I am searching for info regarding the technical limitations of the PDF vis a vis DXF for programming purposes. I need to know whether there are operations or data embedded within the DXF that cannot be accessed via the PDF standard. Any guidance is appreciated.
A:
Yes, there is quite a bit of data in a dxf that would not be in a PDF. A basic difference is that PDF is a graphical representation, whereas a DXF can have information about three diminsional aspects. A DXF may also contain multiple views of the elements it contains, for instance several paper space views at different scales.
However, it is possible that the DXF files your are dealing with may not take full advantage of the DXF capabilities. Some additional background regarding your situation and what kind of things you want to accomplish would be helpful in narrowing down which differences would be applicable/problematic in your case.
Knyphe
2010-10-28 18:29:48