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Importing multi sheet pdf's

Anonymous
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How do you import multi sheet pdf's into Archicad? I have a situation where architects need to download pdf's and have found out that a pdf is ok to import to view (non editable)
If I have an 80 page document, are you able to open up the complete document and delete the pages you don't need? Or do I have to save separate the pages and save each image as an individual pdf?
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Anonymous
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Sezy

Go to Help>Archicad Help (F1), then hit the Search tab, put in "pdf import", click on the item that shows in the list on the left, then scroll to bottom of page that displays....
Archicad wrote:
Importing PDF files
As when importing any other external file, use the File > External Content > Place External Drawing command. If the PDF file being imported is password-protected, you will have to provide a password when prompted.
If you are importing a multi-page PDF document, a dialog box prompts you to choose which of the pages you wish to place.You can also place PDFs into ArchiCAD 2D windows through drag-and-drop. In the case of multi-page PDFs, the dialog box that prompts you to choose a page will also appear.
A PDF file placed on the Layout, like any other item, becomes a Drawing. The Drawing name consists of the PDF file name. The page numbering is displayed in the Source View field of the drawing.
Like any other external linked drawing, placed PDFs can be automatically or manually updated in ArchiCAD.
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Anonymous
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Stuart,
Thank you, you have been most helpful again. That should do it. I've never used archicad, but know that compatability issues can be very annoying when importing and exporting out of different programmes. Mac vs PC...whole other issue again!
Many thanks,