When you convert PDF document to DWG format file which is the compatible file of CAD program, you may want to rotate page for the output file by different degrees. Based on this problem, you’d better choose the command line application VeryDOC PDF to DWG Converter to help you which will fulfill the task well only by three steps. This article is the guide for the conversion via using the command line application.
PDF to DWG Converter is a powerful command line application which doesn’t rely on any PDF and CAD programs when you convert PDF document to DWG format file. So it is a stand-alone one. But if you want to browse the input PDF document or output DWG file, you need PDF or CAD programs installed on your computer. This command line application supports to create AutoCAD 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000, R14 etc. versions’ output file.
For using the application, you can download a free evaluation version of it at https://www.verydoc.com/pdf2dwg.zip. For it is a ZIP file and there is no need of any installation steps. Please just extract the ZIP file to some disk of your computer and then the executable file pdf2dwg.exe which is the called program in the conversion will be runnable at once.
Please open MS-DOS interface at first for the command line application is a MS-DOS oriented application and you need to input the command line in MS-DOS interface, too. Please click “Start”—“Run” to open “Run” dialog box in which please input “cmd” in “Open” combo box and click “OK” button. The shortcut key “Window”+ “R” can also help you open “Run” dialog box.
Then please input the command line in popup MS-DOS interface. The command line contains called program, parameter for rotating page, source file and target file. You can see the following command line example for your reference when you write your own one:
pdf2dwg.exe –rotate 45 D:\IN.pdf D:\OUT.dwg
In the command line, pdf2dwg.exe stands for the called program, –rotate 45 stands for the parameter for rotating the output file by 45 degree, D:\IN.pdf stands for the source file and D:\OUT.dwg stands for the target file. You need to use the path of the file you called in the command line. The path and name of the target file must be set by yourself.
At last, please click “Enter” button on your keyboard to run the conversion from PDF to DWG and rotate page. There are also some useful information and features about the command line application PDF to DWG Converter on its homepage: https://www.verydoc.com/pdf-to-dwg-dxf.html where you can also purchase the application.