Here is a quick Video showing you how to import a PDF file into AutoCAD and then Recognize the SHX text changing those lines to editable text objects. Here is where you can recognize the SHX Text, Change Settings and Combine Text. Once you drawing is imported follow the workflow on the ribbon.
Customers have been asking for a longtime for this feature but there has been concerns since published data can have inherent inaccurate scales and a few other issues. AutoCAD 2017 introduced the ability to import PDF files. AutoCAD 2017 has added the ability to import a PDF as vector objects and not just as a raster PDF underlay added back in AutoCAD 2007. PDF files are the most common file format used when exchanging design information between designers, contractors, clients, and others. Unlike other fonts, SHX fonts import as lines, arcs, circles, and other geometry instead of text. You ensure good text recognition by specifying the SHX font name used. This post will show you how to convert SHX font geometry to text after importing a PDF file in AutoCAD. As CAD managers, drafters, and designers, we all need at some point to look at a pdf file, import the file, and in some instances use and edit the text as well.