDF file size will be much smaller and the process of the conversion will take less time.

You can also Add watermark to your PDF file.

 

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Step 5. Convert AutoCAD DWG to PDF file

Click Convert Now to convert AutoCAD DWG to PDF file. And in few seconds the conversion is completed. You can Open File/Folder to view it as you have a PDF viewer in advance.

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Now with DWG Converter, you can create PDF from DWG easily. Try it now to get your AutoCAD work viewed by more people.

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