PDFCLIP (Command)

Crops the display of a selected PDF underlay to a specified boundary.

Access Methods

 Command entry: PDF Underlay visor Create the Clipping Boundary

 Shortcut menu: Select a PDF underlay. Right-click in the drawing area and click Clip PDF.

Summary

The clipping boundary determines the portion of an image outside the boundary that is hidden. The visibility of the clipping boundary is controlled by the PDFFRAME and FRAME system variables.

The boundary you specify must be in a plane parallel to the PDF underlay.

Tip: Use the CLIP command to clip any type of referenced file: images, external references, viewports, and PDF underlays.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

On

Turns on clipping and displays the PDF underlay clipped to the previously defined boundary.

Off

Turns off clipping and displays the entire PDF underlay and frame.

If you re-clip the PDF underlay while clipping is turned off, clipping is automatically turned back on. You are prompted to delete the old boundary even when clipping is turned off and the clipping boundary is not visible.

Delete

Removes a predefined clipping boundary and displays the full original underlay.

New Boundary

Defines a rectangular or polygonal clipping boundary, or generates a polygonal clipping boundary from a polyline.

Select Polyline

Defines the boundary with the selected polyline. The polyline can be open but must consist of straight line segments and cannot intersect itself.

Polygonal

Defines a polygonal clipping boundary with three or more points that you specify for the vertices of a polygon.

Rectangular

Defines a rectangular boundary with the points that you specify for opposite corners.

Invert Clip

Inverts the mode of the clipping boundary: objects are clipped either outside the boundary or inside the boundary.

Note: You can only create a new clipping boundary for a selected PDF underlay when the old boundary is deleted.