Inserting Image Files

[vmcintyre]

I am using UG 18 and need to have an image file, tiff, displayed in the drafting app. I have searched for tips as tried for days to find a way to do this. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[cowski]

To the best of my knowledge it can't be done in V18. Maybe in NX2?

 

[demco]

Cowski,
That is correct. Only in NX2 and beyond. However, the image cannot be plotted, even in NX2. The brand new plot queue functionality for NX3 migth do this, but I do not know.
In short, you can keep lookin' but ya won't find it in v18... Sorry.

-Derek
DL Engineering Services

specializing in CAD Design Consultation Services

http://www.dl-engineering.com

 

[Simon99]

We use a 3rd party add-on to our V18 called BCT Raster that does just this.
You can put the tiff in the model and pull it through into drafting, or directly in drafting. It also has some basic editing features to scale and crop the image once its in.

For more info see

http://www.bct-portal.com

Simon C

 

[Xwheelguy]

Simon,

Will the image plot if it's shown on the drawing, using BCT Raster?

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[Simon99]

Tim,

It plots whatever's shown in drafting, (and picks up on line weight by colour). It also can produce a good quality (300dpi) tiff straight to disk of an entire drawing.

The only drawback is that you need a plug-in viewer installed to be able to view/plot a file containing a raster image correctly. I think BCT supply the viewer free of charge, but if you are interested it would be worth dropping them a line.

Simon C

 

[Xwheelguy]

Thanks for the info, Simon.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[wp483]

Ablevector may help you.

http://www.cadeast.com

 

[schoryan]

this must be for the windows version of ug because i doubt i could use that program in unix

designer gooroo
catia v5
unigraphics nx
pro-e wildfire
ideas v10
autocad 2004

 

[JimClarck]

About BCT, and their solution 3D-Raster, the appropriate link would rather be:

http://www.bct-technology.com