Mcd to Pdf file conversion software

• Sep 9, 2003

• #2

IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

44,899

US

This has been discussed before; see:

thread552-45172

TTFN

 

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• Sep 9, 2003

• Thread starter
• #3

dooron

Mechanical

Jan 14, 2003

87

AU

Distiller is a $1000 package. My original question relates top freeware or shareware that is available and someone can recommend. Thanks

 

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• Sep 9, 2003

• #4

GregLocock

Automotive

Apr 10, 2001

23,893

Orbiting a small yellow star

jaws has a shareware version I think. You'll need to google for it. I haven't used it in anger.

Failing that print it to file as a postcript print and talk to a friendly unix or linux person. There are many utilities in the *n*x world to turn .ps into .pdf

Cheers

Greg Locock

 

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• Sep 9, 2003

• #5

IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

44,899

US

Other thread:
Thread724-59237

TTFN

 

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• Oct 1, 2003

• #6

RUSSRASCAL

Structural

Apr 1, 1999

14

US

LOOK INTO PAPERPORT. IT IS OFFERED BY SCANSOFT.

http://WWW.SCANSOFT.COM

YOU CAN PRINT TO IT AND CONVERT IT TO A pdf.

 

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• Oct 2, 2003

• #7

CRG

Mechanical

Sep 28, 2002

512

US

I use PDF995. If you do a web search you will find the site for downloading.

 

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• Oct 15, 2003

• #8

HotSteam

Computer

Jun 26, 2003

19

US

Hi

This is not free. But it is a lot easier on ones pocket book.

http://shop.leadtools.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?catalogID=3&cat=

Works like distiller.

By the way a version of Distiller comes with Adobe Pagemaker. You might find pagemaker 6.5 at a very resionable price.

I have been using the one that comes with pagemaker and it seams to have no problems with my old version of MathCad 7.

Andy

 

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• Oct 16, 2003

• #9

gunsmith

Military

Oct 5, 2001

49

DE

Hi to all,

pdfFactory from

http://www.fineprint.com

is an excellent tool. It is small and effective - installing nothing else than a printer which creates the pdf-files. Hyperlinks were recogniced and activated in the sheet.

Good Luck

Andreas

 

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• Nov 13, 2003

• #10

gerhardf

Electrical

Sep 1, 2003

36

There is a way to use a Postscript printer driver and Ghostscript to create PDF files for free on Windows systems. It's a bit of a hassle, but probably can be automated. Google for Ghostscript, Postscript and PDF and you should find the instructions.

 

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• Nov 18, 2003

• #11

am123456

Structural

Nov 11, 2003

4

IN

I have regularly created pdf files from Mathcad using pdfwriter, and have not faced any problem.

Reason for incorrect printing to pdf could be that all the fonts are not installed, or the right printer drivers are not being used. I have faced some problems when viewing pdf files created by Wordperfect, for which I had to download some additional fonts. Possibly, you need to install some fonts for making the program work.

All the best!

 

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