Can you import a PDF file.
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Like the title says. I want to import a PDF file. It's a plan that I want to work from. I don't need to be able to edit the plan itself just resize it and work from it.
Is it possible.
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You can make a snapshot form the PDF and import the image. Then you can trace over it if you need to crate lines and faces. that's how I was able to do this.
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As Dave said you can get a screenshot/image from the PDF and import that as an Image.
I think MACs impodt PDF files direct - PCs do not.
You can set its size using the Tapemeasure tool with an entered dimension to 'scale' it... -
If you need the accuracy of vector, you could try this.
I'd still recommend that you only use any vector import as reference or to inference off. Innacuracies in imported ACAD files have a habit of stabbing you in the back further down the line. -
Indeed Macs can import pdf's - this is especially useful when the pdf is in vector format (and if Macs can import them as vector - I do not know to be honest).
Alan beat me with that pdf-2-dxf app (I should lso look into it) but still my post may be of some interest...
I use a nifty virtual printer called PDFCreator which (as it says) can "print" anything into pdf - but also into various raster based image formats. Maybe it can create a better image than a simple screenshot (especially from vector based pdf's).
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I've also had some luck importing a vector PDF into Adobe Illustrator and from there, exporting to a dxf/dwg. Which I can then import into CAD and take measurements or export to DWG which SketchUp and read.
What a pain in the butt though
But it works!! -
Acrobat Pro also saves directly to .jpg, .png or .tif. If it's a vector .pdf, I use Illustrator as well to convert to .dwg.
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