Imports a PDF and converts its content to simple CAD entities; also converts a PDF underlay already attached to the drawing to CAD entities.

Note: This command performs the following conversions:

PDF Entity	CAD Entity
Straight and curved lines	Polylines or splines
SHX text	Polylines
TrueType text	MText
Solid-filled areas and wide lines	Hatches (solid color) with 50% transparency
Raster images	Raster images
Layers	Layers
Lines with linetypes	Polyline segments

Accessing the Command

Command bar: PdfImport
Ribbon: Insert | PDF | PDF Import

: pdfimport

Prompts you:

Select pdf underlay or [File] <File>: (Select a PDF underlay in the drawing, or else enter F to access the file dialog box)

When you select an underlay already in the drawing, the program prompts you:

Specify first corner of area to import or [Polygonal/All/Settings] <All>: (Pick a point, or enter an option)

Specify the opposite corner: (Pick another point to specify the size of the PDF)

Keep, Detach or Unload PDF underlay? [Keep/Detach/Unload] <Unload>: (Enter an option)

When you select a PDF file, the program prompts you:

Specify page number to import or list pages [?/Settings] <1>: (Enter a page number, or else enter an option)

Specify insertion point <0, 0>: (Pick a point, or else enter x,y,z coordinates)

Specify scale <1.>: (Specify a scale factor)

Specify rotation <0.>: (Specify a rotation angle)

Command Options

When you want to convert an attached PDF underlay to CAD entities:

Underlay Option	Description
Specify first corner of area to import	Picks the first of two points to convert a rectangular area of an underlay to CAD entities: Pick a point in the drawing or specify x,y coordinates Prompts you: Specify the opposite corner - pick the other point to form a rectangular area
Polygonal	Picks three or more points to convert a polygonal area of an underlay to CAD entities: Specify first point - pick a point on the PDF or else or specify x,y coordinates Specify next point or [Undo] - pick another point, or enter U to undo the last segment Specify next point or [Undo] - pick another point, or else press Enter to continue When you pick points that are not on the PDF, the program ignores your pick points, and you have to pick more.
All	Selects the entire PDF underlay for conversion to CAD entities.
Settings	Displays the PDF Import Settings section of the Settings dialog box; see below.
Keep	Keeps the PDF underlay in place, in addition to converting its vector portions to CAD entities.
Detach	Detaches the PDF underlay so that it is not longer a part of the drawing
Unload	Unloads the PDF underlay so that it is no longer seen in the drawing, but is still attached to the drawing.

When you want to convert a PDF file to CAD entities:

Import Option	Description
Specify page number to import	Imports a specific page from the PDF file: Press Enter to import page 1, especially useful when the PDF file contains just one page Press ? (question mark) to list the page numbers in the PDF document; see below Specify the page number, such as 3.
?	Lists the page numbers in the PDF document; prompts you: *Page(s) to list < for all> []* - press Enter, and then press F2 key to see the list in the Prompt History window, such as this: 1 2 3 4 To view the content of the pages before importing them, use File Manager's preview window or a PDF viewing program like Acrobat.
Settings	Displays the PDF Import Settings section of the Settings dialog box; see below.
Specify insertion point	Specifies the insertion point in the drawing: Press Enter to accept the default of 0,0 Pick a point in the drawing Enter x,y coordinates for the lower left corner of the imported file
Specify scale	Specifies the scaling factor for the inserted geometry: Press Enter to accept the default of 1 Enter a scale value You cannot pick points in the drawing to show the size
Specify rotation	Specifies the rotation angle: Press Enter to accept the default of 0 degrees Enter an angle You cannot pick points in the drawing to show the angle

When you select the Settings option, the program displays the PDF Import Settings section of the Settings dialog box:

Settings Option	Description
Layers	Determines how PDF layers are handled: 0 - use the layers in the PDF files; incoming layer names are prefixed with 'PDF-', such as PDF_A-ANNO-DIM PDF_A-STAIR PDF_DOOR 1 - segregate entities on separate layers, such as PDF_Geometry PDF_Images PDF_Text PDF_Solid Fills 2 - place entire PDF on the current layer
Vector Geometry	Determines if vector geometry is imported: Yes - imports and converts vector geometry No - does not import vector geometry
Solids Fills	Determines if filled areas are imported: Yes - imports and converts solid fills, such as filled areas and wide lines into hatches No - does not import solid fills Hatched areas are given 50% transparency,
TrueType Text	Determines if TrueType text is imported: Yes - imports TrueType text and assigns them style names based on the font name, such as: PDF Arial PDF Arial Bold PDF Times New Roman Bold No - does not import text SHX text is converted to polylines
Raster Images	Determines if raster images are imported: Yes - attaches raster images No - does not import raster images Raster images are saved as PNG files in a folder.
Import as Block	Imports the PDF and inserts it as a block.
Join Line and Arc Segments	Attempts to join lines and polylines into a single segment, when possible.
Convert Solids Fills to Hatches	Converts solid fills into hatched areas
Apply Lineweight Properties	Gives imported lines with weight (width) a lineweight
Import TrueType Text as Geometry	Imports TrueType text as geometry, as is done with SHX text. The benefit here is if you do not have matching fonts.

Related Commands

Pdfattach - inserts a PDF file as an underlay into the current drawing; displays dialog boxes.

-PdfAttach - inserts a PDF file as an underlay into the current drawing; displays prompts in the command bar.

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PdfImport

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Accessing the Command

Command Options

Import Option

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Settings Option

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