Imports the objects in a PDF file or an attached PDF underlay from the command line.
Options are provided for selecting either a PDF underlay or for specifying a file.
The following prompts are displayed.
- File
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Opens a standard file selection dialog box, in which you can specify a PDF file. If the FILEDIA system variable is changed from 1 to 0, the dialog box is replaced by a command line prompt to enter the file name.
- Enter Page Number
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Enter a page number. For a list of pages, enter
?.
- Enter Page(s) to list <*>
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Lists the pages available in the PDF file in a separate text window.
- Insertion Point
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Specifies the insertion point for the PDF file.
- Scale Factor
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Specifies the scale factor of the imported PDF data and the scale factor units.
Note: Importing a page from a PDF file does not use the setting of the INSUNITS system variable.
- Rotation
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Specifies the rotation angle of the imported PDF data.
- Select PDF Underlay
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Imports part or all of an attached PDF underlay as AutoCAD objects. The following options are displayed.
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Specify first corner, Specify opposite corner
- Prompts for the diagonal corners of a rectangular
crossing area. Any objects crossing the specified area are imported.
- Polygonal
- Prompts for a
polygonal crossing area defined by at least three points to specify the objects to be imported.
- All
- Selects all objects within the selected PDF underlay to be imported.
- Settings
- Opens the PDF Import Settings dialog box.
- Keep, Detach or Unload PDF underlay?
- Determines what to do with the selected PDF underlay after importing the specified objects. The Keep option leaves the PDF underlay unchanged; the Detach option removes the PDF underlay; and the Unload option temporarily hides the attached PDF.