dwg to pdf using Acrobat DC to create searchable PDF

Hey Guys,

So there is only one way that I know of to have pdf’s from dwg files that are 100% reliably searchable, and that is loading the dwg directly into Acrobat Pro.  Way back when, I used to use Acrobat Pro X and then XI and then I also upgraded to DC and it worked for some time until it didn’t.  The question is, does anyone know the latest version that I could install that would have this capability?

I’m also not entirely sure of the dwg version at that time either.  It is likely pre 2018 so I may have been using AutoCAD 2014 version drawings.  I’ve been without this feature for many years hoping that there would be someone that did this.  No 3rd party PDF maker that I’m aware of creates searchable PDF’s from DWG files.  OCR is a nightmare and isn’t 100%.  True 100% is directly loading the DWG into Acrobat Pro.

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Here are DC versions.  I’m thinking I’ll have to write a script to open and save the dwg as an older version.  I’m probably safe using a 2017 version of DC but if someone knows the latest version I could use, that would be great.

Thanks!

Ian