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Chapter ELEVEN. Drawings and Layers

One of the super features of Acrobat 7 Professional (Windows) is its ability to handle professional drawings produced by programs such as AutoDesk AutoCAD, and other complex material such as Microsoft Visio drawings and high-end print files. To handle the job, you can choose from a variety of tools and processes that help you in your quest for document management nirvana.

New in Acrobat 7 Professional is a PDFMaker for AutoCAD with which you can convert all layers, filtered subsets, or selected layers into a layered PDF document.

When you have a PDF open in Acrobat, you can examine imported drawings using a set of measuring tools. You can also create your own drawings in Acrobat, and use grids and guides to assist you. A number of Acrobat's commenting tools are used for drawing. In this chapter I'll describe the tools available on the Drawing Markups toolbar; see Chapter 14 for general information on working with comments.

Layered documents generated by AutoCAD or Visio can be used in Acrobat, and you can attach actions to the layers as well as define how your users see the document.