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PDFs with form fields in AC 10

SeaGeoff
Ace
The Seattle Department of Planning and Development plan coversheet is available as an Arch D (24"x36") PDF with interactive form fields. This is a great convenience. Trouble is I cannot figure out how to get the form data to show in ArchiCAD. I have the form all filled out and looking good in Acrobat, but when the PDF is placed on an ArchiCAD layout all the fields appear empty. I have tried saves and save-as's to no avail and cannot find any kind of "flatten" or "bind" type of command. Anyone had any luck with this? Thanks.
Regards,
Geoff Briggs
I & I Design, Seattle, USA
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Link
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
Ummmmmm - I just used Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.8 to fill out the form, hit File> Save As to save it as a new PDF.

Then in the OS, I just drag'n'dropped it onto a layout.

Cheers,
Link.
__archiben
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Link wrote:
Ummmmmm - I just used Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.8 to fill out the form, hit File> Save As to save it as a new PDF.
hmmm...

i tried it with acrobat professional and couldn't get the form content to save?! same as erika . . .

~/archiben
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Link
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
How are you holding your tongue?

You on 7.0.8?

Cheers,
Link.
__archiben
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Link wrote:
You on 7.0.8?
yep. i was standing on my left leg though . . . should it have been the right?
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Erika Epstein
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~/archiben wrote:
yep. i was standing on my left leg though . . . should it have been the right?
Nope, I was on my right, with my left toes crossed.
Then again, I'm in the oppisite hemisphere from you two so maybe I should be on my head? Doing a polka?
Erika
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