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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
IMAGEATTACH
Inserts a reference to an image file.
Scale Raster Images
You can control the size of a raster image in a drawing to match the scale of
the drawing.
You can specify the raster image scale factor when you attach the image so
that the scale of the geometry in the image matches the scale of the geometry
in the drawing. The default image scale factor is 1, and the default unit for all
images is “Unitless.” The image file can contain resolution information
defining the dots per inch (DPI), relating to how the image was scanned.
If an image has resolution information, the program combines this information
with the scale factor and the unit of measurement of the drawing to scale the
image in your drawing. For example, if your raster image is a scanned blueprint
on which the scale is 1 inch equals 50 feet, or 1:600, and your drawing is set
up so that 1 unit represents 1 inch, then in the Image dialog box under Scale,
select Specify On-Screen. To scale the image, you clear Specify On-Screen, and
then enter 600 in Scale. The image is then attached at a scale that brings the
geometry in the image into alignment with the geometry in the drawing.
If no resolution information is defined with the attached image file, the width
of the raster image is set to one unit. Thus, when the image file is attached,
the image width in units is equal to the raster image scale factor.
Quick Reference
Commands
IMAGE
Displays the Reference Manager palette.
IMAGEATTACH
Inserts a reference to an image file.
Detach Raster Images
You can detach the reference to an image file in a drawing.
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