Rescale PDF

[DalskiSelecta]

I have followed most tutorials but am still lost; seems there is a but in Civil 3D 2023 (post on this forum). I cannot manage to alter the scale of the attached. I get pdf's a lot & need to be able to do this. I have also drawn the dim at the dim of 3.925 (bottom left) but even when specifying the proper dim numerically it is wrong. Can anyone advise the steps to rectify? 

I've had to bring in as a raster because many items are missing if not. 

[brian.strandberg]

I'm not sure if the question is about plotting the drawing to scale, or getting the raster object to scale.  I opened your drawing, but I can't see the raster image.

[DalskiSelecta]

Thanks for trying. No mention of plotting whatsoever, merely to render correctly (display on screen). 

The fact that you are unable to view the imported pdf raster is concerning; appears another failure from Autodesk, the screenshot is obvs from the file I displayed so unless you have localized settings or so to not display raster images there is absolutely no reason for this additional failure. 

[Pointdump]

Hi Dal,
Well I guess you get a lot of PDF's, but no one will be able to see your PDF's unless you attach them. All 5538 of them.
Here's what I see when I open your drawing using RECOVER.
When I try to look at External References the drawing hangs and I have to Ctrl Alt Delete my way out.
Dave

[DalskiSelecta]

Thanks Dave, sorry about that. 

• I've attached the .pdf should some kind soul choose to import themselves as it seems Autocad creates a folder called PDF Images & links to all of them; making it near impossible to share files with orphaned links. Dunno how you'd share Autocad files properly with that set-up & explains why we fall afould many times with this exact flaw with most .dwg's we receive.
• Many attempts at importing vector-type fail in not all of the drg being imported (quite an important factor) so had to resort to importing as raster (not good I know). 
• Also attached the .dwg in a new file but 
• Model does not show everything so I go to Layout1 & the raster import is usually good. I only need to trace/ create work from this then I can get rid of the bloated pdf. 
• Everything here in OneDrive; had to only attach pdf due to file restrictions on site & uploading a ....

[DalskiSelecta · Accepted solution]

Hopefully this helps someone in the future: the import button in the ribbon does not import a pdf & explode items. You need to use "pdfimport" from the command line. Then you can select all & scale accordingly.