PDF as Planes is an import add-on that brings PDF pages into Blender as image-textured mesh planes. Great for referencing floor plans, documents, illustrations, or any multi-page design.

Features

• 📄 Import all or selected pages from a PDF

• 🎯 Optionally align planes to world or view

• 🖼 Auto-generate image materials with alpha

• 🧩 Choose between real page dimensions or uniform scale

• 🧰 DPI setting for resolution control

• ➕ Adjustable spacing between planes

• ⚙️ Built-in dependency installer (PyMuPDF or pdf2image)

• 🧽 Temporary files auto-cleanup

Installation

1. Download the .zip from Blender Market

2. Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, click Install, select the ZIP

3. Enable the add-on in the list

4. Access it under File > Import > PDF as Planes

5. Or use the panel in 3D View > Sidebar > PDF Tools

Dependencies

You need PyMuPDF or pdf2image.

• You can install PyMuPDF directly from inside Blender with one click

• Manual instructions are also included in the add-on UI

• No config needed – it just works once installed

Usage

1. Go to File > Import > PDF as Planes

2. Choose a PDF file

3. Select your options (page range, DPI, scale, spacing, alignment)

4. Click Import

5. The result: one plane per page with a correctly sized material applied

Troubleshooting

• If no PDF library is found, use the “Install PyMuPDF” button in the PDF Tools panel

• Restart Blender if installation doesn’t activate PyMuPDF immediately

• On some systems, pdf2image requires poppler-utils – check manual setup instructions