How to attach picture in Autocad?
How to attach picture in Autocad?
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everytime i received drawing from our architect the picture they attached on autocad is not there or it only shows the font (something like a link to the folder where they save the picture).
can you please teach me how i can attached picture by my self?
i'll just ask them to email me the picture and i'll attach it by myself.
btw, i'm using autocad 2007 and 2008.
thank you.
can you please teach me how i can attached picture by my self?
i'll just ask them to email me the picture and i'll attach it by myself.
btw, i'm using autocad 2007 and 2008.
thank you.





RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
1. ask the architect to send you the image file; then in autocad, go to xref, under the image name, at the bottom, click on FOUND AT, then browse to the image and add it.
2. if its a non-georeferenced image, then INSERT>RASTER IMAGE REFERENCE,then go find your image.
3. if its a georeferenced image, then go MAP>IMAGE>INSERT; in this case, make sure the world file has the same filename and resides in the same folder (e.g. if you image is test.jpg, then the world file will be test.jgw, if its test.tif, then world file will be test.tfw, if its test.sid, then world file is test.sdw)
hope this helps!
RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
Don't worry so much about reloading the image right now.
If a "Picture" meaning a bitmap image like JPG, TIF, BMP, or GIF (the most common ones) get the architect to send it to you. Put it in the SAME directory as your drawing, even on the network. Reload your drawing. The picture will come right in. Resume work. You can deal with the directory path issue later as you have time, but it's not practical to try to recreate the directory structure your architect was using. Just drop it into the directory of the parent drawing and reload the drawing.
It really is that simple. Actually it's that simple with the X-Ref drawing as well...
Once you have things under control, you can decide where YOU want _pictures_ stored on your network, and even drawings you've downloaded to your computer for work will reference THAT location on the network. That's where the method above for reloading the picture comes in.
Good luck !
RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
RE: How to attach picture in Autocad?
If you want logo "embedded" then you'll need to draw it in CAD, or you could insert an image as an OLE object. See Help under OLE, embed OLE object.