https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097433#M32755 So there you go. Ok that confirm my issue here. Thanks a lot. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:19:24 GMT noli1057 2023-07-12T18:19:24Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12095115#M32747 <P>To the expert here. This is rarely happening to me when converting/importing PDF to CAD. I want to know how this happen and how you fix this. Please see attachment for your reference. Many&nbsp;thanks to the immediate responses to this issue......</P> Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:41:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12095115#M32747 noli1057 2023-07-11T23:41:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12095159#M32748 <P>Can you check if the "TrueType text" option is ticked when you using PDFIMPORT?</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="3wood_0-1689120334140.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1239223i93BFD4C8840A71F0/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="3wood_0-1689120334140.png" alt="3wood_0-1689120334140.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:06:21 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12095159#M32748 3wood 2023-07-12T00:06:21Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097086#M32749 <P>3wood, Thanks to your response. I attached my set-up copying your suggestion, and still no success.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:54:37 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097086#M32749 noli1057 2023-07-12T15:54:37Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097112#M32750 <P><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/525087">@noli1057</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Try changing your&nbsp;<STRONG><A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-56EA988C-A1DA-4E85-8765-B3F31A01AB02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PDFSHX (System Variable)</A></STRONG> to 0.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ValentinWSP_0-1689177898802.png" style="width: 384px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1239598iBFFB9839B381E3CD/image-dimensions/384x62?v=v2" width="384" height="62" role="button" title="ValentinWSP_0-1689177898802.png" alt="ValentinWSP_0-1689177898802.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>or</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI><STRONG><A href="https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/The-text-of-an-imported-PDF-file-will-not-be-recognized-as-a-text-but-is-converted-to-polylines-in-AutoCAD-based-products.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The text of an imported PDF-file will not be recognized as a text but is converted to polylines in AutoCAD-based products</A></STRONG></LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:03:47 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097112#M32750 Valentin_CAD 2023-07-12T18:03:47Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097166#M32751 <P>Valentin-WS, thanks to your response. I did the sequence, and still no success. I guess the PDF is corrupt and I will ask the owner to re-print it or send the CAD file if available instead. Thanks anyway.</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:30:56 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097166#M32751 noli1057 2023-07-12T16:30:56Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097324#M32752 Share your actual PDF, someone here can see and explain what might be wrong for you. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:32:11 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097324#M32752 pendean 2023-07-12T17:32:11Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097353#M32753 <P>Thanks Pendean, attached here is the PDF for you to view. Thanks again.</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:41:53 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097353#M32753 noli1057 2023-07-12T17:41:53Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097402#M32754 <P>Thanks for the PDF: it looks like this file never started life in AutoCAD at any point, which may be your challenge</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="pendean_0-1689185024526.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1239649i17CF816ED87A2CD1/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="pendean_0-1689185024526.png" alt="pendean_0-1689185024526.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:04:19 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097402#M32754 pendean 2023-07-12T18:04:19Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097433#M32755 So there you go. Ok that confirm my issue here. Thanks a lot. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:19:24 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/imported-pdf-to-cad-with-text-shown-like-boxes-on-each/m-p/12097433#M32755 noli1057 2023-07-12T18:19:24Z