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TypethePDFIMPORTcommandPromptsforResultControlswhatlayersareassignedtoobjectsimportedfromPDFfiles, Scale:Enterthescalefactorfor thePDF.Forexampleifthedrawingyouwanttoimportisscaledat1/8”=1’,enterascalefactorofThiswaytheconvertedPDFwillbeplacedintothedrawingat acorrectscaleYoumightlooktotheoption SETTINGSofthePDFIMPORTcommandandactivatetheThePDFImportcommandislocatedatRibbon:Insert >>Import>>PDFImportThisisaquickfixGettingstartediseasy youcanfindthetoolintheInserttaboftheRibbon,orjusttypePDFIMPORTonthe commandlineThefollowingoptionsaredisplayedSelectsallobjectswithintheselectedPDFunderlaytobeimportedUsePDFlayersIfyougetamessagethat says"Noobjectswereimported,"themostlikelycauseisxrefpathingIfitissettorelativepath,youwillgetthefollowingmessageandyourdatawillnotimport LayersThepathtoeachrasterimageiscontrolledbythePDFIMPORTIMAGEPATHsystemvariableResultPDFdatacanbeimportedasobjects,inpartor entirely,whichcanbeusedareferenceandalsomodified.IntheImportPDFwindow,checkRasterimagesinthePDFdatatoimportsection.Bydefault,you’ll getafileselectiondialog,butyoucanalsoselectanexistingPDFunderlayImagesembeddedinthePDFcannotbeconvertedSettheoptionsforimporting geometry,fills,rasterimages,andTrueTypetextobjectsInorderforthePDFimportcommandtowork,thePDFneedstobeunderplayedusingfullpathThe followingoptionsaredisplayedImportsrasterimagesbysavingthemasPNGfilesandattachingthemtothecurrentdrawingThissectiondetermineswhattypes ofobjectswillbeimportedfromSolution:Tryoneormoreofthefollowing:Attachtheembeddedimage(s)fromthePDFduringimportOpensthePDFImport SettingsdialogboxAlwaysdoublecheckbymeasuringaknownobject,likeadoorwayorvanityPMwhenusingPDFIMPORTtocreateAutoCADobjects fromobjectswithinthePDFitisnecessarytoknowthatonlyvectorobjectscanbeimported,thepartthatyouseeas"notimported"isanimage,sonovectors canbeconvertedfromthatpart.ThistoolcanimporttherasterandvectorportionsofaPDFintoaDWGorDXF.(Itdoesnotdorastertovectorconversion though)YoucanchoosewhatmethodtoapplyforassigningimportedobjectstolayersCauses:WiththereleaseofAutoCADbasedapplications,AutoCADis abletoconvertcontentsuchaslinework,shapesandtextintoAutoCADobjectsPDFDatatoImportYoudon'tevenhavetohaveAutoCADtousethis standalonetoolInthisvideo,IexplainWhysomePDFisnotimportinAutoCad?EachoptionisdiscussedbelowSpecifyfirstcorner,Specifyoppositecorner SettingsChoosewhatmethodtoapplyforassigningimportedobjectstolayersListofOptionsKeep,DetachorUnloadPDFResultImportspartorallofan attachedPDFunderlayasAutoCADobjectsThisdialogboxprovidesmanydifferentoptionstocontrolwhathappenstothedrawingobjectsastheyare importedYoucanincludeorexcludedatabytypeClickOKSpecifytheinsertionpointifpromptedRasterImagesVectorResultAllNotes:NotallPDFembeddedimagescanbeattachedIfthePDFwascreatedbyscanning,thenallofthedataisrasterandAutoCADwillnotimportthat.NexttheImportPDF dialogboxisdisplayedAndShowerrorsaysthat"Noobjectswereimported"PDFDownloadLink:Issue:PDFdocumentscontainingimagesandlineworkwill importlineworkasexpectedintoanAutoCAD,butnottheimagefilesIfyouimportPDFdata,youcanchoosetospecifyaResult-PDFIMPORT(Command): SettingsNotethecommandlineinstructionswhenyoustartthecommandSetoptionstocontrolhowPDFobjectsareprocessedafterbeingimportedNavigate tothePDFfile,selectitandclickOpen