Same site, same front page, there is a 374px x 245px, black and white image, and its file size is 51kb. I copied it, scaled it to 1038px x 146px and the image size is now 38K, or about 4X smaller. I am not going to mention this particular web site, but on the main page they have a banner image that is displayed at 1038px x 146px, and its file size is 159kb. Note: I am not on the fastest broadband connection in the world, but I'm not on the slowest either. With regard for the subject, I ran into my #1 pet peeve again today, SCALED DOWN IMAGES. No, this is not CAD related, but I know a lot of CAD users dabble in other things like website creation and maintenance, specifically HTML code. Unfortunately, non-subscription users will have to keep wishing for now.
The PDF attachment feature has been at or near the top of the AUGI wish list for a long time now. The enhancements to the PDF plot driver should have been included in the initial release in AutoCAD 2007 since these are basic requirements. It's a shame that this "Bonus Pack" is only for subscription customers. A quick run through of each feature produced positive results. You can include layer information in the output PDF now, and automatically display the finished PDF in your PDF viewer when the plot command is finished. Merge control settings are also available in this new driver. This should reduce file sizes of the PDF files. TrueType fonts are now embedded instead of converted to graphics. The readme file recommends a setting of at least 600dpi. These enhancements include increased resolution. You can adjust the visible properties of the PDF including fade and contrast by using the PDFADJUST command.Ī new PC3 file named DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.PC3 is created that includes the enhancements. The frame outline on an attached PDF is controlled by the PDFFRAME system variable. You can use the PDFCLIP command to perform clipping operations on the PDF. If the PDF contains layer information, use the PDFLAYERS command for on/off control. This is controlled by the PDFOSNAP system variable. If you attach a vector PDF, you can use object snaps to snap to geometry in the PDF file. You can also use the right-click menu in the External References palette. The new command for attaching a PDF is named PDFATTACH. To get this "Bonus Pack", log in to the subscription center and a link should be listed on the front page. Of course it is also only available to subscription customers. The download is only available for AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2009, and AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2009. The second includes enhancements to PDF output. The first gives you the ability to attach PDF files as underlays.
This update includes two PDF enhancements. If you have not already heard by now, Autodesk has released "Bonus Pack 2" for AutoCAD 2009.