![]() They downloaded the free trial and used it to convert over 200 P&IDs in a matter of minutes. The CAD Manager recalled reading Lynn Allen’s blog about how DraftSight does a better job at importing PDFs than their current software, which only lets them convert one PDF at a time. The project would only take a few days if they had the as-built P&IDs in DWG format, but all the client gave them were PDFs. The company had received a fixed fee job that involved tie-ins to an existing site. Recently we heard from a process piping firm that purchased its first seat of DraftSight just for the PDF Import tool. In order to design your product around your partners, their product needs to be converted back into CAD. Some share their CAD files, and some don’t. Working with intellectual property (IP) guidelines around CAD data with multiple companies can be quite a challenge. Talk about DraftSight to the rescue!īy the way, we’re currently working with them to implement 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight, which will allow them to host their files on the cloud, so this won’t ever happen again. They had recently sent the entire construction document set to their client as individual PDFs, so they retrieved them all and used the Batch Processing feature in DraftSight’s PDF Import tool to recreate the entire project. One customer reports that they lost an entire project when the hard drive on which it was stored died. Taking that PDF and converting it back into a DWG with the PDF Import tool can be a lifesaver. ![]() In the case of recreating a drawing package, many times a PDF of the drawing exists. Have you ever had to redraw a lost or corrupted drawing from scratch? I think everyone in our field has had to do it, and while they say you are faster the second time around, I don’t think anyone volunteers for that added work. To see how the PDF Import tool works, we’ve linked to an earlier video walkthrough of the feature at the bottom of this post. We’ve been so excited about the feedback, that we wanted to share some of these stories with everyone. Rarely do get customers evangelize the power and life-changing results of a single feature, but we have received it with the PDF Import tool. On the shortcut menu, click Uninstall.Here at DraftSight, we get a lot of positive feedback on the features that get added and enhanced every year. In the list, select PDF Import for DraftSight and right-click. On the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel. To uninstall the PDF Import for DraftSight plugin: 1. In Product key, type or paste the product key you received. To convert a trial version into a full version: 1. When you activate via E-Mail, you will need to fill out a contact form, then e-mail the information to You will receive a license key for the trial or full version. If you selected 30 days trial version, no product key is required. If you selected Full version, type or paste the product key you received in Product key. Specify whether you want to activate a 30 days trial version or a Full version.ġ1. You receive a message that your account was verified successfully. ![]() To login to the Graebert Account, type your E-Mail address and Password, then click Next. In the Activation dialog box, select whether you want to activate via Internet (recommended) or via E-Mail. In the Product Activation dialog box, click Next. On the Insert menu click PDF Import… In the PDF Import dialog box, click About… Click Activate. To activate the PDF Import for DraftSight plugin as trial version or full version: 1. Click I agree to accept the License Agreement. ![]() Select the language for the installation. ![]() Run the downloaded PDFImport_for_DraftSight_xxxx.exe file (where xxxx specifies the release date). Make sure to close DraftSight before you start the installation. To install the PDF Import for DraftSight plugin: 1. When you purchase a license of the PDF Import plugin within or after the trial period, or right-away, you will receive a product key which will allow you to activate the product. It is required that you register your trial copy. Installing and activating PDF Import for DraftSight You can run the PDF Import for DraftSight plugin as a 30-days trial version to evaluate the plugin. ![]()
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