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button to return the picture to its original Line Style Panel
aspect ratio.
The settings on this panel are similar to those
• Check Reset Cropping to fill the extents on the LINE STYLE panel in numerous other
of the selected PDF box with the image dialogs, with one exception: Check the Show
associated with it. If the box has been Outline box to turn on the display of the
resized, the image may appear distorted. PDF box’s border polyline.
See “Editing Pictures, Metafiles, and
PDF Boxes” on page 1157. See “Line Style Panel” on page 301.
Fill Style Panel

For information about using the FILL STYLE
panel, see “Fill Style Panel” on page 315.

Displaying Pictures, Metafiles, and PDF Boxes

The display of Pictures, Metafiles, and behind other objects. By default, imported
PDF Boxes is controlled in the Layer pictures and PDF Boxes are placed in
Display Options dialog. See “Layer Drawing Group 38, the Back Group, and
Attributes” on page 185. imported metafiles are placed in Drawing
Group 21, the same Drawing Group as CAD
Pictures, Metafiles, and PDF Boxes are objects.
placed on the Current CAD Layer by default;
but once imported, they can be moved to Once imported, the drawing order of
other layers. See “Image Specification pictures, metafiles, and PDF Boxes can be
Dialog” on page 1143. customized. See “Drawing Groups” on page
200.
Pictures, Metafiles, and PDF Boxes can be
imported into and displayed in floor plan In Layout
view, cross section/elevation views, CAD
Details, and layout pages. A Picture, Pictures, metafiles, and PDF boxes are
Metafile, or PDF Box can only be seen in the included when a view is sent to layout, and
view where it was imported and cannot be can also be imported directly onto a layout
imported into a camera view or overview. page. See “Pictures, Metafiles, and PDFs in
Layout” on page 1291.
Drawing Groups
Each object in a plan or layout file is
included in a Drawing Group, which
influences whether it displays in front of or

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