Problem importing vectors in PDF generated in Illustrator into Autocad

[defaulthghcigo5acur]

I work in a company where we constantly need to model projects for Heineken and its sub-brands. A few days ago, the brand updated its logo and I'm having problems.

In Illustrator, I select the logo (vector) and remove the fill and add a black stroke and set a thickness for the stroke. After that, I select the logo and click on export selection (right mouse button, last option) and select .pdf and that's it.

When I open the .pdf file, it's perfect! The problem is that when I import the .pdf into AutoCAD, the logo comes out broken and with my lines missing and with fill in some parts.

Why do I do Illustrator > AutoCAD > Sketchup? When I export directly in .dwg and open it in Sketchup, the logo comes out with no details, all checkered, as if the number of segments was low.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

The proper way to bring Illustrator files into AutoCAd is to export them as DWG format. Although it CAN import PDF files, the PDF format simplifies objects in many ways to aid in compression of the files.... it os not meant to be an authoring/exchange format. Try export as DWG (2000), and give that a shot, and report back