CyberAngel Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks it worked lovely. I have 5 more to do now with different sizes and the images are different sizes as well. I just tried one following your directions and it came out completely wrong. So it worked? It didn't work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I just re-connected my brain and now it's easy to do. Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Autodesk please add the 'Unlock Aspect Ratio' feature for Images to your next 2013 version of AutoCAD and maybe all your programs where you can import images. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Yeah it worked like a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I don't think this is an Autodesk problem - I suspect it is a MS Window or bitmap file format problem. I do a lot of placing of images in MS Word for documentation. I notice that some will scale proportionally and some I must hold the Shift key while scaling to force proportional or I will accidently change the aspect ratio. I have not bothered to try to find rhyme or reason - since my only need is to ensure that I don't accidently change aspect ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Of course there is another method that does not involve making an intermediary block - Rotate 3D. If you rotate 3D about the X or Y axis, it has the effect of fore-shortening the image. Just what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWfangirl Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I had the a and b backwards above. (should be correct now)I will verify the true calculation in a couple of hours when I really wake up. LOL. It's nice to know that I am not the only one that happens to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobzy20 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I have found a way of copying and pasting an image into AutoCAD and then having the option to turn on or off the ‘Lock Aspect Ratio’ which is handy. I have AutoCAD 2012 Full and it worked for me. I opened my image in Photoshop and then pushed CTRL +A (Select All) and then pushed CTRL +C (Copy) and then pasted the image into AutoCAD. I then selected my image in AutoCAD and right-clicked and selected properties. You will notice under the Geometry section at the bottom it says ‘Lock Aspect’ with the option to select Yes or No. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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