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Insert Image on Drawing - SOLIDWORKS PowerPack

The Insert Image on Drawing Generation Task allows you to place and position an image onto a Drawing.

The positioning of the image is done by specifying the position and size using the units of the model. If the Model units were MMGS then the positioning would be done using mm.

When specifying the distance and position it is important to remember that the those values will be affected by the sheet scale of the drawing. If you have a sheet scale of 2:1 and you specified the left distance to be 200 it would be scaled to 100.

Properties

Property NameDescription
(Name)The unique name for this task.
BottomThe distance from the bottom of the sheet to the bottom of the image.
HeightThe height of the image in drawing units (leave blank to use the image height).
Image File NameThe full file path of the image to insert.
LeftThe distance from the left of the drawing to the left of the image.
WidthThe width of the picture in model units (leave blank to use the image width).
Sheet NameThe name of the sheet to insert the image on (Leave blank to use the first sheet).

Example

When this task is added the properties are dynamic by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.

Property NameExample RuleExample ResultMeaning
Bottom100100This is the distance in model units from the edge of the sheet to the left hand side of the image.
Height100100With a Sheet scale of 1:1 and the Model units as MMGS the image will have a Height of 100mm. Leaving this property blank will leave original size of the image
Image File Name"C:\My Pictures\PartRender.jpg"C:\My Pictures\PartRender.jpgThe file path of the image to be inserted.
Left200200This is the distance in model units from the edge of the sheet to the left hand side of the image.
Width100100With a Sheet scale of 1:1 and the Model units as MMGS the image will have a width of 100mm. Leaving this property blank will leave original size of the image
Sheet Name "Sheet1"Sheet1The name of the sheet that the image will be inserted on. Leaving this blank will automatically select the first sheet.

Generation Sequence

This Task can be added to SOLIDWORKS Drawings in the following Generation Sequence(s):

  • Pre Drive (will be run before the Main Drive Sequence)
  • Post Drive (will be run after the Main Drive Sequence)