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DXF Options

PDF FLY gives you control over your DXF output in several ways:

Scaling factor, setting the logical DXF unit to a metric value in inches or mm.
Default 1 DXF logical unit equals 1 mm (= 1/25.4 of an inch). You can change this scaling factor using this option.

Set Minimum Line Width 
Default: 0
A minimum line width should be defined when lines in the PDF file are so thin that they do not render on screen or when zoomed in the DXF file. Setting this option to a certain minimum ensures that all vector geometry defined in the DXF conversion will have a line width of at least that value. This option is measured in either millimeters or inches depending on the Windows system settings.

Layer support, 7.0 supports automatic creating of layers in DXF based on colors
Default: Colors
PDF FLY does not support mapping the layer information (if any) used in the PDF file. However it has an option to use the colors being used as layer information. All objects having the same color will be placed on the same layer. If you do not want to have these layers, you can turn it off using this option.

White Fills in DXF
Default: Remove
PDF supports the overlay of objects. This is not the case in DXF, where such filled shapes always render white and on top of any other objects that share (some of) the same coordinates. This unfortunately blocks other objects from view. In addition, some systems, such as a CNC cutter, may not be able to use artwork that is delivered using filled shapes.
In these cases, pdf2cad can be set to: 
  • Keep filled objects so that they are produced in the DXF output
  • Remove filled objects completely from the DXF output
  • Outline any filled objects so that the object renders in the DXF without a fill

    Dashed/Dotted Lines As Segments
    Default: off
    Engineering drawings use different line styles that have different meanings associated with them. Both PDF and DXF support a number of them. Unfortunately, their definitions do not always match. pdf2cad attempts to map PDF line styles to their DXF equivalent as well as possible. Choosing Dashed/Dotted Lines As Segments will break dashed/dotted lines into individual line segments. Note that it will be harder to edit these lines in your CAD environment since the segments are no longer connected. 

    Path as polylines/polygons
    Default: off
    If turned on paths (= SPLINES) are "rendered" as polylines/polygons.



    See the Advanced Options section for more (tuning) options.