Attaches a PDF file as an underlay into the current drawing through dialog boxes.
Note: To import PDF files as drawing entities, use the PdfImport command.
Accessing the Command
command bar: pdfattach
transparent: 'pdfattach
menu bar: Insert | Attach Pdf
ribbon: Insert | PDF | Attach PDF
toolbar: Insert |
: pdfattach
Displays a dialog box:
Select a PDF file, then click Open. The program displays a dialog box:
Specify parameters, and then click OK. The program attaches the PDF file to the drawing as an underlay.
Command Options
Attach PDF Option | Description |
Name | Specifies the name of the attached PDF file. When more than one PDF file has been attached to the drawing, their names are listed by the droplist. |
Browse | Selects a different PDF file from your computer's disk drive or network:
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Path | Chooses the way the program remembers the path to the PDF file:
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Insertion Point | Specifies the location of the underlay's lower-left corner: Specify On-screen - determines how the insertion point is specified:
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Scale | Specifies the size of the PDF underlay: Specify On-screen - determines how the scale factors are specified:
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Rotation | Specifies the rotation angle of the PDF underlay: Specify On-screen - determines how the rotation angle is specified:
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OK | Attaches the PDF as an underlay. |
Grips Editing
The scaling of a PDF underlay can be edited directly through grips.
Procedures
Related Commands
PdfAdjust - Allows to adjust the fade, contrast and monochrome settings of a PDF-underlay in the command bar.
-PdfAttach - inserts a PDF file as an underlay into the current drawing; displays prompts in the command bar.
Pdfclip - allows clipping of PDF underlays.
Pdflayers - allows to control the display of layers in a PDF underlay.
XRef - attaches and controls externally referenced drawings through the Drawing Explorer.
-XRef - attaches and controls xrefs through the command bar.
XClip - clips externally-referenced drawings.
Insert - inserts drawings as blocks.
-Insert - inserts blocks, by prompting in the command bar and prompts for attribute values through the command bar or a dialog box.