mlancepro Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Recently I have been using OnstageLighting's method of shuttle files and viewports. Normally I will take a clients .dwg file and import it into VW (2011) and save it then create a new doc and make a design layer viewport of the first document (.dwg file) and then I create my plots and such. Works great. However I am working with a PDF file (client cant send a .dwg for some reason) and was wondering if I can make it work the same. I have done all of the same steps as before but I end up with a greyed out rectangle instead of the drawing. But I can tell that the drawing is there as it will flash visible then grey itself out if I try to manipulate it in any way. Is there a better way to do this? What I am really after is a common file (the PDF) and then referencing several areas off of it into other drawings more like sheet layer viewports... Any advice would be great. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
ray isaacs Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 is the pdf grayed out in the original vw file, or only in the referenced viewport? i would import the pdf directly into the docoment that i am working in and not bother with referencing the viewport. ray Quote Link to comment
pgym Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Do you have the layer the PDF is on turned on in the VP? I agree with Ray, though: import the PDF into the doc and skip the vp ref. Quote Link to comment
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