Editing Picture Files
Picture files can be edited like other objects. See "Editing Objects".
Resize Factor
An imported picture of a house plan or property layout can be drawn at full scale with a bit of calculation.
To calculate the Resize Factor
- Import the picture file.
- Find two items on the picture that are a known horizontal or vertical distance apart.
- Draw parallel CAD lines on top of these two items.
- Find the distance between the CAD lines.
- The Resize Factor for the image is the true distance on the image divided by the distance between the CAD lines.
In other words, if the items are supposed to be 10 feet apart on the picture, but the distance between the two CAD lines superimposed on them is only 2 feet, you need to set the Resize Factor for the picture to 5. (10' divided by 2' equals 5). When the picture is 5 times the original size, the items on the picture are at the actual scale shown on the picture.
- Select the picture and click the Transform/Replicate Object
edit button. The Transform/Replicate Object dialog opens. - Select the Resize Factor check box and enter the calculated Resize Factor.
- Click OK and the image is rescaled.
Resize Picture
A selected picture can be resized in either the X or Y direction with the Resize Picture tool.
- Select the picture.
- Click the Resize Picture
edit button. - Click two points in the image that have a known distance between them.
- After you click at the second point, the Resize Picture dialog opens showing the distance between the points.
- Enter a new dimension that matches the known distance between the points.
- Click OK and the picture is resized.
