# Pdf viewer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 13, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812 "2012-07-13T13:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/1 "2012-07-13T13:42:30Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/f/2f0984456f8dd47c5beb0a68b72c3d6cf62ef2aa.jpeg) As you can see, the image from the pdf is not completely shown in the pdf viewer in ignition. ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/2 "2012-07-13T15:21:39Z")
I have been tryiing to recreate this without success. Can you email your pdf to [support@inductiveautomation.com](mailto:support@inductiveautomation.com) so I can try it out. I have tried pdf’s that have a landscape layout and they import correctly. ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/3 "2012-07-13T16:52:09Z")
Ok, I received your email. I tried to import the pdf into the pdf viewer and I did have the same result. After looking at your pdf and a few google searches later I came up with this. What is being imported looks to be just a layer of your pdf, not the whole thing. I dont know why its just importing a layer. I am assuming this was made using an AutoCAD type program. I would start by trying to merge the different layers in the CAD program your using, then export to pdf. EDIT: You may also want to look at this link as well, there is a part that regards importing pdf’s that were created in AutoCAD. [inductiveautomation.com/support/ … viewer.htm](http://inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/reporting_pdfviewer.htm) ---
**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/4 "2012-07-17T12:14:16Z")
I tried another pdf filename. The designer is immediately closed when I enter the path. I’m going to try a few more and see if this persists but has anyone experienced this and knows why? ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/5 "2012-07-17T18:48:17Z")
So you changed the name of your pdf and it caused the designer to close? I will try it out here. I just tried to duplicate this problem. How exactly are you getting the designer to crash? Are you just changing the filename from C:\location\_of\_file\layout1.pdf to C:\location\_of\_file\some\_other\_name.pdf? ---
**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/6 "2012-07-17T18:49:55Z")
i used a couple different pdf files and they closed the designer on me ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer/4812/7 "2012-07-17T18:59:11Z")
I edited my last post while you were posting, please refer to that.