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.
Click to show/hide the parameters.
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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