You can insert a PDF file as a
reference model to your Tekla Structures model. During import, Tekla Structures converts the PDF into the DXF format.
Insert a PDF file to a model
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On the
File menu, click .
The
Insert PDF Reference Model dialog box opens.
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Click
Browse...
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Browse for the
PDF file and click Open.
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Set the scale for the reference model.
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Enter the
number of the pages that you want to insert.
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Click
OK.
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Pick a point to place the reference model.
Tekla Structures converts the PDF into the DXF format. The
conversion creates a DXF file for every inserted page. Tekla Structures saves the DXF files to the same folder where the
PDF is.
Limitations
Only vector graphics are converted, not raster graphics.