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Pdf Import

niall.rasmussen — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:31:51 GMT

Hi,

I currently use AutoCAD 2019; I regularly import Pdf files mainly drawings. In my Pdf import tab, I do not have Text Recognition and Text Settings available.

How can I avail of these extra options?

Regards

Niall

Re: Pdf Import

pendean — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:56:28 GMT

Show us what you see (and don't see) please: we don't know what you are looking at specifically.

And how do you know your PDF contains searchable text? Just as many have it as do not.

Can you search/edit/highlight text in your PDF viewer outside of AutoCAD? If yes, where do they show up, in the body of the text or in a side bookmark tab not related to it?

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cadffm — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:42:27 GMT

Hi,

PDFIMPORT dialog never changed and there are no settings you are talking about!

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-F94D7059-5B4A-4396-97FE-765B1D037D56-htm.html

Start command PDFSHXTEXT and switch to the settings, if that is what you looking for.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2019/ENU/?guid=GUID-968085B7-1A5A-4C6E-9788-8CF0B40CAFD6

HTH

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niall.rasmussen — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:33:19 GMT

Hi, and thanks for your advice.

The commands PDIMPORT, PDFSHXTEXT & Combine Text are the commands in question. I have been looking at a tutorial about how to import a pdf, the text is usually separate individual items and how to join them together as a text group. You have to use the Pdf Text Recognition Settings Dialog Box.
I noticed that after you click Insert on the Menu Bar, then choose Pdf Insert, there also appears in the window, Recognize SHX Text, Recognition Settings and Combine Text.
How can I add this feature rather than having to type in each individual command?

Re: Pdf Import

niall.rasmussen — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:38:54 GMT

After you import a Pdf file, the text is nearly always separate individual items, I want to add the commands to the Menu Bar that will allow you to join them together as a line text or a group text.

The commands are PDFIMPORT, PDFSHXTEXT & Combine Text

I don't want to type each individual command.

Re: Pdf Import

pendean — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:00:55 GMT

@niall.rasmussen thanks for the extra information: sadly, what you want is not n option to add to any core command/popup.

Looks like you will have to look for or develop your own (or find a 3rd party) add-on that combines all features of the different commands into one. These customization forums may be where you will head over next to ask for help doing that https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-customization/ct-p/AutoCADTopic1

Also look here to see if there is such an add-on already developed https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/List/Search?isAppSearch=True&searchboxstore=ACD&facet=&collection=&sort=&query=pdf

Good luck.

Re: Pdf Import

niall.rasmussen — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:10:53 GMT

Thanks to all who offered advice and help. 😉

Re: Pdf Import

maratovich — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:40:01 GMT

Maybe this will help you - AutoImportCAD