https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941983#M89518 <P>How can I use paint to get rid of white background?</P> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:09:54 GMT Anonymous 2020-12-15T18:09:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941775#M89515 <P>Hey All,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I am trying to import a pdf (it's a raster image) and I keep getting the white background of the pdf File. Please note I have tried unchecking Vector geometry (&amp; solid fills). Do you have any suggestions?&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by <a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/12851358">@handjonathan</a> Original: Importing a PDF file to autocad - can't get rid of white background. Any suggestions? ]</P> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:33:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941775#M89515 Anonymous 2022-11-21T09:33:05Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941788#M89516 <P><U>it's a raster image</U></P> <P>Then Autocad can't do anything about the white background.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><U>I have tried unchecking Vector geometry (&amp; solid fills)</U></P> <P>Raster is not vector ☺</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You want black background? Use some type of paint program and change the image.</P> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:42:06 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941788#M89516 Patchy 2020-12-15T16:42:06Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941855#M89517 <P>Create a clipping boundary and clip out the white.</P> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:11:46 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941855#M89517 Todd_Rogers 2020-12-15T17:11:46Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941983#M89518 <P>How can I use paint to get rid of white background?</P> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:09:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9941983#M89518 Anonymous 2020-12-15T18:09:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9942001#M89519 <P>Save the PDF as an image and then apply a transparency (background color) in AutoCAD.&nbsp; You can set the resolution higher when doing a save as from Adobe (jpg, tiff, bmp..)</P><P>or maybe</P><P>PDFIMPORT as vectors while leaving it a block.&nbsp; No background that way.&nbsp; Although it has to a PDF the has vector information.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:23:39 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9942001#M89519 tboehler 2020-12-15T18:23:39Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9942003#M89520 <P>Photoshop</P> <P><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_2PP9uXAA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_2PP9uXAA</A></P> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:24:56 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/9942003#M89520 Patchy 2020-12-15T18:24:56Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/12233650#M89521 <P>How to clip out the white after creating clipping boundary? Where to click?</P> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:40:10 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/12233650#M89521 juriatij 2023-09-12T04:40:10Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/12234499#M89522 <P>Use the PDFCLIP command.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="tboehler_1-1694526818935.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1265241i4C77B6BBF25FF368/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="tboehler_1-1694526818935.png" alt="tboehler_1-1694526818935.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:52:22 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-importing-a-pdf-file-to-autocad-can-t-get-rid-of-white/m-p/12234499#M89522 tboehler 2023-09-12T13:52:22Z