CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 Importing / Opening PDF file results in incorrect image dimensions

Importing / Opening PDF file results in incorrect image dimensions

I have files that have been created in a CAD Program and exported to PDF. When I attempt to import the PDF file into CorelDraw the dimensions of the drawing are not correct. They are not the same dimension that it was drawn at. What am I doing wrong? Are there settings that need to be specified on import?

0 harryLondon over 9 years ago
Are the dimensions correct if you view or print the PDF in a PDF viewer?

I'll guess they probably are not, but either way the fix -- assuming the error is constant -- would be to import the file and then:

select one of the larger objects

determine its current size from the toolbar

calculate the ratio which you need to increase or decrease the object to make it the right size

select all objects

use the toolbar to multiply or divide the overall width and height by the above ratio (you can calculate in the toolbar and lock width and height together so that they both scale together)
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0 Ronny Axelsson over 9 years ago in reply to harryLondon

My guess is there is a mix-up of centimeters or millimeters and inches, so the ratio is probably 1:2.54 or 1:25.4.
Not sure how to correct it on import, it should not happen. Most likely there is some information missing in the exported file.
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