AirGuitarRockin,

Hope it all worked out for you. I went the opposite direction with our catalog. Like you, except I had originally inherited multiple files (Pagemaker). Then we acquired InDesign, I went to classes to learn InDesign (much of my usable knowledge is also self-taught from sites like this and lurking elsewhere on the net). Initially, I spent a lot of time fixing things from the original Pagemaker file and reducing the number of associated pdf files, re-linking, re-bookmarking, etc. Recently, I decided to merge the InDesign files.

The bulk of our catalog data is comprised of exploded view 2-D graphics, generated from the original native cad files like Pro/E, Catia, Inventor (exported as pdf), and Bill of Material tables.

It's 300 pages and currently weighing in at 56MB. I'm going to see if I can remove more 'fat' per some good articles on this site.