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Setup menu ➤ Raster Options
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MAPIOPTIONSCommand Line
Raster Extension Options dialog boxDialog Box
Setting the Resource Files Directory
Resource files store information about the insertion point, scale, rotation, and
density of an image. The Resource File Directory indicates where AutoCAD
Map 3D searches for resource files for images you insert with Raster Extension
(not those you add with Data Connect). Resource files have the same base
name as the raster image with a .res extension.
When you insert an image, AutoCAD Map 3D looks for associated correlation
sources, such as world files, resource files, and tab files. By default, AutoCAD
Map 3D looks in the directory containing the image. However, for resource
files, you can specify an additional location. The additional location applies
only to resource files (.res). It does not apply to other correlation sources.
See also:
■
Overview of Adding Rasters and Surfaces (page 437)
■ Using Other Raster Image Formats (page 453)
■ Modifying Raster Images (page 489)
■ Viewing Image Information (page 474)
■ Creating a Search Path for Raster Images (page 479)
To set the resource file directory
1 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Insert tab ➤ Image
panel ➤ angle-arrow.
2 In the
Raster Extension Options dialog box (page 1879), select the Paths
tab.
3 Under Resource File Directory, type the directory path for the resource
files or click Browse to select a directory.
4 If you want AutoCAD Map 3D to search the Resource File Directory before
searching the image directory, select Use Resource File Directory Before
Using Image Directory.
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