Import Drawings from Patent Publications

Open the Drawing Tool.
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Select the From Patent Publication option under the Import dropdown in the toolbar or under the Drawings menu.
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Enter identifying numbers for the publications you wish to select figures from and click the Search button.
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Select the pages you wish to import from the dialog provided by clicking Select All, Deselect All, and the individual page thumbnails as needed.
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​We will attempt to detect all pages containing figures and drawings rather than numerous text paragraphs, and our results will be selected by default.
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Click the Import selected pages button.
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Each selected page will be populated as a background image on a new figure sheet.
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Crop out or cover any elements you do not wish to be shown, as needed. Group elements and lock elements to the canvas as needed.