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Images

and allows for the Image to contain “Image Specification Dialog” on page
transparency information. 1143.
4. Once created, the image is listed in the
To create an Image in floor plan view library folder that you right-clicked on.

1. In floor plan view, select Build> Size and other data is saved.
Image> Create Image or Billboard Using Paste Image
Image to open the Image
Specification dialog. See “Image Speci- You can also import an image by first
fication Dialog” on page 1143. copying it to the system clipboard,
then navigating to a Chief Architect window
2. On the IMAGE panel: and selecting Edit> Paste> Paste from the
• Click the Browse button to select a pic- menu, or by using the Screen Capture tools.
ture file on your computer or enter the See “Paste Special” on page 179 and
path to a valid picture file in the Image “Creating Screen Captures” on page 1158.
File field.
• Select a 2D Plan Symbol from the drop- Converting a Folder
down list or click the Library button of Images
and select a CAD block or symbol from
the library. The selected symbol repre- A folder of image files can be
sents the image in floor plan view. See converted into Image objects and
“Image Panel” on page 1143. added to the library all at once, saving the
effort of converting them individually.
• Specify the Size and Position of the
image.
To convert a folder of images
3. Specify transparency information on the
TRANSPARENCY panel. 1. Select Build> Image> Create Image
4. Click OK to close the Image Library .
Specification dialog. 2. In the Select an Image Folder dialog,
5. Click to place the new Image in floor select a folder of image files to convert
plan view. and click OK.
3. A new library with the same name and
To create an image in the Library Browser directory structure as the converted

1. In the Library Browser, right-click on an folder is listed in the Library Browser.
unlocked folder. Depending on the number of images in
the folder, this may take a few moments.
2. Select New> Image from the contextual
menu to open the Image Specification
dialog.
3. Browse to the image file you want to
add and select your other options. See

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