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Exporting a bitmap image along with drawing to AutoCad
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:37 pmby HyderHF
Hi Guys..I have a bitmap image (photo) in the drawing needs to be exported to Autocad ..I tried ..all was well except the photo was not included in Autocad..which button I should push!!..
THANKS!
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:58 pmby Nick Pyner
Your problem is that it isn't in DataCad either. You just get to look at the picture through DataCad.
The first thing you need top do is to determine if it reallly is necessary to include the picture, and leave it out if possible.
When you export as DWG, the picture doesn't get included but the polyline it occupies does. I believe the AutoCad user can re-insert the picture. You have to send the picture along with all the other stuff and advise the AutoCad user what to do.
Note that so long as the picture is in the same folder as the .AEC at both ends, there is no problem sending pictures with DataCad files.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:13 pmby HyderHF
I was afraid of that might be the case!..thank you Nick
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:28 pmby Neil Blanchard
Hi,
It might be possible to make it into a symbol, and that way it would get embedded in the AEC and also export to DWG?
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:00 pmby HyderHF
Neil, I tried , and it did not work ..thanks anyway..
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Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:08 pmby Neil Blanchard
Hi,
Have you tried sending the image file along with the DWG?
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Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:08 pmby HyderHF
Neil, my plan is to send the PDF (for the looks)..along w/cad file and the image ..the issue we all sometimes deal with..are dealing w/Clients and thier Project Managers ...who inherently do not want to deal with modifying Cad files they recieved simple as that...Further, going forward I am planning to use the exported AutoDWG and try to re-insert the image...!
Thanks for all your input...