DesignSeries00010.pngImporting PDF Files

The Import PDF command allows a PDF file to be imported into a Vectorworks file, where each PDF page becomes an independent PDF Page object. Create a reference to the original PDF file, if the original file may change, and you want to keep the imported pages up to date.

To import a PDF file:

1. Select File > Import > Import PDF.

Alternatively, click the file to import and drag it into a window where a Vectorworks document is open.

2. Select the PDF file to be imported, and click Open.

The Import PDF dialog box opens.

3. Click Import. Each PDF file page becomes a separate PDF page or referenced PDF page in the Vectorworks file.

The PDF page can be resized, moved, or rotated with the Modify > Rotate > Rotate command or the Rotate tool, scaled with the Modify > Scale Objects command, printed, and exported. You can snap to geometry in the PDF page by selecting Snap to Geometry in the Object Info palette.

A referenced PDF file can be opened with the default application associated with this file type. To open a referenced PDF file, use one of the following methods:

     Ctrl-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) the referenced PDF page in the drawing area, and then select Open.

     Ctrl-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) the referenced PDF file in the Navigation palette, and then select Open.

     Select the referenced PDF file in the Navigation palette, and then select Open from the Navigation menu.

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Importing and Exporting PDF

Snapping to and Scaling Imported PDF Files

Cropping Imported PDF Files

 

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