Pdf Files

[GREG]

We have a customer who insists on only sending

PDF files.

Is there a way of converting them into something

mastercam can use.

 

Thanks in advance

[cadcam]

As a PDF file. What the hell

 

Are they just 2D blue prints?

Are they scaned in and save as PDF?

[Bullines]

Both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator can open PDF files. From those apps, you can save the file in a format that you can use with Ras2vec.

[cadcam]

Hey Bull ,

I had that thought too.

but was wondering what the customer was sending in that format,A picture of the 3D model.

Teasing him.

quote:

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here don't you wish you had this model?

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[GREG]

This customer is a pain in the arse

They only want to send PDF files and from what I

can figure out is that its basicly a screen dump.

I was wondering if there was a PDF drawing package

so we could import PDF and export IGES or DXF.

We are still required to M/c there parts to there

drawing as there drawn geometry overides dimensions.

 

Im going to tell them to wake up and smell the coffee.

[Bullines]

Yes, they do need to wake up and smell the coffee. Especially if you're dealing with 3D parts. 2D wouldn't be so bad, though, but still not the right tool for the job. Did they eat paint chips when they were young?

[cadcam]

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Did they eat paint chips when they were young?

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ROFL

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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Did they eat paint chips when they were young?

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ROFL

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ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

 

That's hilarous.

 

Maybe a little too much Mercury in their fish?

[BernieT]

Greg, my suggestion is to tell them that your quote was dependant on receiving an IGES file. A PDF file will cost $??? more.

 

BerTau

[JAMMAN]

What's wrong with eating paint chips?

[GREG]

They have a kangaroo loose in the top paddock.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

What's a "paddock"?

[Kenneth Potter]

PDF FILE! What a laugh.

 

Charge them more money just for being "lead"paint chip eaters! But on a more serious note try to find out from your customer why there sending out only Pdf files. Maybe they just Clueless. Be nice & act real professional with out a pie face laughing snickerin grin.

 

R-O-F-O-L-M-M-F-A-O. Man i cant wait to tell my buddys about this one! PDF files hahahahah

[Mark H]

There is a way to bring in a PDF into Mastercam. First, through using some Adobe product you can convert PDF to EPS. Then there is a EPS converter in some addon products for Mastercam. I believe the Router addon has it as does the engrave chook from Camaix. If you go this route, it will bring in the geometry much cleaner than using Ras2vec.

 

[ 02-19-2002, 08:12 AM: Message edited by: Mark H ]

[JAMMAN]

At least they didn't use a cracked version of Mastercam................

[JAMMAN]

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[Charles Davis]

I was at Honeywell yesterday, and they have a pdf2dxf.exe converter on their intranet.

 

You can see the print in pdf, then convert it to dxf. BUT... When I tried to read it into mcam, it didn't work, so must not be a true dxf format.

[cadcam]

That still sound interesting I have to say if it could really work.

 

JM2C

[Chips Ahoy]

Our company stores all of it's files under PDF. The reason for it is because we send prints to other companies and adobe is downloadable from the internet. We have many variations of cad and cam packages being used at my co. This is a way that everybody can browse all the prints in the company. They don't need Pro-E/Cadra/Mastercam/ on their computer to look at the different drawings. They are saved both ways so we can still bring them in as Iges/dwg/dxf/step/etc. It's a simple process to turn a print to a PDF. It has saved time being able to email a print and getting a good picture rather than a fax. I think it was a good move on our part tosave them this way.

[Guest]

In my humble opinion, sending a PDF file to be used as a CAD/CAM electronic version of the part is ridiculous.

 

Why not ask them to fax it out, at least this way you don't have to print it out yourself!!!!

 

Luc

[tm311]

Ricky,

being you use this method often i'm curious

to the way your shop converts pdf to vector files?

I'm sure certain ways will work cleaner than others.I'm asking because we also get pdf's once

in a while.

 

Tony

[Mick]

Well, PDF's are now quite commonly output from several CAD systems, to replace the physical plotting or printing out of drawings.

Its possible that they have output the PDFs from either Pro Engineer or Autocad (two "PDF capable" programs I've received files from)

Obviously, both programs can export far more suitable formats.

[JAMMAN]

Well, as strange as it may seem, the evidence seems to show that PDF is an acceptable file format for cad. Gag, yuk, puke. Maybe CNC Tolland should consider whipping up a converter for V10?

What do you think, PDG?

[ProductDevelopmentGuy]

Jamman,

Normally I would also use the three-word G-Y-P combo that you used, but we've gotten requests for worse, so I can't say I'm surprised. I don't see it happening here soon (and especially if there's only one customer requiring it), but if demand grows, we'd have to try it.

PDG

[cadcam]

Wow ,they are kind of alike. PDG and PDF would this be a brother or sister by chance?