AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 –

PDF Enhancements
Thank you for downloading AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2
– PDF Enhancements.

This bonus pack is a version of the AutoCAD Subscription Bonus Pack 2 – PDF
Enhancements subscription extension that has been specifically created to run on
AutoCAD® Civil® 3D or AutoCAD® Civil® 2009. This document includes important
information related to the installation and use of this extension. For more information,
see the links below.

Contents

Installation Information

Enhanced PDF Output

Attach a PDF File as an Underlay

New and Updated Commands and System Variables

Installation Information

Applicable Products

There are two versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 – PDF
Enhancements specific to the following products:

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 (Civil3D2009BonusPack2.exe)

AutoCAD Civil 2009 (Civil2009BonusPack2.exe)

These installation programs cannot be installed on AutoCAD or any other AutoCAD-

based application.

English Display of New and Updated Functionality

In this bonus pack, new and updated functionality (commands, system variables,
options, and warning messages) displays in English only. If you install this bonus pack
on a non-English product, all new and updated functionality displays in English.

Install This Bonus Pack

This extension requires that AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 (or AutoCAD Civil) Update 2.1 be
applied to your installation of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 (or AutoCAD Civil). This update
can be downloaded from the Updates and Service Packs website.
To install the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 – PDF
Enhancements

1. Based on your operating system, download the following self-extracting executable

file to any temporary location:

Civil3D2009BonusPack2.exe (for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009)

Civil2009BonusPack2.exe (for AutoCAD Civil 2009)

2. Double-click and unzip the downloaded file to any specified folder; for example,
C:\install\Autodesk\SubscriptionBonusPack2Install.

3. In the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 Installation wizard, click
Next.

4. Follow the instructions on each page of the Installation wizard.

Deploy This Bonus Pack

To deploy AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 – PDF

Enhancements

Use a Visual Basic Script (VBScript) to Deploy This Bonus Pack

1. Unzip the self-extracting file Civil3D2009BonusPack2.exe or

Civil2009BonusPack2.exe to a network share location; for example,
Z:\install\Autodesk\SubscriptionBonusPack2Install.

2. When the zip file extractor appears, deselect when done unzipping open:
CDROM1\setup.exe.
NOTE: Save the CDROM1 file in the location specified in the vb script; for example,
strSourcePath = "Z:\install\Autodesk\SubscriptionBonusPack2Install\CDROM1".

3. Copy the following text to a file:

' <script_begin> ----------------------------------------

' Scripted installation for Subscription Bonus Pack 2
option explicit

' define variables

dim shell
dim productType
dim strInstallLevel
dim strSourcePath

' Script initialization

Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

productType = "BonusPack"
strInstallLevel=5 ' 5 installs everything, 3 installs typical
'
' Source to install from (e.g.
Z:\install\Autodesk\SubscriptionBonusPack2Install\CDROM1)
strSourcePath = "Z:\install\Autodesk\SubscriptionBonusPack2Install\CDROM1"
'
RunStandaloneInstall()
Wscript.quit()

'
Function RunStandaloneInstall
shell.run DefaultCommand(),2,1
end function
'
Function DefaultCommand
dim retString
' /q for silent install ' /c [key] override parameters for the key
retString = """" & strSourcePath & "\setup.exe " & """" & " /t /q /c " & productType &
": "
retString = retString & "InstallLevel=" & strInstallLevel
DefaultCommand = retString
end function
'

' </script_end>----------------------------------------------------------------

Save the file as a VBS file; for example, InstallExtension.vbs.

Execute the file to deploy this bonus pack.

Uninstall This Bonus Pack

To successfully uninstall both AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 or AutoCAD Civil 2009 and this
bonus pack, you must uninstall this bonus pack first.

Note: When you uninstall this bonus pack, the AutoCAD PDF driver, "DWG to PDF
Bonus Pack", is also uninstalled, but the pc3 file is not.

To uninstall AutoCAD 2009 Civil 3D Subscription Bonus Pack 2 – PDF

Enhancements

Windows XP

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.

2. In the control panel, click Add or Remove Programs.

3. Find AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 in the list of programs. Click
Remove.

4. A "Are you sure you want to uninstall AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus
Pack 2 " message displays. Click Yes.

Windows Vista

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.

2. Click Programs.
3. Click Programs and Features.

4. Find AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2 in the list of programs. Click
uninstall.

5. A "Are you sure you want to uninstall AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus
Pack 2 " message displays. Click Yes.

Enhanced PDF Output

This bonus pack installs an improved AutoCAD PDF driver, "DWG to PDF Bonus Pack".
This driver improves visual quality and decreases the size of PDF files.

Contents

Increased PDF Vector Resolution

Reduced File Size

Embedded Text

Plot Color Merge Control Settings

Preview a Plotted PDF File

Include Layer Information in a PDF File

Increased PDF Vector Resolution

To ensure visual fidelity of PDF files, you must set your vector resolution to 600 dpi. A
setting of 600 dpi delivers both precise lineweights and a file size that is not too large.

To change the PDF Vector Resolution default setting

1. At the Command prompt, enter PLOT.

2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name drop-down list, select
DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.pc3.

3. To the right of the Name drop-down list, click the Properties button.

4. In the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box, on the Device and Document Settings
tab, select the Custom Properties tree node.

5. Under Access Custom Dialog, click the Custom Properties button.

6. In the PDF Properties dialog box, under Resolution, select 600 dpi as the Vector
Resolution.

NOTE: Increasing the Vector Resolution setting creates a larger PDF file.
Decreasing the Vector Resolution setting results in imprecise lineweights.

Reduced File Size

The enhanced DWG to PDF driver reduces the size of the resulting PDF file. Since the
AutoCAD PDF driver now embeds fonts as TrueType fonts rather than graphics, the size
of a PDF file is reduced. The default Vector Resolution dpi setting has also been
modified to maximize visual quality and reduce file size.

Embedded Text

In a PDF file, TrueType fonts are exported as text rather than as graphics. This
improves the visual quality of text and also enables highlighting, searching, and
copying text within the PDF viewer. When you create a PDF, you can capture some
fonts, all fonts, or none. Keep in mind that the more fonts you embed in a PDF file, the
larger it becomes. The default behavior of the DWG to PDF driver is to capture fonts
you specify (Capture Some), rather than none or all fonts (Capture None or Capture
All).

To configure DWG to PDF font handling

1. At the Command prompt, enter PLOT.

2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name drop-down list, select
DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.pc3.

3. To the right of the Name drop-down list, click the Properties button.

4. In the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box, on the Device and Document Settings
tab, select the Custom Properties tree node.

5. Under Access Custom Dialog, click the Custom Properties button.

6. In the PDF Properties dialog box, under Font Handling, select one of the following
options:

Capture None (All Viewer Supplied)

Fonts in the source drawing are not included in the PDF file. In order for the fonts
used in the source drawing for the PDF file to be visible in the PDF file, the fonts
must be present on the PDF viewer’s system. If the fonts used to create the PDF
file are not present on the viewer’s system, other fonts are substituted.

Capture Some (Recommended)

You select fonts to include in the PDF file from the Available True Type Fonts
dialog box. The selected fonts do not need to be available on the PDF viewer’s
system in order for them to display in the PDF file.

If you select the Capture Some option, click the Edit Font List button. The
Available TrueType Fonts dialog box opens. Select fonts you want to include in
the PDF file.

By default, fonts installed with AutoCAD, Windows, and the PDF file viewer are
not selected. If you select Restore Defaults, the list of fonts returns to the default
setting. This action is completed and saved before you click OK and it cannot be
 undone. The settings in the Available TrueType Fonts dialog box are saved in the
registry, not in the current PC3 file. These settings remain in effect for all PDF
files until they are changed.

Capture All

All fonts in the source drawing are included in the PDF file. This may increase the
size of the PDF file.

If you select the Capture All option, if desired, click As Geometry. All fonts in the
source drawing are included as geometry in the PDF file. To ensure good output
quality, plot your drawing at a scale factor of 1:1 or higher.

Plot Color Merge Control Settings

On a raster plotter, you can control the appearance of overlapping lines. The following
options are available:

Lines Overwrite: Uses the last plotted line to obscure lines underneath it. Only the
uppermost line is visible at the intersection.

Lines Merge: Merges the colors of overlapping lines, creating a third color. For
example, merging a magenta line with a yellow line produces red where the lines
intersect. Whatever line is received last by the plotter covers intersected lines.

NOTE: Merge control options may display even if a printer does not support this
feature. Check your printer's documentation to determine if merge control is supported.

To configure Color Merge control settings

1. At the Command prompt, enter PLOT.

2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name drop-down list, select
DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.pc3.

3. To the right of the Name drop-down list, click the Properties button.

4. In the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box, on the Device and Document Settings
tab, double-click the Graphics tree node.

5. Click the Merge Control tree node.

6. At the bottom or the Device and Document Settings tab, under Merge control,
select Lines Overwrite or Lines Merge.

Preview a Plotted PDF File

A PDF file automatically displays in the PDF viewer after it is plotted. To turn this option
on or off, open the PDF Plotter Configuration Editor and then open the Custom
Properties dialog box. Select or clear the Open in PDF Viewer When Done check box.

To configure the automatic PDF display option

1. At the Command prompt, enter PLOT.

2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name drop-down list, select
DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.pc3.

3. To the right of the Name drop-down list, click the Properties button.

4. In the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box, on the Device and Document Settings
tab, select the Custom Properties tree node.

5. Under Access Custom Dialog, click the Custom Properties button.

6. In the Additional Output Settings area, select the Open in PDF Viewer When Done
check box.

Include Layer Information in a PDF File

When you plot a PDF file, you can display layer information. When you include layer
information in the PDF, layers that are turned on and thawed in the DWG are available
in the PDF file. If you do not include layer information, only the geometry in the DWG's
visible layers appear in the PDF and you cannot manipulate the layers.

To include layer information in a PDF file

1. At the Command prompt, enter PLOT.

2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name drop-down list, select
DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.pc3.

3. To the right of the Name drop-down list, click the Properties button.

4. In the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box, on the Device and Document Settings
tab, select the Custom Properties tree node.

5. Under Access Custom Dialog, click the Custom Properties button.

6. In the Additional Output Settings area, select the Include Layer Information check
box.

Attach a PDF File as an Underlay

Contents

Overview of Attaching a File as a PDF Underlay

Work with a PDF Underlay

Manage and Publish a Drawing Containing a PDF Underlay

Overview of Attaching a File as a PDF Underlay

Contents
 Attach a PDF Underlay

Detach a PDF Underlay

Unload or Reload a PDF Underlay

Snap to a geometric point on a PDF underlay

Attach a PDF Underlay

You can attach a PDF file as an underlay to a drawing file. An underlay file is referenced
and placed in a drawing file the same way that raster image files are; it is not actually
part of the drawing file. Like a raster file, an underlay is linked to the drawing file
through a path name. The path to the file can be changed or removed at any time. By
attaching an underlay this way, you can use a file in your drawing without greatly
increasing the file size of the drawing.

NOTES:

Although an underlay file is a reproduction of its source drawing, it is not as precise

as a drawing file. An underlay may show slight discrepancies in precision.

You can only view a PDF Underlay in the 2D Wireframe visual style.

If you open a DWG with a PDF underlay in a version of AutoCAD earlier than this
bonus pack, the file will open, but the PDF underlay will not display.

TIP: When you create a PDF file, to ensure visual fidelity, embed fonts.

Attaching an Underlay Multiple Times

You can reattach an underlay multiple times, treating it as a block. Each underlay has
its own clip boundary and settings for contrast, fade, and monochrome. However, you
cannot bind an underlay to a drawing and you cannot edit or modify the underlay’s
drawing content.

Layers in Underlay Files

If an underlay file contains more than one layer, you can control how the layers display
after attaching the file. If a file does not contain layer information, the PDF Layers
dialog box does not display layer information.

Underlay Files in XRefs

If you work with a drawing that has DWG file references (xrefs), be aware that one of
the DWG references may include an underlay. In this situation, objects in the underlay
are visible in the parent DWG file.

For example, drawing A includes a PDF underlay showing some mechanical details. You
need the content of drawing A attached to your current drawing, drawing B. If you
attach drawing A as an external reference to drawing B, the PDF underlay that was
already attached to drawing A is also present.

All of the property settings made to the underlay in the DWG file reference, such as
clipping boundaries, display as they do in the parent drawing.
Password Protected Underlay Files

If a file you want to attach as an underlay is password protected, you are prompted to
enter the password. You cannot attach the file until you have correctly entered the
password.

After an underlay is attached to a DWG file, you are prompted for the PDF file’s
password each time you open the DWG file. If the DWG file is also password protected,
or has several other protected drawing references attached, you may be prompted for
multiple passwords.

If you choose to redirect the path of an underlay to a file that requires a password, you
are prompted for a password.

TIP: PDF file passwords are case sensitive, but DWG file passwords are not. To make
synchronization between PDF and DWG file passwords easier, make sure the PDF file
password matches the DWG file password and is entirely uppercase.

To attach a PDF underlay

1. At the Command prompt, enter PDFATTACH.

2. In the Select PDF File dialog box, select the file you want to attach.

3. In the Attach PDF Underlay dialog box, use one of the following methods to specify
the insertion point, scale, or rotation of the underlay file:

Select Specify On-Screen to use the pointing device to attach the PDF underlay at
the location, scale, or angle you want.

Clear Specify On-Screen and enter values under Insertion Point, Scale, or
Rotation.

4. Click OK.

Command entry: PDFATTACH

Detach a PDF Underlay

You can detach PDF underlays that are no longer needed in a drawing. When you
detach an underlay, all instances of the underlay are removed from the drawing, the
underlay definition is purged, and the linking path to the file is removed.

To hide the display of an underlay temporarily, you can unload it rather than detach it.
This action preserves the PDF underlay and its location for reloading later.

NOTE: Erasing an individual instance of an underlay is not the same as detaching it. An
underlay must be detached to remove the link from your drawing to the file.

To detach a PDF underlay

1. At the Command prompt, enter EXTERNALREFERENCES..

2. In the External References palette, in the File References pane, select the PDF
underlay you want to detach.
3. Right-click on the PDF underlay and click Detach.
The PDF underlay is no longer linked to the drawing file. All instances of the
underlay are removed from the drawing.

Unload or Reload a PDF Underlay

You can improve performance by unloading PDF underlays when you do not need them
in the current drawing session. Unloaded underlays are not displayed or plotted.
Unloading an underlay does not alter its link. If you do not have sufficient memory to
open multiple attached underlays in a drawing, underlays are automatically unloaded.

In the External References palette, you can use Reload to reload an unloaded underlay
or to update a loaded underlay by reloading the underlay from the specified directory
path. If a drawing is closed after an underlay is unloaded, the underlay file is not
loaded when the drawing is next opened; you must reload it.

To unload or reload a PDF underlay

1. Open the External References palette.

2. In the File References pane, select a PDF underlay.

3. Right-click, and click Unload or Reload.

When unloaded, the PDF underlay is still linked to the drawing file, but it is not
displayed in the drawing.

To Snap to a Geometric Point on a PDF Underlay

To snap to a geometric point on a PDF underlay

1. At the prompt for a point, hold down SHIFT and right-click in the drawing area.
Select the object snap you want to use.

2. Move your cursor over the desired object snap location.

If AutoSnap is on, your cursor automatically locks onto the snap location you
selected, and a marker and tooltip indicate the object snap point.

3. Select an object.

The cursor snaps to the eligible location closest to your selection.

Work with a PDF Underlay

Contents

Control the Display of Layers in a PDF Underlay

Modify the Position, Scale, or Rotation of a PDF Underlay

Adjust the Contrast, Fade, Monochrome, and Background Color of a PDF Underlay
 Clip a PDF Underlay

Hide and Show a PDF Underlay Frame

Control the Display of Layers in a PDF Underlay

By default, all visible layers of a PDF file are turned on when you attach the file as an
underlay. It is usually convenient to turn off any unneeded layers to reduce the visual
complexity of your work. Use the PDFLAYERS command.

NOTE: If a PDF underlay does not contain layers, an empty PDF Layers dialog box is
displayed.

You can use the Properties palette to determine whether the layer state of a PDF
underlay has been modified.

If no layers are turned off, the Layer Display Override property is set to None.

If at least one layer is turned off, the Layer Display Override property is set to
Applied.

To turn layers on and off in a PDF underlay

1. Select an underlay by clicking its bounding frame.

2. At the Command prompt, enter PDFLAYERS.

3. In the PDF Layers dialog box, click the lightbulb icon for the layer name that you
want to turn on or off.

You can use CTRL or SHIFT when you click to select several layers.

4. Click Apply to save your changes, or click OK to save and close.

Command entry: PDFLAYERS

Modify the Position, Scale, or Rotation of a PDF Underlay

While you can specify the insertion point, scale factor, and rotation angle at the time
you attach a PDF file, you may want to alter those settings as your drawing progresses.
By default, the insertion point of a file is 0,0,0, its scale factor is 1, and its rotation
angle is 0.

Since PDF underlay behavior is similar to attached raster image behavior, you can use
general modify commands such as move, scale, rotate, mirror, and array. After you
select a PDF underlay, you can alter it by choosing commands from the Properties
palette.

TIP: Double-clicking an underlay opens the Properties palette for that underlay.

Use Object Snaps

Use object snaps if you need to draw or edit objects relative to the objects displayed by
one or more attached underlays. Object snapping to underlay geometry is the same as
object snapping to geometry in DWG files. Object snapping for underlays is turned on
and off with the PDFOSNAP system variable.

Use Grips with Underlays

While PDF underlay behavior generally follows the pattern set by raster images, one
exception is the way grips work. In this case, the behavior more closely parallels block
behavior. Normally, a PDF underlay displays only a base grip. You can use a base grip
to reposition a PDF underlay in a drawing. If you create a clipping boundary, additional
grips display for each corner of the boundary.

The grip for the base point is the lower-left corner of the PDF underlay.

To use the Properties palette to edit the position, scale, or rotation of a PDF
underlay

1. In the drawing viewport, double-click the underlay that you want to edit.

2. In the Properties palette, display the Geometry area and do one of the following:

To change the underlay position, change the settings for Position X, Y, or Z.

To change the underlay scale, width, or height, change the settings for Scale,
Width, and Height.

To change the underlay rotation, change the setting for Rotation.

To use a base grip to edit the position of a PDF underlay

1. Click the frame of an attached PDF underlay.

2. To reposition the PDF underlay, click the base grip.

3. Drag the cursor to the new location and then click again to place the PDF underlay.

Adjust Underlay Contrast, Fade, Monochrome, and Background Color of a PDF

Underlay

Aside from using the Properties palette to edit the position, scale, and rotation of a PDF
underlay, you can also modify the contrast, fade and monochrome values, and colors
for the background of a PDF underlay. Adjusting these settings does not alter the
original file and does not affect other instances of the PDF underlay in the drawing.

You can make changes to contrast, fade and monochrome values, and colors for the
background of a PDF underlay from the Properties palette, under the PDF Adjust
section. You can also use the PDFADJUST command to make these changes.

If you change contrast and fade and monochrome values, plotted output is affected.

Contrast

Contrast controls the appearance of the dimmest linework that is present in a PDF
underlay and works in conjunction with the Fade setting. When Contrast is set to 100,
all the linework matches the intensity of the Fade value. When Contrast is set to 20,
the dimmest lines are attenuated by 20 percent of the Fade value.
Fade

Fade controls how light or dark the linework is displayed. Higher values produce lighter
linework; conversely, lower fade values produce darker linework.

Monochrome

Monochrome controls the color saturation of all linework while maintaining the
luminance. When turned on, the linework appears in varying shades of gray starting at
black if the background color luminance is 50 percent or more. If the background color
luminance is less than 50 percent, then the colors are inverted, with the darkest
linework displaying in white, and the lightest linework displaying in black. This inversion
is used to show the underlay on the screen, but is reverted again for plotting.

Adjust Colors for Background

Adjust Colors for Background controls whether the underlay colors are visible against
the drawing background color. The default setting of Yes indicates that the background
colors of the PDF underlay and the drawing environment are analyzed to see if they are
both light or both dark, or is one dark and the other light. When one background is
light and the other dark, the colors of the underlay are inverted so the underlay is
displayed. If the setting is changed to No, the original colors of the underlay are used.
Depending on the background colors, the underlay might not be visible.

NOTE: For the best color fidelity, change the background color of your drawing to
white. Since most PDF files have a transparent background, the color fidelity of a PDF
object may be altered by a non-white background.

To use the Properties palette to adjust the contrast, fade, monochrome, and
background color of a PDF underlay

1. Select the PDF underlay to adjust.

2. Click Modify menu > Properties.

3. In the Properties palette, display the Geometry area and do one of the following:

Adjust the contrast by entering a new value.

The default value for contrast is 100 on a scale from 0 (low) to 100 (high).

Adjust the fade by entering a new value.

The default value for fade is 0 on a scale from 0 (darker) to 80 (lighter).

Turn Monochrome On or Off.

The default setting for monochrome is Off.

Set Adjust Colors for Background to Yes or No.

The default setting for Adjust Colors for Background is Yes.

The appearance of the underlay is updated in real-time as you make adjustments in

the Properties palette.
To use the PDFADJUST command to adjust the fade, contrast, and
monochrome settings of a PDF underlay

1. At the Command prompt, enter PDFADJUST.

2. Select a PDF underlay.

3. At the prompt, enter f (Fade), c (Contrast), or m (Monochrome).

4. Enter a value for the setting you selected in Step 3.

5. Press ENTER.

The appearance of the PDF underlay is updated after you enter the new value and
the command is completed.

Clip a PDF Underlay

You can define part of an underlay that you want to display and plot by setting up a
clipping boundary. An added advantage of setting a clipping boundary is an increase in
redrawing speed. The clipping boundary can be a rectangle or a two-dimensional (2D)
polygon with vertices within the overall extents of the underlay. Each instance of an
underlay can only have one clipped boundary. Multiple instances of the same underlay
can have different boundaries. You can change the boundary of a clipped underlay at
any time.

You can display a clipped underlay using the clipping boundary, or you can hide the
clipping boundary to display the underlay with its original boundaries.

When the clipping boundary is no longer needed, you can delete the clipped boundary
from the underlay. When you delete a clipping boundary, the underlay is displayed with
its original boundary.

To clip a PDF underlay

1. Select an underlay by clicking it bounding box.

2. At the Command prompt, enter PDFCLIP.

3. At the Command prompt, enter n (New Boundary).

4. Enter p (Polygonal) or r (Rectangular), and then draw the boundary on the PDF
underlay.

If you are drawing a polygonal boundary, you are prompted to specify consecutive
vertices. To finish drawing a polygon, press ENTER.

Ribbon: Subscription tab > PDF Reference panel > PDF Clip

Command entry: PDFCLIP

To specify a new boundary on a clipped PDF underlay

1. Select a clipped PDF underlay.

2. At the Command prompt, enter PDFCLIP.

3. At the Command prompt, enter n (New Boundary).

4. Enter y (Yes) to delete the old boundary.

5. Enter p (Polygonal) or r (Rectangular), and then draw the new boundary on the
underlay.

If you are drawing a polygonal boundary, you are prompted to specify consecutive
vertices. To finish drawing a polygon, press ENTER.

You can modify clipped boundaries with grips.

Ribbon: Subscription tab > PDF Reference panel > PDF Clip

Command entry: PDFCLIP

To edit the existing boundary on a clipped PDF underlay

1. Select a clipped PDF underlay.

2. Click one of the grips and drag it to a new location.

Command entry: PDFCLIP

To show or hide the clipped portion of a PDF underlay

1. Right-click a PDF underlay and select Properties.

2. In the Misc group of the Properties palette, set Show clipped to No.

Command entry: PROPERTIES

To delete the boundary of a clipped PDF underlay

1. Select the clipped PDF underlay.

2. At the Command prompt, enter PDFCLIP.

3. Enter d (Delete) and press ENTER.

The boundary of the clipped PDF underlay is deleted, and the original boundary of
the PDF underlay is restored.

Command entry: PDFCLIP

Hide and Show a PDF Underlay Frame

A frame is a visual border that shows the extents of the PDF underlay, or the clipped
boundary of the PDF underlay. Hiding the PDF underlay frame prevents it from being
plotted or displayed. You can, however, select the PDF underlay with the pointing
device when the frame is not visible. You can select a PDF underlay if it is not on a
locked layer; for example, if the PDF underlay is part of a named selection set made
with the All option when selecting objects. When a PDF underlay frame is hidden, a
clipped PDF underlay is still displayed to its specified boundary limits; only the
boundary is affected. Showing and hiding a PDF underlay frame affects all PDF
underlays attached to a drawing.

To hide and show a PDF underlay frame

1. At the Command prompt, enter PDFFRAME.

2. At the Command prompt, do one of the following:

To hide PDF underlay frames, enter 0.

To show and plot PDF underlay frames, enter 1.

To show PDF underlay frames but not plot them, enter 2.

Command entry: PDFFRAME

Manage and Publish Drawings Containing a PDF Underlay

Contents

Display Information for a PDF Underlay

Change the File Path of a PDF Underlay

Publish, Save, and eTransmit a Drawing Containing a PDF Underlay

Reference Manager and PDF Underlays

Display Information for a PDF Underlay

In the External References palette, you can view PDF underlay information either as a
list or as a tree. To control how the information is displayed in the External References
palette, click the List View or Tree View button in the upper-right corner. The list view
displays the name of each PDF underlay in the drawing, its loading status, file size,
date last modified, and search path. The tree view lists PDF underlays in a hierarchy
that shows their nesting level within xrefs and blocks. The status, size, and other
information do not display in the tree view.

In both views, you can do the following:

Display information about an underlay

Attach or detach an underlay

Unload or reload an underlay

Browse for and save a new search path

Use the List View

The list view displays all PDF underlays attached to the current drawing, but it does not
specify the number of instances. It is the default view. To sort PDF underlays by
category, click the column heading. To change the width of a column, drag its border to
the right or left.

The following information is displayed in the list view:

Name of PDF file

Status (loaded, unloaded, or not found)

File size

File type

Date and time file was last saved

Name of the saved path

If the program cannot find a PDF underlay, its status is listed as Not Found. If a PDF
underlay is not loaded, its status is Unloaded. A PDF Underlay with a status of
Unloaded or Not Found does not display in a drawing.

Use the Tree View

The top level of the tree view lists PDF underlay files in alphabetical order. In most
cases a PDF underlay file is linked directly to the drawing and listed at the top level.
However, if an xref or a block contains an attached PDF underlay, additional levels
display.

You can preview a selected underlay and view PDF file details, including

Reference name

Status

File size

File type

File creation date

Saved path

Found At path (where the PDF is found)

NOTE: The Found At path is disabled if a nested reference is selected.

To display a list of PDF underlays attached to a drawing

1. At the Command prompt, enter EXTERNALREFERENCES.

2. In the External References palette, click the List View button.

Command entry: EXTERNALREFERENCES

To display PDF underlay names and their nesting levels within xrefs and
blocks

1. At the Command prompt, enter EXTERNALREFERENCES.

2. In the External References palette, click the Tree View button.

Command entry: EXTERNALREFERENCES

To display the status of a PDF underlay layer override

1. Select a PDF underlay for which you want to view the layer override status.

2. Right-click the underlay and select Properties.

3. In the Properties palette, scroll to Misc and view the status of the layer displayed in
the Layer Display Override option.

Command entry: PROPERTIES

Change File Paths of a PDF Underlay

When you open a drawing with an attached PDF file, the path of the selected PDF
underlay displays in the External References palette under Found At in the Detail list.
The displayed path is the actual path where the source file was found. The path where
the source file was originally attached displays under Saved Path.

To locate a PDF file, the program searches the following paths and folders in the
following order:

Path specified when the underlay was attached

Folder containing the current drawing file

Project search paths specified on the Files tab of the Options dialog box

Support search paths specified on the Files tab of the Options dialog box

Start In folder specified in the program shortcut

If you open a drawing that contains a PDF underlay that is not in the saved path
location or in any of the defined search paths, the External References palette displays
Not Found in the Status column of the File References list, and the Found At entry is
blank in the Details list.

You can remove the path from the file name or specify a relative path by manually
editing the path in the Found At box or by clicking [...] at the right side of the Found At
box. This opens a Select File dialog box.

To change a PDF underlay path

1. At the Command prompt, enter EXTERNALREFERENCES.

2. In the External References palette, select a PDF underlay whose path you want to
change. Click the [...] at the right side of the Found At box.
3. In the Select PDF File dialog box, select a new path. Click Open.

The new path is displayed in the Saved Path column.

Command entry: EXTERNALREFERENCES

Publish, Save, and eTransmit a Drawing Containing a PDF Underlay

When you eTransmit a file, PDF underlays are tracked and managed. Furthermore, PDF
underlays are not lost when you save to previous drawing formats.

Plot and Publish

When a drawing file containing an underlay is plotted or published to a new file, any
visible geometry is included in the newly plotted or published file. However, none of the
layer data from the original PDF attachment gets published with the new file.

Save to a Previous DWG Format

If you save the drawing to a previous DWG format, the underlay does not display when
the drawing is opened in an older version of the program, nor does it display as a proxy
object or a proxy frame. The underlay displays again when you reopen the drawing in
the current version of the program.

eTransmit

PDF attachments are tracked and managed when you use eTransmit in the same way
raster image attachments are tracked and managed.

Reference Manager and PDF Underlays

With the Reference Manager, you can view underlays that are attached to a DWG file
and edit the paths of the attachments. The properties reported by the Reference
Manager include

File type

Status

File name

Reference name

Saved path

Found path

Host drawing

Host version

You can view the list of references by drawing or by reference type.

To check a PDF underlay with the Reference Manager

1. Click Start menu (Windows) > All Programs (Programs) > Autodesk > AutoCAD
Civil 3D 2009 > Reference Manager.

2. In the Reference Manager, click the Add Drawings button.

3. In the Add Drawings dialog box, select a drawing and then click Open.

New and Updated Commands and System Variables

The following commands and system variable have been added or updated for AutoCAD
Civil 3D 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack 2:

Commands

PDFADJUST

-PDFADJUST

PDFATTACH

-PDFATTACH

PDFCLIP

PDFLAYERS

System Variables

PDFFRAME

PDFOSNAP

PDFADJUST Command

Adjusts the display of a PDF underlay or plotted drawing from the Command
prompt.

Access Methods

Command entry: PDFADJUST

Select PDF underlay: Select one or more PDF underlays
Enter PDF underlay option [Fade/Contrast/Monochrome]:

Summary

Adjusts the Fade, Contrast and Monochrome settings for a selected underlay. If you
selected a single PDF underlay, the default values for Fade, Contrast, and Monochrome
are the current property settings of the selected underlay. If you select multiple
underlays, the default values for Fade, Contrast, and Monochrome remain as they were
set the last time the command was used.
Fade

Controls the fade effect of the underlay. Values range from 0 through 100. The greater
the value, the lighter the linework in the underlay appears. Works indirectly with the
contrast effect; a higher contrast value blends the underlay into the background when
fade is set to a higher value. Default=0.
Enter fade value (0-80): Enter a value

Contrast

Controls the contrast, and indirectly, the fading effect of the underlay. Values range
from 0 through 100. The greater the value, the more each pixel is forced to its primary
or secondary color. Default=100.
Enter contrast value (0-100): Enter a value

Monochrome

Controls the color saturation of all linework while maintaining the luminance. When
turned on, the linework displays in varying shades of gray starting at black if the
background color luminance is 50 percent or more. If the background color luminance
is less than 50 percent, then the colors are inverted, with the darkest linework
displaying in white, and the lightest linework displaying in black.
Monochrome? [Yes/No]: Select yes or no and then press ENTER

-PDFADJUST Command

Adjusts the Fade, Contrast, and Monochrome settings for a selected underlay
from the command line.

Access Methods

Command entry: -PDFADJUST

Summary

If you enter -PDFADJUST at the Command prompt, the following PDFADJUST command
prompts are displayed.
Select PDF Underlay: Select an underlay
Enter PDF underlay option [Fade/Contrast/Monochrome]: Select Fade, Contrast, or
Monochrome
Enter fade value [0-100] <0>: Enter a fade value
Enter contrast value [0-100] <75>: Enter a contrast value
Enter monochrome value [Yes/No] <No>: Enter yes or no

PDFATTACH Command

Access Methods
Ribbon: Subscription tab > PDF Reference panel > Attach PDF

Command entry: PDFATTACH

Summary

When you attach a PDF file as an underlay, you link that referenced file to the current
drawing. Any changes to the referenced file are displayed in the current drawing when
it is opened or reloaded.

The Select PDF File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) is displayed. Once
you select a PDF file, the Attach PDF Underlay dialog box is displayed.

NOTE: If you plan to access PDF files from the Vault client server, the Vault file open
dialog box supersedes the Select PDF File dialog box.

Attach PDF Underlay Dialog Box

Names, locates, and defines the insertion point, scale, and rotation of
attached PDF underlays.

Access Methods

Ribbon: Subscription tab > PDF Reference panel > Attach PDF

Command entry: PDFATTACH

Name

Identifies the PDF file you have selected to attach, either from the Select PDF File
dialog box (an unattached PDF file) or from the list of previously attached PDF
underlays. To add another instance of a PDF underlay that is already attached, select
the PDF name from the list.

NOTE: The Name field is disabled when you attach a PDF file that is stored on the Vault
client server. This information is automatically entered by the Vault.

Browse
Open the Select PDF File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box).

NOTE: The Browse button is hidden when you are attaching a PDF file that is
stored on the Vault client server.

Found In
Displays the path where the PDF file is located.

Saved Path
Displays the path that is saved with the drawing when the PDF file is attached.
The path is dependent upon the Path Type setting.

Select a Page
Displays all of the pages that are found in a PDF file. By default, the first page is
selected.

Path Type

Specifies one of three types of folder path information to save with an attached PDF
underlay: a full path, a relative path, and no path.

NOTE: The Path Type group is disabled when you’re attaching a PDF file that is stored
on the Vault client server. This information is automatically entered by the Vault.

Full Path
Specifies the full (absolute) path to the PDF file.

Relative Path
Specifies a relative path to the PDF file.

No Path
Specifies only the PDF file name. The PDF file should be located in the folder
with the current drawing file.

Insertion Point

Specifies the insertion point for the selected PDF file. Specify On-Screen is the default.
The default insertion point is 0,0,0.

Specify On-Screen
Directs input at the Command prompt or the pointing device. If Specify On-
Screen is clear, enter the insertion point in X, Y, and Z.

X
Sets the X coordinate value.

Y
Sets the Y coordinate value.

Z
Sets the Z coordinate value.

Scale

Specifies the scale factor of the selected PDF underlay.

Specify On-Screen directs input at the Command prompt or the pointing device. If
Specify On-Screen is clear, enter a value for the scale factor. The default scale factor is
1.

If INSUNITS is set to unitless or if the underlay does not contain resolution information,
the scale factor becomes the underlay width in AutoCAD units. If INSUNITS has a value
such as millimeters, centimeters, inches, or feet, and the underlay has resolution
information, the scale factor is applied after the true width of the underlay in AutoCAD
units is determined.
Rotation

Specifies the insertion point for the selected PDF file. Specify On-Screen is the default.
The default insertion point is 0,0,0.

Specifies the rotation angle of the selected PDF underlay.

If Specify On-Screen is selected, you may wait until you exit the dialog box to rotate
the object with your pointing device or enter a rotation angle value at the Command
prompt. If Specify On-Screen is clear, enter the rotation angle value in the dialog box.
The default rotation angle is 0.

-PDFATTACH Command

Summary

If you enter -PDFATTACH at the Command prompt, the following PDFATTACH command
prompts are displayed.
Path to PDF file to attach: Enter the path and file name of the PDF file to be attached
Enter page number or [?] <1>: Specify a number or ?
If you enter ?, the following prompts display:
Enter pages to list <*>: Enter a page number or press ENTER to list all pages
After the sheets are listed, the previous prompt returns.

PDFCLIP Command

Access Methods

Ribbon: Subscription tab > PDF Reference panel > PDF Clip

Command entry: PDFCLIP

Summary

Clips the display of a selected PDF underlay to a specified polygonal or rectangular

boundary. The clipping boundary determines the portion of the PDF outside the
boundary that is hidden. The visibility of the clipping boundary is controlled by the
PDFCLIP command. To turn the clipping boundary frame on or off, use the PDFFRAME
system variable.
Enter PDF clipping option [ON/OFF/Delete/New Boundary] <New Boundary>: Select an
option and press ENTER

On
Turns on clipping and displays the PDF underlay clipped to the previously defined
boundary.

Off

Turns off clipping and displays the entire PDF underlay.

If you reclip the PDF underlay while clipping is turned off, clipping is automatically
turned back on. You are prompted to delete the old boundary even when clipping is
turned off and the clipping boundary is not visible.

Delete

Removes a predefined clipping boundary and redisplays the full original underlay.

New Boundary

Specifies a new clipping boundary. The boundary can be rectangular or polygonal, and
consists only of straight line segments. When defining a clipping boundary, specify
vertices within the PDF underlay boundary. Rectangular is the default option. If you use
the pointing device to specify a point at the Enter Clipping Type prompt, the point is
interpreted as the first corner of a rectangle.
Enter PDF clipping option [ON/OFF/Delete/New Boundary] <New Boundary>: Select an
option and press ENTER

The visibility of the clipping boundary is controlled by the PDFCLIP command.

Enter clipping type [Polygonal/Rectangular] <Rectangular>:

Polygonal

Uses specified points to define a polygonal boundary.

Specify first point: Specify a point
Specify next point or [Undo]: Specify a point or enter u
Specify next point or [Undo]: Specify a point or enter u
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: Specify a point, or enter c or u

You must specify at least three points to define a polygon.

If the PDF underlay already has a clipping boundary defined, the following
prompt is displayed:
Delete old boundary? [No/Yes]
<Yes>: Enter n or press ENTER

If you enter Yes, the entire PDF underlay is redrawn and the command
continues; if you enter No, the command ends.

Rectangular
Specifies a rectangular boundary by its opposite corners. The rectangle is
always drawn parallel to the edges of the PDF underlay.
 Specify first corner point: Specify a point
Specify opposite corner point: Specify a point

PDFLAYERS Command

Controls the display of layers in PDF underlay.

Access Methods

Command entry: PDFLAYERS

Summary

Launches the PDF Layers dialog box where you can turn layers on and off.

PDFFRAME System Variable

Type: Integer
Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 1

Determines whether the PDF underlay frame is visible.

The PDF underlay frame is not visible and it is not plotted

0

1 Displays the PDF underlay frame and allows it to be plotted

2 Displays the PDF underlay frame, but keeps it from being plotted

PDFOSNAP System Variable

Type: Integer
Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 1

Determines whether object snapping is active for geometry in PDF underlays

that are attached to the drawing.

If you cannot snap to your drawing, it may contain a PDF underlay that is a raster
image. Object snaps only work with vector-based geometry, not scanned images.

In some PDF underlays, depending on how they were created, some snap modes may
not function correctly. For example, you may not be able to snap to the center of arcs
or circles in a PDF underlay. To ensure that object snaps function correctly in PDF
underlays, use the DWG to PDF Bonus Pack.pc3 plotter driver to create PDF files.
 Object snapping is disabled for geometry in all PDF underlay attachments in
0 the drawing

Object snapping is enabled for geometry in all PDF underlay attachments in

1
the drawing