Feature: dual PDF/DXF Save

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iOne iTwo
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Feature: dual PDF/DXF Save

Post by iOne iTwo » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:41 am

Nearly all of my projects I work on in DXF, but export to the world in PDF.
How about a feature that saves both at once :
[x] Save a PDF copy also.

CVH
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Re: Feature: dual PDF/DXF Save

Post by CVH » Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:23 am

Save to dxf/dwg is in a native format that doesn't require additional settings.

The dxf contains every aspect of the drawing.
A pdf only contains what is visualized.

Export to pdf requires some sort of page setup with associated paper scale, viewport center, offset, ...
Among other preferences like multi-page, full color, hairline and so on.

A drawing can have several Layouts what would require several pdf exports or a multi page pdf if the paper is identical.
One can also export whole the model view as is auto scaled or just the portion that is displayed with again a specific scale.

Considering all this there are to many options for a pdf export that a dual PDF/DXF Save is not practically.

Regards,
CVH

Rantanplan7
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Re: Feature: dual PDF/DXF Save

Post by Rantanplan7 » Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:51 pm

Well I would be interested in as well.
I understand the arguments of CVH, but I'm always using a template in DINA4 or DINA3 so for me it would be nice to have that feature.
However on the other hand it isn't much more work involved to export a pdf addionally.
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Sven

QCAD 3.27.6.0 / Windows 11 Professional 64-bit / 16 GB RAM, i5 [email protected], SSD
(former Autosketch 10 user)

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