You can insert a PDF file as a
reference model in your Tekla Structures model. During import, Tekla Structures converts the PDF into the DXF format.
Insert a PDF file in a model
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On the
File menu, click .
The
Insert PDF Reference Model dialog opens.
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Click
Browse...
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Browse for the
PDF reference model file and click Open.
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Set the scale
for the PDF 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 PDF reference model.
Tekla Structures converts the PDF file into the DXF format. The
conversion creates a DXF file for every inserted PDF page. Tekla Structures saves the DXF files to the same folder where the PDF
is.
Limitations
Only vector graphics are converted, not raster graphics.
Warning:
The PDF document might be subject to minor
scaling adjustments during the printing process to make it fit a standard page
size. That means that it may not be 100% accurate in all directions once scaled
to full size.
