Guest rbame Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I am having trouble getting a jpeg or AI, or anyother image into my drawing template. It keeps showing up as an icon, even though the icon box is not check when I create object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Only thing I can guess is that the image is not a supported format. Does this image work for you? Right click on it and "save as" Within the drawing goto: Create/Object/From File/[browse] then [ok] out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rbame Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 It does work either. It still shows up as an icon. I know this worked last time I used it in 5.0 or 4.2. I am using a jpeg and get the same icon. I tried it with the icon box checked, off, and liked and none of them worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehnhaeuser Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I have the same trouble, I have noticed that only bmps work in this instance. I don't know if this was always or just recently the case. May i suggest converting your image to a bmp and then creat in drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 It's working just fine for me with the jpg that I uploaded, and also the jpeg that you sent me rodney. I'm investigating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 What is your .jpg file type associated with? Goto Tools/Options/File Types, find the .jpg extension. Mine was the default Windows association. I have a feeling yours will be associated with some other application (or a hope at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rbame Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I have mine set to default also, it opens in IE 6.0.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Hmm, mine is set to open in the "Microsoft Photo Editor". I'm on WinXP, what OS are you on? This is a most curious problem. Until we can duplicate the problem locally all we can do is guess at what the cause/solution is. But doing everything I can here to figure out what could cause it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rbame Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Win 2K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rbame Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 TIF and BMP seem to work but the quality is terrible.. but they do not show the icon. You could be on to something though, both of these file types are associated with their default program.. MS Imaging.. JPEG and Gif do not work but I have changed both to open in IE 6.0 since it is much faster.. However after I changed them back to work with Imaging, they still displayed an icon, only a different icon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per-Arne Almeflo Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I once got the jpg file type associated with "Microsoft Photo Editor". It was impossible to change in the usual way, due to some Microsoft bad manners. But, as with some other association mentioned in this forum, the method is to delete the jpg file type from the list and add it anew with the wanted association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Allen Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 If you have Microsoft Photo Editor, at the "Insert Object" dialog box in the IronCAD drawing, select "Create New" and highlight "Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 Photo" as the object type. When Microsoft Photo Editor starts, select "Open an existing photo" and browse to find your jpeg. When the photo opens, go to File>Exit and Return to Sheet 1. Photo Editor will close and your picture should be in your drawing. I have noticed that not all OLEs are created equal, where IronCAD is concerned. Excel worksheets work best with "Create from File," but other filetypes work better with "Create New" (where the file is opened in the associated program, then close the program to return to IronCAD.) "Create New" also works differently between Photo Editor and Macromedia Freehand. When inserting a Freehand illustration into IronCAD, "Create New" starts a blank Freehand file. I then have to open the illustration I want, copy it into the blank file and close Freehand to insert the illustration into IronCAD. The trick is in finding the right method of inserting the OLE. We use jpegs, Freehand Illustrations, AutoCAD drawings and Excel worksheets within our IronCAD drawings and all can be inserted correctly, but all require a slightly different insertion method. Hope this helps. -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Interesting, I would have never thought to open it quite like that. Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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