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3. Conversion of Different PDF Formats
Invented by Adobe systems in 1993, the portable document
format (PDF) is a data format for documents which can be used
on many different platforms.
In the last few years the PDF format has had unrivaled success
and is not only for text documents but can also be implemented
for blueprints from CAD software.
The ground breaking idea behind the success is the scalability of
the document. The scalability of PDF is possible because PDF
is vector based and not pixel based.
This allows you to enlarge a blueprint and still keep the original clarity of the drawing
when printing. The layer technology allows one to print or omit any layers or groups of
layers. The native PDF text format allows a search of a document with keywords. In
short, PDF is incredible for the use of CAD.
Unfortunately the possibilities of the PDF exchange are often not used. A lot of les that
are called “PDF” are really not a true “PDF”, they are only a raster or pixel picture with
a PDF frame.