Attach PDF Underlay Dialog Box
Names, locates, and defines the insertion point, scale, and rotation of attached PDF
underlays.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Name
Identifies the PDF file you have selected to attach.
Browse
Opens the Select Reference File dialog (a standard file selection dialog box).
Select one of more pages from the PDF file
Displays all of the pages that are found in the PDF file. If the PDF file only contains
a single page, that page is listed. You can select multiple pages by holding Shift
or Ctrl and selecting the pages to attach.
Path Type
Select the full (absolute) path, the relative path to the PDF file, or No Path, and
the name of the PDF file. For the No Path option, the PDF file must be located in
the same folder as the current drawing file.
Insertion Point
Specifies the insertion point for the selected PDF file.
Scale
Specifies the scale factor of the selected PDF underlay.
If INSUNITS is set to “unitless†or if the underlay does not contain resolution information,
the scale factor becomes the underlay width in AutoCAD units. If INSUNITS has a value
such as millimeters, centimeters, inches, or feet, and the underlay has resolution
information, the scale factor is applied after the true width of the underlay in AutoCAD
units is determined.
- Specify On-screen
-
Inputs information at the Command prompt or with the pointing device. If Specify On-Screen
is cleared, enter a value for the scale factor. - Scale Factor Field
-
Enter a value for the scale factor.
Rotation
Specifies the rotation angle of the selected DWF underlay.
- Specify on-screen
-
If Specify On-Screen is selected, you may wait until you exit the dialog box to rotate
the object with your pointing device or enter a rotation angle value at the Command
prompt. - Angle
-
If Specify On-Screen is cleared, enter the rotation angle value in the dialog box.
The default rotation angle is 0.
Show Details
- Found In
-
Displays the path to the PDF file.
- Saved Path
-
Displays the path that is saved with the drawing when the PDF file is attached. The
path is dependent upon the Path Type setting.
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