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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
Attach, Scale, and Detach Raster Images
You can add or remove references to raster images within drawing files, or
you can change their relative size.
Attach Raster Images
You can attach a reference to a raster image file to a drawing file using a linked
image path. The image file can be accessed from the Internet.
Images can be referenced and placed in drawing files, but like external
references (xrefs), they are not actually part of the drawing file. The image is
linked to the drawing file through a path name. Linked image paths can be
changed or removed at any time.
Once you've attached an image, you can reattach it multiple times, treating
it as if it were a block. Each insertion has its own clip boundary and its own
settings for brightness, contrast, fade, and transparency.
NOTE AutoCAD 2000 and later releases do not support LZW-compressed TIFF
files, with the exception of English language versions sold in the US and Canada.
If you have TIFF files that were created using LZW compression and want to insert
them into a drawing, you must resave the TIFF files with LZW compression disabled.
For information on identifying referenced images, see Highlight External
References in a Drawing in
Attach and Detach Referenced Drawings (page 714).
Access Raster Images Using the Internet
Designers and manufacturers store images of their designs or products on the
Internet. You can easily access image files from the Internet. URL image file
names are stored in the drawing.
Accessing images from the Internet saves time and provides for rapid
distribution of designs. For example, an architect who needs to show a client
what custom cabinets will look like has the manufacturer create a rendered
image of the cabinets, post it to a website, and then attach the image to the
drawing file as a URL; any design changes can be updated immediately. For
more information, see
Reference Other Drawing Files (page 713).
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