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■ Active: (This option is unavailable if the drawing
is a new drawing and was not saved) Selects the
active drawing name to use as the Image file.
For example, if the active drawing name is
“demo005,” then the image file edit box has
“demo005” listed as the file name.
The browsed image is copied to the Images folder
and saved as a relative path in the .dat file. Enclose
the image path in quotation marks if you do not want
the image copied to the Images folder and to save
the complete path instead of the relative path in the
.dat file. The entered image file name can be names
like "PB1" or "CONTROL RELAY," file names with an
extension such as “pb1.png,” or it can follow the
syntax {slide_library or dll file (slide or .png)}. For
example, "S2(pb)" or "S7(control_relay)."
NOTE The image file name cannot contain invalid
characters such as \ / : " ? < > | and only .png and
.sld image files are supported.
(Available only when you edit the image file) Creates
the .png image file from the current screen image.
Create PNG from current screen image
If the specified image file does not exist, this option
is selected by default. If you do not want to create
the icon from the displayed image of the current
drawing, clear the check box.
NOTE This option is unavailable if you enter an im-
age file name with the syntax {slide_library or dll file
(slide or .png)}” For example, “S2(pb)” or “S7(con-
trol_relay)”. It is also unavailable if the Image File edit
box contains the image file path instead of the image
file name.
(Available only when Create PNG from current screen
image is selected) Zooms in on the current screen
Zoom
image using AutoCAD Zoom command. Once you
exit Zoom mode and press Enter, the dialog box re-
displays so you can finish defining the new icon.
(This option appears once the Image file is specified)
Indicates the full path of the image file location where
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