Missing Image from Layout

[DBMorris]

Hi all. I have just created a new company layout and saved it as a title block. When I come to use the layout on a new drawing and add the saved layout the company logo image is missing with just the file location in its place. I have saved the layout as a DWG and can copy / paste the new drawing into it fine but if I use the saved template the logo is missing. How can I ensure the logo is visable when the drawing is printed or saved as a PDF.

[RobDraw]

How did you attach the image? If it is an XREF then you should check the type of pathing. It probably needs to be full path.

[DBMorris]

I used Insert- Raster Image Reference - clicked the jpeg- full path- inserted/scaled. The image was there. Then saved as dwt. Created new drawing-from template-selected template-no image just file location.

[SLW210]

I moved your thread to the AutoCAD Drawing Management & Output Forum.

 

I always embed my logo, it is a small file size .jpg and looks just great on the plotted drawings. I always find the referenced logo in old drawings orphaned.

 

Where did you save the Logo file?

 

Type XREF on the commandline, what is the Status? Then right-click the referenced file name, what options do you have?

 

If all that shows is the path in the image location, it is not being found by AutoCAD.

 

Read up on what the different path types do and determine which you should use.

 

You can view and edit the file name and path used when locating a particular drawing reference (xref). Use this option if the referenced file has been moved to a different folder or renamed since it was first attached.

 

You can choose from three types of folder path information to save with an attached reference: a full path, a relative path, and no path.

 

 

Specify a Full (Absolute) Path

 

A full path is a fully specified hierarchy of folders that locates the file reference. A full path includes a local hard drive letter, a URL to a website, or a network server drive letter. This is the most specific but least flexible option.

 

 

Specify a Relative Path

 

Relative paths are partially specified folder paths that assume the current drive letter or the folder of the host drawing. This is the most flexible option, and enables you to move a set of drawings from your current drive to a different drive that uses the same folder structure.

 

If the file that is being referenced is located on a different local hard drive or on a network server, the relative path option is not available.

 

The conventions for specifying a relative folder path are as follows:

\

 

Look in the root folder of the host drawing's drive

path

 

From the folder of the host drawing, follow the specified path

\path

 

From the root folder, follow the specified path

.\path

 

From the folder of the host drawing, follow the specified path

..\path

 

From the folder of the host drawing, move up one folder level and follow the specified path

..\..\path

 

From the folder of the host drawing, move up two folder levels and follow the specified path

 

 

NoteIf a drawing that contains referenced files is moved or saved to a different path, to a different local hard drive, or to a different network server, you must edit any relative paths to accommodate the host drawing's new location or you must relocate the referenced files.

 

 

Specify No Path

 

When no path information is saved with the attached external reference, the following search is initiated in the order shown:

•Current folder of the host drawing

•Project search paths defined on the Files tab in the Options dialog box and in the PROJECTNAME system variable

•Support search paths defined on the Files tab in the Options dialog box

•Start In folder specified in the Microsoft® Windows® application shortcut

 

Specifying the No Path option is useful when moving a set of drawings to a different folder hierarchy or to an unknown folder hierarchy.

 

 

Know when a Referenced Drawing has been Relocated

 

If the drawing you are working on contains an xref that has been moved to a different folder, a message is displayed at the site of the xref when you load the drawing. The message indicates that the xref cannot be loaded using the old path. When you specify the new path, the xref is reloaded into your drawing.

 

 

Use Project Names to Define Referenced Drawing Paths

 

Project names make it easier for you to manage xrefs when drawings are exchanged between customers or if you have different drive mappings to the same location on a server. The project name points to a section in the registry that can contain one or more search paths for each project name defined.

 

If the program cannot find an xref at the location specified by the search path, the prefix (if any) is stripped from the path. If the drawing has a PROJECTNAME value set and a corresponding entry exists in the registry, the program searches for the file along the project search paths. If the xref still is not located, the program search path is searched again.

 

You can add, remove, or modify the project names that exist in the registry. The folder search paths beneath the project name can also be added, removed, or modified.

 

The search paths beneath the project name can be added, removed, or modified in the same manner as the project name. The order in which the folders are searched can also be modified. Projects and their search paths can only be edited through the Files tab in the Options dialog box. You cannot edit project names at the Command prompt.

 

Once you have established a project name and the search paths you want associated with that project name, you can make that project name the currently active project. The program searches the paths associated with that currently active project for xrefs that were not found in the current folder of the host drawing, the full search path, the current drawing folder, or the program support paths.

 

 

Change Reference Paths in Multiple Drawings (Advanced)

 

When you relocate drawing files or the external files that they reference, including other drawing files, text fonts, images, and plot configurations, the reference paths that are saved in the drawing need to be updated. The Autodesk Reference Manager lists referenced files in selected drawings and provides tools to modify the saved reference paths without having to open each drawing file. You can also use Reference Manager to identify and fix unresolved references.

 

Reference Manager is a stand-alone application with its own Help system. To access it, click Start menu (Windows) (All) Programs Autodesk AutoCAD Reference Manager. If you are working on a network, it may not have been installed on your computer.

 

 

WarningReference Manager is intended primarily for CAD managers who thoroughly understand paths. It changes multiple paths at once, and you cannot undo your actions. Use extreme caution, especially if you are working on a network.

[RobDraw]

Not sure if this will help but, our logo as been "cadatized". For customer logos that are images, we keep the image in the same folder as the XREF'd title block.

[DBMorris]

I am a chippe with a little knowledge of CAD and have had this dumped in my lap. The above is way above my level or inclination to understand and I doubt they would like me messing with that kind of IT stuff anyway. Is there a simple way of doing this. When I typed xref it just had the file location. Can I save the jpeg as a block or something similar ?

[DBMorris]

Hi RobDraw, How would I cadatize the image.

[SLW210]

Nothing posted involves IT.

 

As RobDraw stated, keep the image in the same folder as the title block.

 

You still haven't answered all of my questions.

 

You can CADATIZE and Image a few ways. Autodesk has Raster Design, you could also use Illustrator or Inkscape. Used to be some programs that would make images WMF, those also work in AutoCAD. Or just trace over the image in AutoCAD.

 

To embed in the drawing, open in an image editor, select all>copy, then past in AutoCAD.

[RobDraw]

Re-pathing the image might work. Click on the ellipses marked in red in the image below and browse to the image file.

[Tyke]

As SLW said in #4 you need to embed the image to have it always available in the drawing.

 

Take a look at this link, it is all explained in detail: http://autocadtips1.com/2013/02/22/embed-a-picture-not-as-a-reference/

[DBMorris]

Cheers Tyke. That seems to have done the trick.

[SLW210]

I guess I am wasting my time on here.

[RobDraw]

Some people just don't realize that the information was already given, so the originator doesn't get the credit.

[Tyke]

SLW had already given the answer, it was just that the OP hadn't grasped it. I just gave him a link. Well done SLW, you deserve a drink