PDF & Visio

[jill]

I want to load pdf floor plans to visio, how do I make the information
intelligent so that I can use it for stacking a building?

 

[Al Edlund]

well, you first have to find an application that will turn the pdf file back
into some form of vector graphics that visio can edit.
al

 

[jill]

Would that be pdf2cad software? Are you familiar with any that do?

Thanks much!
jill

 

[Al Edlund]

normally I just ask the people forwarding the document to use a different
format that is compatible with what I need to get done. Based on the name
(pdf2cad) you might have better luck. I'd start by checking what their
definiton of a cad file is so I could verify if visio supports it.
sorry I'm not much help on this one,
al

 

[Chris [Visio MVP]]

Can't you just select the graphic in Acrobat with the "Graphics Selector"
and paste the result into Visio? It'll probably be just a bitmap, but you
can still resize it and place furniture or network equipment on top of it.
Not as nice as vector data, but if you're in a hurry....