Image and AutoCAD drawing in inventor Drawing

[victor.wong1]

Hi all,

I am an engineer and i use autodesk inventor for 3D drawing

I was given a complex autocad file for some simple editing. the finial output can be a pdf file.

I was trying to import to inventor drawing, but it takes too long and it never finish.

and i was thinking to import it as a jpg so that i can add sth on top. but the import image option is not avaliable.

can anyone help

Feel free to ask additional question if it is not clear.

[MingweiGao]

Basically, importing the simpler drawing from ACAD into Inventor sketch environment will be more better than import a complicated drawing.

If you create a new sketch in Inventor, the Insert Image is grayed?

[blair]

"I was given a complex autocad file for some simple editing"

Why not just edit it in Autocad and print to PDF.

[victor.wong1]

if you look at the attached screen shot, you will see

[victor.wong1]

cos i dont know how to use autocad, and it is not very very simple

[MingweiGao]

How about using Insert Object command to insert your jpg file into the drawing?

Refer to the attached picture:  Manage  ->Insert ->Insert Object ->select Create from file option and click Browser button to choose your JPG file.

[MingweiGao]

I only see Image is available when editing the Title Block. Anyway, this also can help you insert the picture but I do not suggest you using it . 

[JDMather]

I think you have more image file choices when using a Sketched Symbol.