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How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:10:11 GMT

Hello guys...

I have 1 project to do but the file is in .pdf. So when i import the file to autocad by using pdf underlay can i use the raster tools to convert every single line ( or need to trace back every single line 1 by 1.???

Dot.: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

Slawomir_ — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:37:13 GMT

As far as I know to convert PDF to DWG You will need some additional software. Check out this conversation.

Dot.: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:51:30 GMT

owh yeah...thanx leon...i mean import pdf file to autocad then do some editing at that pdf file by using autocad...

Dot.: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

pendean — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:58:56 GMT

AutoCAD does not edit PDF files.

Dot.: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:44:56 GMT

thank you dean saadallah...yeah i think so autocad cannot edit pdf...i need to trace everything by manually...

Dot.: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

pendean — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:09:30 GMT

You can purchase a 3rd party PDF2DWG convert: there are many out there. Try a Google Search.

Re: Dot.: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:49:04 GMT

Use command IMPORT to import the PDF file to Autocad.

You can edit as normal autocad drawing but the poor part is after you convert the line break not smooth.

Re: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

LeeMcDonald3147 — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:22:42 GMT

it would be great if autocad was able to provide editing tools on top of PDF or that we could import the PDF as a PDF and edit directly or on top of, Acrobat editing is very poor in relation to aligning things, selection and even just drawing. When the original PDF is a drawing, it would be great to edit more like a cross between Autocad and PDF.

Or an add in for Acrobat to allow autocad style editing would be awesome.

Re: How to edit PDF file when import into autocad

pendean — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:17:00 GMT

@LeeMcDonald3147 wrote:
it would be great if autocad was able to provide editing tools on top of PDF or that we could import the PDF as a PDF and edit directly or on top of....

So PDFATTACH command will reference in your PDF, then you can draw over top of it all day long to do what you need. Isn't that what you are asking for?

But to manipulate the content inside a PDF is not a task for AutoCAD though, wrong tool for the wrong file type: your need for an everything software is interesting but unrealistic I suspect.