Inserting Georeferenced Image

[Anonymous]

I am running Civil 3D 2008. I have a georeferenced image (jpeg with acoompanying world file) to insert into a drawing.
When I go to "Map-->Image-->Insert" the command "_mapiinsert" appears in the command line, but the dialog box where i would navigate to the file, select options, etc. does not appear. How can I get this to pop up....and why is it not in the first place?

Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

FILEDIA = 1

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"sefonte" wrote in message news:6389768@discussion.autodesk.com...
I am running Civil 3D 2008. I have a georeferenced image (jpeg with
acoompanying world file) to insert into a drawing.
When I go to "Map-->Image-->Insert" the command "_mapiinsert" appears in the
command line, but the dialog box where i would navigate to the file, select
options, etc. does not appear. How can I get this to pop up....and why is
it not in the first place?

Thanks in advance!

[hlammerts]

Just wondering the same thing.

How does Civil deal with it then?

Soooo many ways

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/real-world-positioned-images-dwg-hans-lammerts/

[rl_jackson]

Try FILEDIA = 1

[AllenJessup]

Mapiinsert. Browse to the image file.

[hlammerts]

Sorry Wrong post i guess. Good thing still somebody reading this all here though.. 🙂

How does one insert an jpeg with a .jgw world file?

Where did Autodesk hide it? I don't have that option.

2019 C3D

[AllenJessup]

What kind of file are you trying to insert?

[hlammerts]

Raster format Raster file name World file name

GIF

mymap.gif

mymap.gfw

JPEG

mymap.jpg

mymap.jgw

JPEG 2000

mymap.jp2

mymap.j2w

PNG

mymap.png

mymap.pgw

TIFF

mymap.tif

mymap.tfw

[Pointdump]

Hi Hans,
Use Raster Design Command IINSERT.
Dave

[ChicagoLooper]

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@hlammerts wrote:

<<.....How does one insert an jpeg with a .jgw world file?....>>

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Here are two options:

Option 1:

Enter MAPIINSERT on the command line.

Option 2:

Change workspace to Planning & Analysis=>Insert Tab=>Image Panel=>Image Icon

[andrewpuller3811]

With regards to the MAPIINSERT command not picking up the world file, how long is the path to the image file?

There is a known issue with the MAPIINSERT command where it will not pick up the world file if the file path is longer than 128 characters (I believe that is the number).

There is a work around for this issue.

If you cant avoid the long file path, you can –

• copy the files to a shorter file path location
• attach the image into your drawing as usual for the shorter file path
• bring up the External References palette by clicking on  Xref Manager on the Reference panel of the Insert Tab of the ribbon
• select the image name in the External References palette
• in the details area, click in the Save Path field and the ellipsis button should show on the right – small button with 3 dots
• Click the ellipsis button to bring up the Select Image File Button dialogue
• Navigate to the original image file location and select the image
• Click the open button
• The image found at location and the saved path location should update
• You can delete the files from the shorter file path location