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Hi,
I have AutoCad 2002 and want to copy a drawing into pdf format so a friend can look at it with his Adobe Acrobat Reader. I've looked in the help section and have made a new plotter file but it makes a file with the extension .esp which, of course, can't be read by Acrobat...   :-(
Can you help me?
Thanks a lot!
Jim Day
Honolulu, HI

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Hi-- You want to plot to a .pdf  -- everyone says copy or save, but it is plot.
Just download a free utility such as PDF995 from the internet, and you will have a pdf plotter.
Autodesk wants you to use DWFs, and have your friend download the free Autodesk Viewer-- which is definitely better, if you will read up on the Autodesk website.

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