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Image files are attached to AutoCAD drawings. The important thing to remember about images and the thing that causes most confusion amongst novice users is that they are not actually inserted into a drawing as the 'Insert' pull-down menu might suggest. However, if you just need information quickly, use the QuickFind toolbar, above to go straight to the command you want or select a topic from the contents list. You can follow the tutorial from start to finish in order to learn all about images and AutoCAD. To display the Reference toolbar in AutoCAD, select View Toolbars… from the pull-down menu, scroll down the 'Toolbars' list and put a check in the box against 'Reference'. There is also a techniques tutorial, Scaling Images that demonstrates the best way to scale raster base information. When you have completed this tutorial, you may like to complete the Using Images exercise in order to get some practical experience.

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If you would like to follow this tutorial closely, right-click the Tree Image on the right and download it to your work folder.

#AUTOCAD RASTER IMAGES HOW TO#

The tutorial also covers some of the extended image options included with Express Tools and how to control image objects with the Properties Window. The tutorial will show you how to attach an image to an AutoCAD drawing and how to manipulate the image appearance. This tutorial shows you how to use all of the tools on the Image section of the Reference toolbar, shown below. Fortunately, such tools do exist within AutoCAD and although they don't approach the functionality of a dedicated raster image application such as Adobe Photoshop, they are adequate for most purposes. You could also use raster images in place of vector symbols to add realism or personality to a drawing. For example, a raster map could be used to draw vector contour lines. Using such tools, you could use an image to trace some base information.

It would also be useful if you could make basic modifications to images and to be able to scale them. However, there are occasions when it would be useful to display raster images as part of your drawing. AutoCAD is essentially a vector drawing application.

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