PDF Import Error: Failure during PDF File conversion (11)
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Tekla Structures
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United States (Imperial)
United States (Metric)
Question: I am receiving the following error during a PDF import. What does it mean?
Here is what my PDF looks like:
Answer: This is a rare error, but it may point at something corrupt inside a PDF sheet. We have resolved it by deleting unnecessary content such as legends, words, and details in the sheet using a PDF editor like Bluebeam Revu or PDF-XChange editor.
In the case of the PDF file above, deleting everything outside the Floor plan has resolved the problem:
It is essential to check for other PDF inaccuracies inside your PDF file, such as raster images inside a vectored plan, as is explained in the linked article
Cannot import PDF into a Tekla Structures model
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Here is what my PDF looks like:
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Answer: This is a rare error, but it may point at something corrupt inside a PDF sheet. We have resolved it by deleting unnecessary content such as legends, words, and details in the sheet using a PDF editor like Bluebeam Revu or PDF-XChange editor.
In the case of the PDF file above, deleting everything outside the Floor plan has resolved the problem:
Image
It is essential to check for other PDF inaccuracies inside your PDF file, such as raster images inside a vectored plan, as is explained in the linked article
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