InsertPicture

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to place an Image object into the active Draftsman document (*.PCBDwf).

Access

This command can be accessed from the PcbDrawing Editor by:

• Choosing the Place » Graphic command from the main menus.
• Clicking the  entry on the Graphical Tools drop-down () of the Drawing Annotations toolbar.
• Right-clicking in the workspace and choosing the Place » Graphic command from the context menu.

Use

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter image placement mode. Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions:

1. Click to anchor the starting point (first corner) of the image's frame, in which the image itself will reside.
2. Move the cursor to adjust the size of the frame and click to anchor the opposite vertex, thereby completing frame placement.
3. The Open dialog will appear, from where you can browse to and select the required image. Select the file you wish to insert and press the Open button to complete image placement.

Tips

1. The following image formats are supported: *.png, *.jpeg, *.jpg, *.jpe, *.jfif, *.gif, *.bmp.
2. The corners of the image frame being placed will snap to the nodes of other objects, and optionally, the document snap grid if enabled. Snapping can be defined on the Snapping tab of the Draftsman Document Options dialog.
3. An image can be graphically modified after placement. Click on it to select it - editing handles will appear at its four corners. Click and drag a handle to resize the image frame. Click on it - away from editing handles - and drag to move to a different location within the current sheet.
4. Most aspects of a placed image are available for editing through the Properties panel. If the panel is already open, simply select a placed image to populate the panel with its associated properties. If the panel is not open, double-click on the image to access it.
5. To retain the image's original aspect ratio, ensure that the Maintain Aspect Ratio option is enabled as part of the object's properties. When this option is enabled, the image frame will be scaled to fit the image optimally, while maintaining the original aspect ratio of the image. If the option is disabled, the image is stretched to fit exactly into the drawn frame size.
6. Defaults for this primitive type can be defined on the Draftsman - Primitive Defaults page of the Preferences dialog.