Warnings or Errors During Conversion

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Warnings or Errors During Conversion

If pdf2cad encounters any irregularities during conversion, the screen below appears. Click on the Details button to read a summary of Warnings or Errors to help with your troubleshooting. It it contains unknown fonts or if it was not possible to convert properly. In most cases, it is providing information about minor conversion incompatibilities (warning) and your file has converted successfully. If it did not complete conversion, an error will be returned.

Warnings
To make sure that the text in your DXF output has the same fonts and styles as the PDF original, you may need to add some font mappings to pdf2cad and run the file again. Further information, such as the names of the unknown fonts, can be found in the log file specified in the Conversion Report. The location of this log file can be configured.

Error
If pdf2cad reports an "Error", it was unable to convert the file. It will report "Error: Syntax error found in PDF file." This may be caused by problem with the PDF file or with pdf2cad itself. If the PDF opens and renders without problems in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, please send the PDF file to support@pdf2cad.com for analysis.

Crash
Should pdf2cad exit during conversion or produce a Windows error message before shutting down, please let us know and send along the PDF file to support@pdf2cad.com. We will analyze it and help resolve the problem as quickly as possible.