How can I cut or copy a vector element from within an imported PDF file up one layer, maintaining exactly the same placement as it previously had on the previous layer? I have imported a PDF file that was generated by ArcGIS 1.02, a GIS mapping program. It can export vectors to PDF. When I open it i...

Hi! I occasionally have to deal with getting data from a vector PDF into a shapefile as well. Have you have any luck with your explorations yet? I've done it twice myself, with fair results, but it's been a while. Used Inkscape to separate polygons into layers, then export them I think to DXF (will ...

Okay, I thought I was up for compiling the latest Mac OS X version of Inkscape, the one that has the UniConvertor built in, and tried hard to follow the instructions here. The script kept halting because something needed to be forcefully activated, and the script restarted. I got as far as trying to...