Yes that is the tricky part.
Autodesk doesn't want to play because it conflicts with their .dwf format (which nobody wants to use).
Today I downloaded QGIS and was pretty impressed. It definitely has it's draw backs...but it's free so what the heck.
I was not able to crash the program.
I wouldn't lay my life on it, but I think all the tools are there to do what you want (Georeference the scanned project plans & export to geospatial PDF). Again you could also stick with the GeoTiff file to skip a step.
The export tool in ArcMap is much better because it preserves the vector line work, thus reducing the file size and retaining the quality.
I talked to my Nephew over the weekend and explained what I was trying to do. He said he could create the georeferenced pdf file with his software. I sent him a link to this thread. He loaded the AvenzaPDF app and loaded a drawing around his office and his comment was "...so that's about the coolest thing I've seen in a while".
So now all I have to do is put bigger station labels on my dwg and send it to my nephew.
Thanks for all the help.
James
JaRo, post: 327407, member: 292 wrote: I talked to my Nephew over the weekend and explained what I was trying to do. He said he could create the georeferenced pdf file with his software. I sent him a link to this thread. He loaded the AvenzaPDF app and loaded a drawing around his office and his comment was "...so that's about the coolest thing I've seen in a while".
So now all I have to do is put bigger station labels on my dwg and send it to my nephew.
Thanks for all the help.
James
No - the coolest thing is when you download a 104 year old USGS quad map that is already geo-referenced and see your position on that map in relation to old trails and cabins.
I printed a Geo PDF of an aerial control diagram for an old project and was able to use my phone to recover the old control. Pretty handy!