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  1. 04-08-2007, 02:07 PM #1
    jeeybee
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    Autocad : Put a jpeg in the background to copy it?

    I wonder if there is a way to put a jpeg in the background to use as a template to draw after,
    ex if I have picture of a logo or something,
    and then put the picture as a background image in autocad and then I can just draw lines and curves above it.

    Or a simple way to converte the pic to dxf that works in autocad, and use that.
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  2. 04-08-2007, 02:26 PM #2
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    Insert menu, insert raster image. You can get a raster to vector converter, but imo, tracing is much better. Search for Wintopo or Inkscape for converters.
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  3. 04-08-2007, 02:56 PM #3
    jeeybee
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    Thank you very much, that was exactly what I was looking for.
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