Can you import a PDF drawing to NX6?

[ClaytonSmith]

I need to import a PDF supplier drawing into NX6 to use as reference. I have tried to convert it to a JPG and a TIFF getting a message that the "file format is to wide, crop and paste".

Any help would be great.

 

[JohnRBaker]

There is no direct way to import a PDF file, as an image or otherwise, into NX. However you manage it, once you have converted it into a valid tiff image it can be brought in NX as Studio Raster Image.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[ClaytonSmith]

Thanks thats what I thought but I am still stuck at this point I will have to find a work around.

 

[eex23]

I will suggest you at first to convert pdf file to bmp format (e.g. with adobe acrobat distiler). then it is easier to modify it.

 

[JHTH]

As a final note, if the pdf contains vector graphics rather than raster there are a few programs available that can convert these to a dxf. I can't recommend any as I've never tried them, but they are available.

Best of luck!

JH

 

[FrankSwinks]

If you are using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro you can do the following to overcome the error message. Go to Advanced->Print Production->Crop Pages. Bring the crop lines closer to the actual image outline. Once the image is cropped then, as normal, use File->Save As to save the tif file.

I found that this worked for me when I also was getting the error you outlined.

Frank Swinkels