You can use
AutoCAD Raster Design toolset to insert images for many different
supported image types and formats into an AutoCAD drawing.
You can insert images from local folders, network locations, or from the Internet.
AutoCAD Raster Design toolset provides three ways to insert an image:
- Use the
Insert Image dialog box to select the image, assign a color map, and specify a correlation method. In this dialog box, you can also preview the image and information such as file type, color depth, density, and size. Shortcuts are provided to various file locations, including a
History folder, which displays the locations you have used most recently.
- Use the
Image Data view of the
Image Manager toolspace to create another insertion of an image that is already in the drawing. For more information, see
Creating Another Insertion of an Image.
- Bypass the
Insert Image dialog box by setting the AutoCAD FILEDIA variable to
0, which allows you to insert an image by typing an image file name on the command line. This method is useful if you already have correlation data stored with your images, or if you want to use an AutoLISP routine to automatically insert images into your drawing.
When you use
AutoCAD Raster Design toolset to open image files from the Internet, the image file you specify is downloaded to your computer and inserted into your drawing using the correlation method you select. Images downloaded from an HTTP site are opened as read-only files. You can edit the image and save it locally. Images opened from FTP sites can be saved back to their original locations.
Note: When you insert a bitonal image,
AutoCAD Raster Design toolset looks for the foreground color in the correlation source selected. If it cannot find the color information, then the foreground color defaults to the current color.