Other types of file format - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 197

Fig. 10.7 The Save Drawing As dialog set to save drawings in DXF format

Raster images

A variety of raster fi les can be placed into AutoCAD 2011 drawings from
the Select Image File dialog brought to screen with a click on Raster
Image Reference… from the Insert drop-down menu. In this example the
selected raster fi le is a bitmap (extension *.bmp ) of a rendered 3D model
drawing.

Example - placing a raster i le in a drawing
( Fig. 10.11 )

1. Click Raster Image Reference… from the Insert drop-down menu
( Fig. 10.8 ). The Select Reference File dialog appears ( Fig. 10.9 ). Click
the fi le name of the image to be inserted, Fig05 (a bitmap *.bmp). A
preview of the bitmap appears.
2. Click the Open button of the dialog. The Attach Image dialog appears
(Fig. 10.10) showing a preview of the bitmap image.
3. Click the OK button, the command line shows:

Fig. 10.8 Selecting
Raster Image
Reference … from the
Insert drop-down menu