Inserting Images that last

I have a problem where I am programmatically inserting an image into a drawing (a company logo), but when someone external to our company views the drawing all that they see is the drawing path (no access to out network).

Is there a way to imbed the image permanantly into the drawing to avoid these path issues?

 

Wish there was. Best thing to do is include the picture file with the
drawing file

drawing (a company logo), but when someone external to our company views the
drawing all that they see is the drawing path (no access to out network).

these path issues?

 

Or make it a drawing block, and insert it as such.

 

If the image is not accessible, that won't work either.
Best thing to do is use eTransmit or Pack and Go for earlier versions. This way you avoid other problems with fonts etc as well.

Dean

 

Thanks for the feedback so far. If I do a DXFOUT will that make any difference as far as holding the image in the drawing?

 

No.

However there are several graphics programs that will write to dxf. I
use Konvertor http://www.logipole.com/indexe.html, a remarkable tour de
force. The resulting dxf will consist of plines, connected as best the
program can guess. If you have a weed routine you can reduce the number
of nodes considerably. But it will still be pretty large.

rs

difference as far as holding the image in the drawing?

 

No. You need to supply the image.

Dean

 

Just make a "drawing" of it, if possible, like it ifs just a logo, shouldnt
be a problem. Then you can just insert it like anything else. Thats what I
did with our logo, works all the time.

 

Yes!... but I don't know if it is possible programaticly. Here is how I have done it manually on our borders. On the "Insert" menu select "OLE Object" and then pick "Bitmap Image". Choose the option "Create from file" and you will get a Browse button to select a file. Make sure "Link" & "Display as icon" are unchecked. Resize the image as desired. Save and exit the drawing. Done! To test this, open the drawing somewhere without access to the image you previously selected (rename the folder or unplug from your network) and you will see the image right inside AutoCAD. Note, it may not display as sharp in AutoCAD as it would in the different viewer but it will print as clear as the original.

 

Do you mean using autocad entities that don't rely on the image file?

Deab