inserting image in drawing/sheet format

I found some old posts on this subject, but when I try to insert an object
(jpg) on a drawing or sheet format, all I get is a image box with the
filename in it. Can't see the image itself. Help files have almost nothing
on this.
Anyone know the secret?
thanks
bill

 

Try a bitmap. As I recall, JPEGs don't work in drawings, but bitmaps
(.BMP) do.

 

thanks, that helped. i wasn't paying attention to the bmp specificly.
i got the image to show up, but it wants to be over the top of anything I
draw.
Why the image wouldn't default to the background is very weird. In a cad
program, I can't fathom why would anyone want the image in the foreground.
I suppose swx wanted to impede productivity as much as possible.

bill

 

did you know you can send the BMP to the back (sw2005 sp4.0)

 

how is that done?
thanks
bill

 

I have not had any problems just cutting and pasting images into a drawing.
I don't remember what the original format was, but I am certain that it
wasn't a BMP.