https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/382602#M60831 <P>If you just open it in Adobe Reader and zoom in you should see if its sharp or not.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:03:54 GMT Gortz 2023-06-14T20:03:54Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/382593#M60828 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="explode-into-bitmap.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/38629iDA4A5AA898052E38/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="explode-into-bitmap.jpg" alt="explode-into-bitmap.jpg" /></span></P> <P>I got a bitmap when I exploded a PDF. How can I anticipate if the PDF is a vector drawing or a bitmap?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:29:48 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/382593#M60828 Gisele 2023-06-07T13:29:48Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/382602#M60831 <P>If you just open it in Adobe Reader and zoom in you should see if its sharp or not.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:03:54 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/382602#M60831 Gortz 2023-06-14T20:03:54Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383059#M60875 <P>If only AC detected the nodes like ACAD does...</P> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 02:16:15 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383059#M60875 Lingwisyer 2023-06-12T02:16:15Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383062#M60876 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11140">@Lingwisyer</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>If only AC detected the nodes like ACAD does...</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>If it is a vectorial PDF, you can detect all of the nodes (i.e. a PDF published from Archicad).</P> <P>But if it is a bitmap scan (i.e. from a photocopier), then it won't.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Barry.</P> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 02:23:23 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383062#M60876 Barry Kelly 2023-06-12T02:23:23Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383070#M60878 <P>Odd... when I place a ACAD vector PDF using the&nbsp;<EM>Place External Drawing</EM> option does not give me the snaps.</P> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:57:55 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383070#M60878 Lingwisyer 2023-06-12T04:57:55Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383071#M60879 <P>Maybe ACAD is not saving it in vector format.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Barry.</P> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:14:09 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/PDF-explodes-as-a-bitmap/m-p/383071#M60879 Barry Kelly 2023-06-12T05:14:09Z