Mark1965 Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Hi again all I would like to copy and past a legend from one dwg to another but when i do the image is missing and i have to get a jpg of it to paste in. i get .\Bilder fur Legende\Omega.jpg where the image should be. Can any one help please Thnx Mark Quote
chulse Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Is the image an OLE or image reference (like an xref)? What program are you copying the image from? Quote
Mark1965 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 Im copying it from another dwg and it says its a raster image in the properties and they are xrefs. thnx for the quick reply Mark Quote
chulse Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Can you use the xref manager to locate the correct file? (ie. repair the path)? Quote
Mark1965 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 hi I tried but it says nested reference selected cannot change path name or type. If i just copy the text over then copy a jpg from another folder it will work but its long winded. Thnx Mark Quote
chulse Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Can you just make a new image reference (IMAGEATTACH) to the JPEG file and avoid the copy/paste? It seems like the ref you are copying is nested somehow in the source DWG. Quote
Mark1965 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 Thnx tried that but no dice it had the same path as the original but still wont transfer the image with the text or allow me to redirect it. mark Quote
chulse Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Make a new IMAGEATACH instead of copy/paste. Reference the image from the actual JPEG and not from the dwg. Quote
Mark1965 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Posted February 12, 2009 Thnx for your help so far chulse yes i can copy the text and line work fine and where the jpeg should be i can use imageattach to go straight to where its located and reattach it and it gives it a new path and appears inthe dwg fine , but its seems like a long winded way as we have about 300 lighting images i thought there might be a way to bind the image to the dwg like in a block and then just re-insert the whole thing on drawings where needed as we do with a block. Is there such a way? the closest ive seen is AutoCAD Raster Design application but that means more cost and in todays climate that cant happen. Thnx Mark Quote
chulse Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Is this something you will need to copy/paste or re-use many times in the future? If it is, then making blocks with OLE images (essentially a bound image) would make it much easier to re-use once it is created. Quote
Mark1965 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Posted February 12, 2009 Hi Yes they will be used all the time on diff drawings, could you point me out a tutorial or somthing that may show me how to do that please, (im still newbish ) if there are any. Thank you again Mark Quote
chulse Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Here's one to start with... http://www.dailyautocad.com/autocad/blocks-i/ Also check the ACAD HELP for OLE and BLOCKS Quote
Mark1965 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Posted February 13, 2009 Here's one to start with...http://www.dailyautocad.com/autocad/blocks-i/ Also check the ACAD HELP for OLE and BLOCKS Thank you:) Mark Quote
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