How to convert and convert DWG file to PDF on Mac easily?

Apple products like MACs are among the best in the world. There are so many reasons for this, but in part it is due to the large number of facilities that their operating system provides to their users (you can literally even set and set an alarm on a Mac ). This is why today you will learn how to convert and convert DWG files to PDF on a Mac.

This statement may sound like something silly, but it is not at all, since, for many creators of image or file content (construction plans, among others), this process is of vital importance for their work, so that, reading about how they can make it easier on a MAC is top priority.

Convert and convert DWG files to PDF on a Mac

The only thing you have to know before starting your learning on how to convert and convert DWG file to PDF on Mac? , is what DWG stands for. This is a drawing file extension, which appears when saving a job in programs like AutoCAD.

This extension is very important in the world of drawing construction plans, however, in the case of MACs, there are few drawing programs that read this type of file.

But, thanks to the fact that the apple company is never far behind, there is a function of the operating system X, which allows you to use the preview, to save and convert any type of file to a PDF , allowing it to be read and evaluated.

 

This is basically done as if you were going to make a PDF print, and it can be done in programs like edrawings for example ( which you can download from the internet ).

Now, to achieve your goal, first you have to go to the drawing program where you have your project and select all its layers (if it is the edrawings this is not necessary).

Then choose the option called ” Print “, which is just below the ” File ” section. Then, when you skip a dialog box, press “Save as”.

Then simply write the name of your file and choose the destination folder where you want it to be, finally click ” Save “.

And voila, with that you can convert and convert DWG files to PDF on a Mac quickly and easily, without having to do anything else.

Virtual PDF printer

With the above you can already achieve your goal, but there is also a way to do it with a virtual PDF Printer that is installed on the computer.

To do this, first select all the layers of the drawing (again if you are in edrawings then there is no need for this).

Then go to the top bar and in the ” File ” option click ” Print “, this will open a menu where you must choose the ” Printer ” section.

In this, select the virtual printer you have installed (if you have Adobe Acrobat Standard, which is one of the most common, the name of said printer will be Adobe PDF).

 

Once this is achieved, click on the ” Print ” button , then choose the name you want for your project and in the save window select ” Save “.

With that, your file will be in a PDF format, so you can read it more easily and also print it if you wish.

So now you can say that you know how to convert and convert DWG files to PDF on a Mac , it is time for you to go to your computer and start with any of the processes described above.

Regardless of which one you use, in both cases they will remain as a PDF file, the quality of it will depend on how your drawing, plan, etc. is made. So, you shouldn’t have any kind of problem if you are a professional or just good at what you do.

Remember that you can also do the opposite of what you just saw and convert a PDF to an editable DWG file . And as if that were not enough, you can also convert an EDRW file to DWG , you just have to look for tutorials on how to do it.

 

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