RealCADD and iPocket Draw

Probably not much call for this!!

But if you can save a legacy Claris drawing to PDF (by using Apple Print function) you can then convert it to a fully functional RealCADD drawing by using the PDF >> Extract from a PDF ... function. All that I've tried have been remarkably accurate.

I have many hundreds of Claris drawings that have been exported to PDF for my website. Up to now, if I've needed to make a correction or modification, or use them as a basis for a new drawing, I've had to go back to the original Claris drawing (on an old Mac PowerBook running System 10 or on an emulator like SheepShaver on a modern Mac), export it to DXF using Claris Translator, and then open it in RealCADD. This works, but is very tedious and the results are variable, usually requiring quite a bit of work to make them usable.

Now I can just grab the PDF and have it as an accurate and usable RealCADD drawing in seconds!!

I guess this would work with any vector drawing that can be exported to PDF – legacy or modern.

Cheers -- George

Thank you George for your feedback !