Ski_Me Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I wanted to bind my company logo but you can't bind an image in AutoCAD so I did the next best thing and did a INSERTOBJ command. I pull up the good ole paint brush program by Microsoft and edited the image from there. Compared to the attached BIT map it doesn't look that bad but it is still a bit fuzzy. Short of dropping $100 on paint shop pro or adding more money to my Adobe account to get their image editing module is there some other image editing software I could use for BIT maps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) For many years I've used a graphics editor named PhotoFiltre, which has the main benefit of being free. It doesn't have all the features of PhotoShop, but it does what I need it to do. Edit: second choice would be Inkscape (ninja'd below). GIMP has the advantage of source code you can modify if you're feeling adventurous. Edited December 28, 2017 by CyberAngel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Gimp? (http://www.gimp.org) Good luck Jochen http://www.ant-ares.de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Can you trace the logo and convert it to DWG by chance? I do this when I can. Even if it doesn't capture every detail, it's worth it in the end. -TZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski_Me Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 I forgot about gimp thanks for that. As far as tracing it's to fancy for tracing. I could but it would take days to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Inkscape.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Inkscape can convert your raster image to vector and then you can save to .dxf format to bring into Autocad. Ah, f700 beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski_Me Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Anything that will make less work for me the better thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Inkscape is also free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Did anyone mention that inkscape is free, it has a bit of a learning curve, but I use it often and it also has quite a good following with youtube videos, getting just the right settings for tracing can be hit and miss, but once you get there it exports to dxf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maratovich Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Ski_Me Who told you that you can not save the image inside the drawing? Can ! Attach your image and sample file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Open the image in a photo editor (like Paint) then select all, copy then paste in AutoCAD. Like others I convert our Logos to Vector with Illustrator or Inkscape, looks much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski_Me Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Ski_MeWho told you that you can not save the image inside the drawing? Can ! Attach your image and sample file. You can place an image in a drawing but it's an x-ref so if I use another computer, which I do since I work from home sometimes, the x-ref is missing. That means if I want to submit a drawing for review I have to go to the office and do it since the x-ref resides on that computer not the one at my house. If I wont to bind the image then I have to convert it to a format that AutoCAD can use to bind the object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maratovich Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 You are not right. It's possible. See an example of my file. sampl image.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Cube Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I see you found multiple answers to your question OP, but I feel it's worth mentioning Pixlr Editor: https://pixlr.com/editor/ as it is the easiest (also free) in-browser image editor comparable to Photoshop with a respectable amount of tools and saving options. That, in tandem with the previously suggested tracing of the original file in CAD has served me wonders in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 You can place an image in a drawing but it's an x-ref so if I use another computer, which I do since I work from home sometimes, the x-ref is missing. That means if I want to submit a drawing for review I have to go to the office and do it since the x-ref resides on that computer not the one at my house. If I wont to bind the image then I have to convert it to a format that AutoCAD can use to bind the object. Not true at all, please see post #12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski_Me Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 I know how to insert an object into a drawing. What I'm saying is that I want a better looking image than what ms paint can give me. If I can convert my bit map to a dxf then I can bind it to my drawing and it will look better than a scanned bit map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maratovich Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 We can not discuss what is not. You did not add your example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I know how to insert an object into a drawing. What I'm saying is that I want a better looking image than what ms paint can give me. If I can convert my bit map to a dxf then I can bind it to my drawing and it will look better than a scanned bit map. Still not following you. At first you state you can only insert an image as an Xref (not true), please see the steps for this in my other post. The easiest route to insert Raster Image as AutoCAD entities would be Raster Design, not sure what that would cost or how well it works, but there is a Free Trial. You have already been provided with free Raster to Vector information, which isn't really as easy as others here make it sound, you'll need some practice to get the results you desire. Lots of tutorials around though, to help. In many instances scanned images for Logos look pretty good at any decent resolution. Why were you given a low resolution image? What I find confusing is most Logos are designed in Vector, why can't the original Vector be supplied? If the image is of low quality now, converting to Vector will still be a lot of work. I'll take a look at it if you want and see if I can get it looking better in Photoshop and Illustrator, but you really should check to see if there is already a better resolution image or a vector file available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troggarf Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I covered this a while ago here: https://autocadtips1.com/2013/02/22/embed-a-picture-not-as-a-reference/ When you paste into ACAD use "Paste Special" and then select "Paintbrush Picture" ~Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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