Reviewer, 2008-06-24 05:31:00

Perfect DWG to PDF converter for business and enterprise - combining the power to convert DWG/DXF/DWF to PDF and GIF/JPG/PNG/TIFF/BMP. NO AutoCAD required, batch conversion is supported.

Pros: deskDOC DWG to PDF Professional converts drawings in DWG, DXF or DWF formats to PDF as well to images in GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF or BMP formats. The application is able to convert a batch of drawings at a time and there’s no need for AutoCAD to be present in the system. Nor is the expensive Adobe Acrobat required when converting to PDF. The application will create high quality vector PDF files from DWG drawings. Convert to different image formats is another option. Convert your drawing to a variety of image formats, including GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, and BMP. Need to do this is to create universally accessible drawing files. The PDF file format is a widely accepted standard for viewing documents. Vector PDF’s can be viewed on the Web, eliminating the need for a CAD viewer. You can easily make your drawings accessible to your clients and others who don’t have CAD software.

A range of final settings allows the PDF to be created with the size, layout, colors and line widths specified. Only specific layouts or layers can be selected for conversion and change PDF colors. With the current version you can use your DWG settings to control page layout in your conversion. The page, view, and layout from your CAD drawing are retained, making it easy to create a high-quality PDF. Scale your conversion using Extents, Display, or Layout Limits. You can also customize line widths to include in your drawing or suppress the display of lines. Now you can scale your conversion output to Extents, Display, or Layout Limits. Control line width scaling in the PDF file. You can use the line width options from the original file, display or suppress line widths in your conversion, or use your own custom line width. Combine drawings Choose layouts to convert Control PDF output colors. A variety of versions of DWG and DXF files are supported from R12, R13, R14, 2000, and 2004/2007/2008.

Cons: Nice and clean interface and no apparent problem.

Overall a useful help application for CAD work, particularly when people collaborate. This is good for 4 stars.