Attach Raster Image

Menu: Image > Attach Raster Image

Keyboard: IMAGEATTACH

Attaches an image to a drawing.

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Image is Found At Displays the folder location of the image.

Image Path will be Saved As Enter a different image file location, if necessary. Click > to choose how you want to save the image path:

• Full Path — The image is referenced using its full path, for example, c:\My Pictures\MyImage.jpg. Use this option if the image is saved in a folder unrelated to the current drawing folder.
• Relative Path — The image is referenced using a path relative to the current drawing folder, for example, ..\My Pictures\MyImage.jpg. Use this option of the image is stored in a subfolder of the current drawing folder.
• File Name Only — The image is referenced using its file name in the current drawing folder, for example, MyImage.jpg. Use this option if the image is saved in the same folder as the current drawing.

Use Positioning File Choose to place the image automatically in the drawing using specifications located in a positioning file. Enter the TWF file associated with the image or click [...] to select it.

Image Details Click to view image information, including color depth and resolution, in the Image Details dialog box.

Insertion Point Choose to specify the insertion point in the drawing upon insertion, or enter coordinates.

Size Choose to specify the size of the image in the drawing upon insertion, or enter the width (X) and height (Y) in drawing units. Mark Keep Aspect Ratio if you want the width and height to change together to retain the aspect ratio of the image.

Rotation Choose to specify rotation in the drawing upon insertion, or enter how many degrees to rotate the image to the left.

Use Transparency Choose whether entities located under the image are visible (for images that support alpha transparency, that is, images that have at least one color that can be viewed as a transparent color).

Show Clipping Boundary Choose whether to turn clipping display on or off for the image.

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Attach Raster Images