This function attaches a raster image to CAD Drawing. This raster image will not be included to drawing file (.drw) but is attached a an external reference (like a reference drawing) that is loaded when opening a drawing. Then the drawing needs two files; a drawing file and a raster image file.
Program looks for the attached raster image file primarily in the path defined for image. If the file is not found there program looks for it in the master drawing's folder. If the image file cannot be found program shows an empty rectangle in the drawing.
Supported raster image file types are BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG ja TIFF.
Reference tree lists all raster images attached to the drawing. Defined path and the load path of raster images is shown in reference tree. File path may be relative to master drawing file, i.e. drawings\plan.jpg.
Every raster image has an insertion point, scale factor and angle that are defined when attaching the image. These can be changed afterwards by using the scale and rotate commands.
Note: Program always draws a bounding rectangle around raster image. This rectangle is used to select the raster image object. This rectangle cannot be removed but if you don't want it to be shown in the print, you can change it's color to white (255).
Attach new raster images
Do the following:
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In the External references window, click the
button and select Raster image. -
Select the raster image, and click Open
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Enter insertion point, scale factor and angle for raster image.
Attach existing raster images again
Do the following:
A raster image that is already in the drawing can be attached again as a new object. This object refers to the same raster image but has it's own insertion point, scale factor and angle.
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Select an existing raster image from the reference tree and right-click it.
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Select Duplicate from the menu that opens.
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Enter insertion point, scale factor and angle.
Change raster image names or paths
A raster image attached to a drawing has a name to identify it. By default this name is same as the name of the image file.
File path may also be relative to the parent drawing, i.e. drawings\plan.jpg.
Do the following:
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Select the raster image from reference tree and right-click it.
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Select Modify... from the menu that opens.
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Enter new name or path. Path can also be changed by selecting
and selecting a new file.
Delete raster images from the drawings
Delete will remove all raster image objects that referred to the selected raster image.
Do the following:
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Select the raster image to be removed and right-click it.
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Select Delete from the menu that opens.