David Devitt Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hello Forum, I prepare drawings for a client which include .jpeg images as part of the final product. The problem is: When I work on these drawings from my home office, I need to re-establish the .jpeg's path in order to work on the drawing. Then when I send these drawing files back to my client, they need to re-establish the .jpeg's path on their end in order to display the drawing properly. My client and I would like very much to be able to avoid this "re-establishing paths" step, where we can each open the drawing file on our computers and immediately see the jpeg image as part of the drawing. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks! - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 When attach the images you should chouse Relative Path instead of Full Path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Thanks Mircea. Unfortunately, I don't fully understand how to choose "Relative Path" instead of "Full Path". Can you please clarify this process a bit for me? Is this something that I can change in the .jpeg's "setting" now, without having to re-insert it? Thanks again - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Seems that the option isn't availble in Properties, so I'm afraid that you should re-insert them. Will check later for you to see if this cannot be solved by AutoLISP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Thank you Mircea, any additional information (AutoLISP) would be greatly appreciated - especially if it works! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) Just found the solution: call Reference Manager tool (will find it in Start --> Programs --> Autodesk --> AutoCAD 20?? -- > Reference Manager), load the drawing(s) containing the images you want to edit their path to relative and change the Saved Path entry to "." (dot). The said field should contain the full path now. Edited June 1, 2012 by MSasu Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Thank you for all of your help, Mircea! - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 You're entirely welcome Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hi, I am returning to a thread that I began back in June - hopefully this is easy enough for someone to pick up on. It is my understanding that when using "relative path" for jpeg insertion that the jpeg not only needs to exist on my computer, it needs to reside on my clients computer also. Therefore, I have created a subfolder on my computer which contains the CAD drawing and the jpeg that is attached to it. I have also created a subfolder on my clients computer which contains the same CAD drawing and the jpeg that is attached to it. However, when the drawing file is accessed at my clients computer, the jpeg does not appear. Can somebody help me with solving this dilemma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 It should work. If the client is opening the file as an email attachment or not saving it in the correct location it wouldn't work. Try the e-transmit tool and see if he can get it to work with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Why not Paste the jpeg into the drawing? Just open the jpeg in a drawing editor, e.g., MS Paint, etc. and Copy, then Paste in drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hi Mircea. This reply goes back to a discussion that I began last June, in which you assisted me with. My client and I finally had an opportunity to put "relative path" vs. "full path" to the test, regarding jpeg files. The "relative path" approach works great; my client and I thank you very much for the guidance you have given us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Regarding the use of "Relative Path": Sometimes I receive an error message that reads: "Relative Path Cannot Be Assigned". Can someone help me understand what needs to be done to allow "Relative Path" to be used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I see that message sometimes and a save usually lets you do it. If not, then close and reopen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I have found that if the jpg is in the same folder as the drawing, then AutoCAD will look in the current folder before it goes hunting elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks Rob, I will give that a try. I too have found, from time to tme, that saving my drawing usually allows the relative path thing to work. When it doesn't next time, I will try the "close and reopen" approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Devitt Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks Eldon, I will give that method a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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