Attach PDF underlay dialog box

The Attach PDF underlay dialog box allows you to attach a PDF file as an underlay into the current drawing.

  1. Help
  2. Name
  3. Page
  4. Browse
  5. Path
  6. Path type
  7. Insertion Point
  8. Scale
  9. Rotation

Help

Opens the Bricsys Help article about the -PDFATTACH command.

Name

Displays the file name of the PDF file to attach. When more than one PDF file has been attached to the drawing, their names are listed in the drop-down list.

Page

Allows you to display the page you want from the whole PDF file. You can change the number of the page from the drop-down arrow list.

Browse

Opens the Select PDF underlay file dialog box from where you can select another PDF file than the one already selected.

Path

Displays the path of the file according to the path type you choose.

Path type

Choose the way the program remembers the path to the PDF file. You can select from the Path drop-down list one of the following options:

Full path
Stores the drive and the folder(s) name to the PDF file as an absolute reference such as: C:\Users\user\PDFATTACH\filename.pdf
Relative path
Stores the part of the path to PDF file’s folder, such as .\filename.pdf. This option does not work until the drawing has been saved at least once. (..\ means one folder higher)
No path
Strips the drive and folder names, leaving just the PDF file name, such as filename.pdf.

Insertion Point

Specifies the location of the underlay’s lower-left corner.

Specify On-screen
Determines how the insertion point is specified.
  • On: specify the insertion point in the drawing after the dialog box is closed.
  • Off: specify the insertion point in the dialog box, using the X, Y and Z fields.
X, Y, Z
Specifies the x, y, z coordinates for the PDF underlay’s insertion point. Use 0,0,0 to insert the underlay at the drawing’s origin.

Scale

Specifies the size of the PDF underlay:

Specify On-screen
Determines how the scale factors are specified:
  • On: specify the scale factor in the drawing after the dialog box is closed.
  • Off: specify the scale factor in the dialog box using the X and Y fields.
X,Y
Specifies the scale factors along the X and Y axes.
Uniform scale
Makes the Y scale factor equal to X.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation angle of the PDF underlay:

Specify On-screen
Determines how the rotation angle is specified:
  • On: specify the rotation angle in the drawing after the dialog box is closed.
  • Off: specify the rotation angle in the dialog in Angle field.
Angle
Specifies the rotation angle about the insertion point. Positive angles rotate the underlay counterclockwise. Negative angles rotate the image clockwise. Use 0 to keep the underlay at its original orientation.