Autocad-CS2

laiman · 7 May 2007 at 16:30

Need some quick help, anyone recommend the best way to take files from autocad and put them into photoshop?? Basicaly converting the.dwg files into somethin CS2 can read without loosing quality?

Cheers

7zark7 · 7 May 2007 at 16:54

Print out as a pdf file first and then open in CS2.

laiman · 7 May 2007 at 17:22

Ive been doing that but it really seems to make it very pixelated, any particular setting to try??

Cheers for the reply

Rossmac · 7 May 2007 at 17:52

save it as a jpg possibly. Use the plot setup or the options to change the resolution of the image output

Kendo Nagasaki · 7 May 2007 at 18:30

Within AutoCAD make sure you check your plot settings:

- select the correct page size - an A1 (841x594mm) will be much better than an A4 (297x20mm) for example.

- pen settings - make sure you haven't got any really thick pen weightings

Output these settings to a pdf file as this will give a transparent background within Photoshop (very handy sometimes). When you open the pdf file in Photoshop select a resolution of 300. There should be no pixillation until you go beyond 200% zoom.

Also, if your looking to output your dwg to a scale don't 'scale to fit' within AutoCAD.

Basically what you see in your preview within AutoCAD is what will appear within Photoshop.

Also note that the larger the page size with a resolution of 300 will increase the working/file size of the document and will obviously put greater strain on your computer. So, you might have to strike a balance between quality and workability.