From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 5 Working with References
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Inserting images - AutoCAD Tutorial
From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 5 Working with References
Inserting images
Sometimes the best way to convey your design intent, is with a photograph. Fortunately, AutoCAD makes it easy to insert images into a drawing. In this lesson, we'll learn how to attach an image. On my screen, I have a drawing that represents a portion of a floor plan. You know, sometimes looking at your geometry like this, it's hard to convey to your client what the finished project will look like. What I've done is create a rendered image of this waiting room, and I'd like to insert that image into this drawing. I'll start by painting this over, and, to insert the image, I'll select the Insert tab, and then I'll come down and click Attach. Images are considered external references, just like drawings In the files of type menu, I'll make sure that all image files are selected, and then in the exercise files folder within the attaching images directory, I'll select this image, 01_archrender, and I'll click Open. This brings up the image attach dialogue box, where you'll see a lot of…
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