how to make a JPEG in cad

hello guys!..can somebody help me on how to save drawing into JPEG image..the most easiest and applicable steps!..thanks, godbless:D

The first ones coming up in my mind:

1. Press the PrintScreen on your keybord, open Paint and press CTRL+V.

2. Set up a raster plotter (the help file and the Add plotter dialog vill help you) and plot the file in that format.

3. Open the DWG file in Corel or in Photoshop, work it and export the result in JPG format. If that doesn't work, save the Dwg in DXF format first.

On the tutorial page of this forum you will find more ones.

Another option is to use the JPGOUT command.

You can also do it through the layout tab, print, and use the 'PublishToWebJPG.pc3' option, which saves your print as a JPG.

1. Go to file and select "Export" in AutoCAD (you must have the drawing open)

2. Name the file and where you want to save it.

3. Select the part of the Acad drawing you want to save as a bitmap file (*.bmp)

4. Then open paint (or any other picture program) and save as a Jpeg.

Hope this helps.

thanks..i will try all of this procedure..

Curiousity killed the cat. Nothing I could do would bring it back.

I'm just wondering why some of you would make this a two step process by including the use of another piece of software. What are the advantages? Seriously, you wouldn't go through the process if it didn't result in a better quality image right? Thanks, in advance, for any further input.

The first ones coming up in my mind:

1. Press the PrintScreen on your keybord, open Paint and press CTRL+V.

 

On the tutorial page of this forum you will find more ones.

Never did this, not needed, but I just did.

Might consider changing background color to white first.

My resulting *.jpg image had a black background, use black background all the time.

Although, I guess I could try the paperspace w/ white background.

You can try to edit the color palette of the resulted image to interchange the white and black colors.

fuccaro, Ivan or Cadologist...comments to my last post?

I used the printscreen way before, because it was the fastest. Once I realized that I use it often, I installed the raster printer. But even these days if I try to post an image in the forum, I prefer that old way, mainly because I can show the command line.

And almost any image I post or I send by e-mail is "optimized for web" with an other graphical program, so anyway the second application comes in the scene.

My job doesn't request me to work with nice looking images. Sometimes I render a scene just for my own pleasure, but generally the quality of the print screen is enough for me.

Thanks fuccaro. I appreciate the feedback.

fuccaro, Ivan or Cadologist...comments to my last post?

The process I mentioned allows you to take a portion of the ACAD drawing instead of the coverting the whole drawing into a jpeg. :wink:

Thanks Ivan. However, I've been able to do that using the JPGOUT command too as it prompts the user to select objects. But I do appreciate the feedback.

Curiousity killed the cat. Nothing I could do would bring it back.

 

I'm just wondering why some of you would make this a two step process by including the use of another piece of software. What are the advantages? Seriously, you wouldn't go through the process if it didn't result in a better quality image right? Thanks, in advance, for any further input.

Personally whatever I had to JPG out, using the ACAD software has always been sufficient enough. I guess if a person possibly wanted to resize the JPG, ensure some other coding conditions within the JPG (on a save as via a secondary program), dpi or pixel # requirements or something very specific would be some reasons to use a secondary program.

Hi

Do you know any free software which creates jpg from dwg?

Thanks

You mean without AutoCAD?

That jpgout command is useful but for some reason it doesn't work with all my xrefs. Handy trick all the same and agree totally why would you make it a 2 step process for no reason?!

Thanks ReMark

JPGOUT doesn't allow you to send out "parts" or a line.. you either send the whole line or no line.

Considering that this shortcoming doesn't happen when I use printscreen, and also considering that I usually have Paintshop Pro open to touch-up renderings from the other computer, it's easier to paste it straight in there, rather than hunt for it in an "open" dialogue box.

Otherwise, I'd JPGOUT, select items, and then figure-out what directory to put-it-in, determine what to name it, and then go hunt for it with my graphics program if I intended to do anything with it.

Just did a whole lot for a public meeting with the results projected onto a screen and they came out great, very clear, 1st time trial.

Just used publish to web option in "plot" picked the maximum pixle size 2560x3200 whilst it makes them a bit square the quality was good, I could have played with the pixel ratio's but aksed at 9:00am for a meeting at 4:00 so just took a plunge. All in colour which was good. Personally forget jpgout just did not work as simple as that in layout tabs.

Quick and dirty to send to someone can not beat printscreen just paste straight into word etc, also use this to make our internal howto's.