Importing A Pdf

[mcrump]

I want to import a pdf to use as an exterior wall sign.  What is the best way to accomplish this?  Thanks!

[cornerstone]

If you have X6 just go to file - import - import pdf.

anything prior to X6 you need to convert the pdf to jpeg

Google convert pdf to jpeg, there are numerous sites that will

do it for free.

[rlackore]

I'm assuming the pdf has a graphic that you want to apply to the wall sign. Images in pdf documents are embedded and can be extracted if the document isn't protected. The steps are easy.

 

Open the pdf in a pdf viewer/editor.

Select the graphic by clicking on it. It should highlight. If you use Adobe Reader, it will highlight in blue. Right-click and copy the image.

Open your favorite image editor (Microsoft Paint works fine), and paste the image, then save it somewhere.

In Chief, create a new material and assign the Texture Source to the image. Under Scale, select Stretch to Fit.

Assign the new material to your wall sign (p-solid, material region, whatever).

 

Here's a quick and dirty wall sign created with a material region and the steps I described above, using a graphic copied from the X5 User Guide.