PDF to Layout?
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I have a bunch of structural details from engineer in PDF format that I would just like to insert into layout. Is there any method to achieve this? Can I convert the PDF into images or is there a plugin-extension? First post, kind of weak, I know. Cheers for any help.
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Inkscape, which is free, can be used to convert to .dxf. Tutorial here http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/426-pdf-skp-conversion
You can't import PDF directly into Layout, you would have to make a screenshot of the PDF and use that
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Great. Thanks so much. I did try the screenshot method as a test but was looking for more automation with the volume of details involved. Thanks much.
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Open PDF > save as JPG > insert JPG to Layout.
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I use the windows snipping tool to cut the piece of the PDF an I go ctrl+c then ctrl-v and that's it!
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@uzaga said:
I use the windows snipping tool to cut the piece of the PDF an I go ctrl+c then ctrl-v and that's it!
Only benefit mate saving as a sheet size gives you a known size to scale up! Or set LO page to same size and drop page for page size!
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On a Mac just import the PDF.
I sometimes clip out just the bits I want.Be careful with scale, if that is critical to your work.
I haven't found the PDF>DXF or DWG converters to work very well if there is alot of text, hatching, leaders or dimensions.
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If you're going to be doing this often... Get Adobe Illustrator and have the ability to edit the PDF prior to saving as dwg/dxf. vector lines are your friend, but beware of small difference between dimensions and vector sizes.
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On Mac I can insert PDF OK, I can manual resize OK, but can't check box to Preserve Scale on Resize once I've got it right. Or uncheck Ortho. Is there a workaround that does not involve getting PDF scaled to suit before insert?
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