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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