ImportPortable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for document exchange.
ImportFrom the File menu, click Open, Insert, Import, or Worksession > Attach.
PDF Import Options
Fit to default screenScales the objects to be visible in the default Top viewport.
Preserve unitsSets how to convert the file unit into the Rhino unit.
Preserves line widths when curves are imported.
HatchesImports fills and their boundary curves. Fills are imported differently based on types:
Boundary curvesIgnores all fills and only imports their boundary curves.
Load TextImports text strings.
Show missing fonts dialogBrings up a message dialog about missing fonts when the opened PDF uses fonts that do not exist on the current system.
Always use these settings. Do not show this dialog again.Saves the current settings and turns off the dialog display.
See also: ResetMessageBoxes command.
PDF Select Page
When a PDF has multiple pages, you can select to import all pages, a single page or a range of pages. The pages will be imported vertically in the Top viewport.
Enter comma-separated list of page numbers or ranges. For example: 1, 2, 4-8.
Imports all pages in a PDF. The total page number is displayed.
ExportExporting a PDF file brings up a dialog similar to the Print dialog. The Rhino PDF printer is used to write the PDF file. If you would like to use a different PDF printer on your system, use the Print command.
Raster output does not support saving layers to PDF.
PDF readers have to support viewing layers. (Such as Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Layers are exported when possible. Set Rhino.Options.Advanced.PDF.OptionalContentGroups=0 in Options > Advanced to disable saving layers.
The print order of hatches, annotations, and geometries is decided by some rules.
Paper sizes supported by the selected printer.
Use Layout Page SizeThis setting is only available for Rhino PDF. It uses the paper size set in the layout properties to print layouts.
Otherwise, all layouts will be printed with the same paper size.
LandscapePortraitThe DPI ("dots" per inch) setting.
Defines the printing method.
Vector OutputPrints lines, curves, and fill areas.
By default, Rhino prints everything it can using vectors.
Raster OutputPrints a bitmap image.
Defines how color is printed.
Print colorUses the layer or property Print Color setting to print point objects, curves, annotations, and wireframes, etc. Mesh faces and surfaces are printed with display colors.
Display colorPrint objects with the same wireframe color that displays in viewports.
Black and whiteConverts colors to gray scale.
View listList of viewport names and layout pages.
When a layout page is selected, the printer paper size changes to use the layout page size.
Viewport/LayoutPrints the selected viewport or layout page.
ExtentsZoom the current viewport to contain all objects in the model.
WindowPrints a selected window area.
Select a new print area. The window grips can be manipulated after the window is drawn.
Print Multiple Layouts (x of x selected)Select the layout pages to print.
The label shows how many layouts will print and the total number of layouts in the model.
Click on the column header "Print" to enable or disable all layouts.
Select a layout in the list to preview, or click the arrow buttons 
above the preview area to navigate through the enabled layouts.
Click on a layout.
Shift+click on another layout.
Shift+click on a checkbox of the selected layouts.
Ctrl(CMD)+click on the layouts.
Ctrl(CMD)+click on a checkbox of the selected layouts.
If Rhino PDF is not selected, printing to PDF results in a single PDF file with multiple pages of the same paper size.
Exporting to SVG creates one file per layout.
When printing multiple layouts to image file, multiple image files will be created with ascending numbers appended to the file names.
These settings are only available when Rhino PDF is selected as the printer.
Save each layout to a separate fileCreates multiple PDF files with ascending numbers added to the file names.
File name prefix:Every PDF file name begins with the specified text string.
Add page number to file nameAdds layout index numbers, instead of ascending numbers, to the file names.
Add page name to file nameAdds layout names to the file names.
Displays current display magnification as percentage. Select scale from the list or set the scale in paper units=model units.
Sets the units used on the printed page and the equivalent units used in the model.
Sets or expands the non-print areas around the page.
Each of the options controls the position, margins, width, and height options.
Sets margins for all four sides.
Sets the top and left margins and a width and height for the print area.
Sets the top and right margins and a width and height for the print area.
Sets the bottom and left margins and a width and height for the print area.
Sets the bottom and right margins and a width and height for the print area.
Centers the print area and sets a width and height.
Sets the margins and position to the same aspect ratio as the selected viewport.
Sets the margins to the printer maximums.
CenteredCenters the image in the print area.
If the Centered box is not checked, choose from offset options.
Offsets the image in the print area from the lower left.
Offsets the image in the print area from the upper left.
Offsets the image in the print area from the lower right.
Offsets the image in the print area from the upper right.
Specifies the offset amount in the x and y directions and sets the offset units.
Match pattern definitionPrinted line type pattern matches values in linetype definition file.
Match viewport displayPrinted linetype pattern matches the current display properties
These settings decide how linetypes with a width of length unit are printed in model and detail views.
Model lengths prints a linetype with a width of 2 mm thicker when zooming in, and thinner when zooming out. Page lengths always prints the linetype with 2 mm thick.
Multiplier to globally change printed line widths.
Ranges from Hairline to normal drafting widths (in millimeters) and No Print.
Hairlines are defined as 0.0001 mm curves and are not scaled by the Scale by multiplier value.
Add line width values to the printwidths.txt file in Rhino support folder > Localization > [Language] > Support
In the printwidths.txt file:
Lines begin with ; or // will be ignored.
Line width values have to be larger than 0.
Apply Display Mode ScaleApplies the object width scale factor from display modes.
Size for point objects on the printed page.
Size for arrowheads on the printed page.
Size for the text dot font on the printed page.
Optional items to include on the printed page.
Background colorBackground bitmapPrints the viewport background bitmap.
WallpaperPrints the viewport wallpaper.
The wallpaper will always scale to fit the extents of the print window.
To keep the background size constant, use a background bitmap.
LightsPrints light objects.
Clipping PlanesPrints clipping plane objects.
Only selected objectsPrints selected objects only.
Locked objectsPrints locked objects. Clear the check box to hide locked objects on the printed page.
GridPrints the construction plane grid.
Grid axesPrints the construction plane grid axes.
MarginsAllows printing a dashed line at the margins.
Prints the contents of Notes window.
No notes printed.
Prints the notes at the top of the page.
Prints the notes at the bottom of the pages.
Prints the full file name including path.
No file name printed.
Prints the file name at the top of the page.
Prints the file name at the bottom of the page.
The printer model mame.
The paper size and dimensions.
The area of the paper that the printer can use.
If the printer requires calibration in order to print exactly, a scale factor can be applied.
Wikipedia: Portable Document Format
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