topic Re: Custom Background for 2d windows? in Modeling

Custom Background for 2d windows?

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:52:48 GMT

I’ve got a question.
In 3D studio Max, we can use an image (*.jpg, *.bmp, etc) as a background surface to “trace” (by hand, etc- not a programming thing) things like, say a car blueprint.

Is there a way to do this in ArchiCAD?

I’ve got some interesting hand-drawn plans without scales or dimensions exactly (they’re small drawings) and I want to put them as the background while I work.

I know I can open them in photoshop and dimension them a bit or even make them into a texture for Archicad (say, to put on a wall or slab) but is there a way in the 2d window to have this as the background?

I’m still searching the forums; just looking for a quick solution if someone already knows it….

Thanks!

Re: Custom Background for 2d windows?

Anonymous — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:59:32 GMT

File -> External content -> Place external drawing would work for you

Re: Custom Background for 2d windows?

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:33:15 GMT

and read about "Virtual Trace" in the help files, it will be worth it.

Re: Custom Background for 2d windows?

David Maudlin — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:16:21 GMT

JP-Design:

The Figure Tool can import many common bit map file formats. Once imported, the image can be resized.

HTH

David