Attaches a raster image to the drawing.
The following prompts are displayed.
Lists the images by name in alphabetical order, the number of times each is attached to the drawing, and the path where the image is stored. Images are listed in alphabetical order, regardless of the setting of the MAXSORT system variable.
Detaches the named image from the drawing, marks it for deletion, and erases all occurrences of the image.
Updates the path name (including file name) associated with a particular image. This option is useful if you change the location of an image file, rename the file, or replace an old image file with a new file; for instance, you can update image01.png and save it as image02.png.
If you enter an asterisk (*), the following prompt is displayed:
Reloads the selected images, making that information available for display and plotting.
Removes image data from working memory so that the images are not displayed, thus improving performance. All information associated with the image remains stored with the drawing. The image frame of each attached image remains visible.
Attaches a new image or a copy of an attached image to the current drawing. The Select Image File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) is displayed.
The file name without the extension is assigned as the image name. Image names can include up to 255 characters and contain letters, digits, spaces, and any special characters not used by the operating system or this program. If the file name is not a valid name for a nongraphical object, the Substitute Image Name dialog box is displayed. A valid image name is generated from the file name and an underscore and number are appended to the name.
If a definition with the same name and path exists in the drawing, the following prompts are displayed and the image is inserted as a copy:
If the FILEDIA system variable is set to 0, the following prompt is displayed instead of the dialog box:
If you enter a valid image name without a file extension, the program searches for the file in this order: first, an existing image definition in the drawing, and second, an image file in the folders in order of the search path. The program searches for all the image files with the specified name, regardless of extension, and uses the first name found. If no image name or image file is found, the message “Image Not Found” is displayed and the prompt is repeated.
To specify a long file name that does not conform to this program's naming rules, enter the name as follows: "imagename=filename".
You can use a dialog box to search for image files but still enter the imagename=filename convention at the Command prompt. Enter a tilde (~) at the Enter Image File Name to Attach prompt. If you press Esc after the dialog box opens, the Enter Image Name prompt is displayed.