Solved: Re: PDF Transparency in Drawing

AllenJessup · ‎03-18-2015

I have a PDF Underlay with an image in it. Is there any way to make it transparent? I need to align it with another image but I need to be able to see the underlying image.

Allen

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hwalker · ‎03-18-2015

Doesn't FADE work from the properties menu?

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AllenJessup · ‎03-18-2015

FADE Fades the PDF but you can't see anything below it. As a workaround I'm tracing a building in each image and using that as a reference.

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hwalker · ‎03-18-2015

Is sending the PDF to the back not an option?

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AllenJessup · ‎03-18-2015

No. Because then I can't see through the image to the PDF.

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m_kingdon · ‎03-18-2015

PDFs are documents not images and are not treated like images. When you insert an image (jpg etc) a "Background Transparency" option is available that allows objects behind the image to be visible. If you can, convert the PDF to a jpg or similar

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BrianBenton · ‎03-18-2015

Have you tried turning on transparency and setting the transparency of the PDF to 50%?

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AllenJessup · ‎03-18-2015

I don't remember. I'll see if I can try that later. Past that point right now. I'm only doing 3 things right now but it feels like 5.

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Anonymous · ‎04-13-2015

How about converting it into an editable DWG file? Try this converter, I thinks it may help.

http://www.autodwg.com/download/PDF2DWG-SA2015.exe

willXXXDP · ‎02-27-2024

PDFs now have transparency in the properties tab. You can adjust there.

PDF Transparency in Drawing

PDF Transparency in Drawing

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