IMAGEATTACH

Quick Reference

See Also

Attach Raster Images

Inserts a reference to an image file.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Insert tab

Reference panel

Attach Does not exist on the ribbon.

Menu: Insert

Raster Image ReferenceDoes not exist in the menus.

Toolbar: Reference

Summary

When you attach an image file, you link that referenced file to the current drawing. Any changes to the referenced file are displayed in the current drawing when it is opened or reloaded.

The Select Reference File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) is displayed. Once you select an image file, the Attach Image Dialog Box is displayed. After the file is attached, you can adjust and clip the underlay through the Image Ribbon Contextual tab.

TipUse the generic CLIP command to clip images, external references, viewports, and underlays.

NoteWhen Texture Compression is turned on, the amount of video memory required to open a drawing that contains attached images is decreased. Texture compression can reduce the amount of video memory necessary to display the drawing, but it can increase the time it takes to load the images the first time that they are accessed; it can reduce the quality of the images when they are displayed in the viewport or plotted. To determine whether Texture Compression is turned on, enter 3dconfig, and click Manual Tune. Look at the Hardware Effects List in the Manual Performance Tuning dialog box.

Attach Image Dialog Box

Locates, inserts, names, and defines the parameters and details of attached images.
Image Ribbon Contextual tab

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