Draw Raster Image
This command inserts an Image file into your current drawing. After
selecting the file you wish to draw, the following dialog is
shown:
The name of the file is shown at the top with a
preview of the file shown below. To select a different file, click
on the Browse button. Path Type can be set to the full (absolute)
path, the relative path to the image file, or No Path, the name of
the image file (the image file must be located in the same folder
as the current drawing file). If the scale factor is known, you can
enter it under Scale.
If the scale factor is unknown, it is recommended to use the
default scale factor of 1 and adjust the Scale with Edit > 2D
Scale once the Image is inserted and a scale factor can be
determined.Specify On-Screen allows you to input the scale at the
Command prompt. Insertion Point specifies the insertion point for
the selected image file. Specify On-Screen is the default. The
default insertion point is 0,0,0.
Specify On-Screen Directs input at the Command prompt or the
pointing device. If Specify On-Screen is unchecked, enter the
insertion point as X, Y, and Z coordinate values Rotation specifies
the rotation angle of the selected image. If Specify On-Screen is
selected, you may wait until you exit the dialog box to rotate the
object with your pointing device or enter a rotation angle value at
the Command prompt. If Specify On-Screen is unchecked, enter the
rotation angle value in the dialog box. The default rotation angle
is 0.
Below is list of Images that can be inserted into the drawing. For
PDF files, use the Import PDF File (loadpdf) command available in
Carlson Takeoff.
Prompts
Specify the insertion
point: pick on the screen or typing in a coordinate
(Example: 1000,1000).
Specify rotation angle: To
accept the default value displayed, press Enter, or enter the
rotation angle (Example: 90).
Specify scale <1.0>:
To accept the default value displayed, press Enter, or enter a
scale factor. If the scale factor is not known, which is typical,
accept the defaults to this prompt. The proper scale factor can be
determined by running Inquiry>Standard Distance on a known
distance on the site (ie, the side of a building or the distance
across the road). If the side of a building is labeled as 60' and
Standard Distance reports it is at 120', then the Scale factor is
0.5 (60/120). Run Edit>2D Scale, select the imported objects,
specify a base point of 0,0 and use the Scale Factor you determined
with Standard Distance to scale the entities correctly.
After the command has imported the Image file, run View > Zoom
> Extents to see the converted entities.
Pulldown Menu Location: Raster > Draw Raster Image
Keyboard Command: imageattach
Prerequisite: None