Locating Image


In RootPro CAD, images of bmp, jpg, png, TIFF, or gif format can be located on the drawing.

The following 2 methods can be used to locate an image.

To display a command parameter to be executed, click / of command parameters, or press / key on the keyboard.

  1. Click [Image] on [Shape] menu.
    [Select Image File.] dialog box will be displayed.
  2. Select an image file to be located, and click [Open].

When specifying area

  1. Click the start point of a rectangle on the drawing.
  2. Click the end point of the rectangle on the drawing.
    An image will be located in the specified rectangle.
  3. Supplemental
    You can specify the area start point and area end point by inputting X and Y coordinates in [Area Start Point] and [Area End Point] boxes on Command Window.

When specifying locate point

  1. In [Locate Base Point] box on Command Window, specify a position to be used as a base for locating an image.
  2. Input scales for X and Y axes for the part drawing in [Scale] box on Command Window.
  3. Click a locate point for the image on the drawing.
    The selected image will be located at the specified point with the specified scale.
  4. Supplemental
    You can specify the locate point by inputting X and Y coordinates in [Locate Point] box on Command Window.
    The scale parameter value uses 1 for the original size of the image.

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