About Using Images and PDF Files

You can import or link raster images and PDF files in 2D model views.

Import PDF files using InsertImport tab (Import PDF).

Link PDF files using InsertImport tab (Link PDF).

Import images using InsertImport tab (Import Image).

Link images using InsertImport tab (Link Image).

You can manipulate a image or PDF in a view in the following ways.

• Move, mirror, copy or rotate.
• Add, Place an Instance, Import, Reload, Reload From, Unload, or Remove using the Manage Links dialog.
• Send the image or PDF files to front or back.
• Change image or PDF file scale and proportions.
• Place images or PDF files in schedules.

You can also manipulate imported PDF files in the following ways.

• To select one page of a multiple-page PDF file to place in a view, use Image in the Insert tab.
• If an imported PDF file has vector data, you can snap to it by picking whole lines, an endpoint, or midpoint. You can use this to trace building plans, for example.
• To change to a different page of a PDF, use Reload From.
• To specify a new resolution for the PDF, use Reload From.
• To add more pages from the same PDF document, use Image in the Insert tab.