# Does anyone know how to import PDF to CAD drawings?

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**Category:** Images & Scanning\
**Created:** [November 8, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://standardspdf.com/forum/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-import-pdf-to-cad-drawings/132 "2026-11-08T22:48:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dennis92](https://standardspdf.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@Dennis92](https://standardspdf.com/forum/u/Dennis92)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://standardspdf.com/forum/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-import-pdf-to-cad-drawings/132/1 "2026-11-08T22:48:37Z")

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I have scanned floor plans as PDFs and need them in a CAD drawing to trace over, but can’t figure out how to bring them in. Does it matter if they’re vector or just images?

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**Author:** ![podcast\_dude](https://standardspdf.com/forum/user_avatar/standardspdf.com/podcast_dude/32/25_2.png) [@podcast\_dude](https://standardspdf.com/forum/u/podcast_dude)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://standardspdf.com/forum/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-import-pdf-to-cad-drawings/132/2 "2026-11-08T22:48:41Z")

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Yes, it matters. A vector PDF can usually be imported as editable geometry with CAD’s PDF import command, while a scanned plan is just a raster image and needs to be attached as an underlay and traced. Scale it using one known dimension, then lock that layer before drawing over it. I learned the scaling part the hard way on a shop layout.