topic Re: Importing ECW files in AutoCAD Forum

Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:02:49 GMT

I'm currently running Autocad 2013 and I can make sense of how to import ECW files. I'm very new at working with these kinds of files.

Re: Importing ECW files

mathewkol — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 06:17:57 GMT

AutoCAD doesn't natively read ECWs. If you install the Raster Design object enabler that should do it.

Re: Importing ECW files

v.michl — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:35:30 GMT

Raster image files in the ECW format are natively supported in AutoCAD (since version 2012). Just specify the ECW file in the IMAGEATTACH command. See:

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/new-raster-formats-supported-in-autocad-2012-tip7869

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:51:50 GMT

Great! That worked to import it. But, as I said I'm new. My employer said that autocad and the photo itself are smart enough to imort properly according to it's georeferencing data attached to the image and would also automatically scale it. Right now when I imported the photo, it did indeed import but it asked me where I want to place it and what scale factor, two question which I thought it would already know.

I just have Autocad 2013. Do I have to have Civil 3D and it's map functionaility to do this?

Thanks

Re: Importing ECW files

vladimir_michl — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:04:17 GMT

Georeferenced images are supported in AutoCAD Map 3D, Civil 3D and Raster Design only. But you can try our free utility GeoRefImg to position images according to their gereferencing "world" files (e.g. EWW) in plain AutoCAD - see:

http://www.cadstudio.cz/en/apps/georefimg/

and

http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/CIV3D/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3AGeoRefImg%3Aen

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz www.cadforum.cz

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:29:29 GMT

Great! I installed it. I pasted the folder in my plugins area for Autodesk then reatrted my computer. Once I insert my ECW file I found the GEOREFIMG button under the CAD Studio tab. So I selected it and it tells be to "GEOREFIMG Select image(s) to reposition:" so I selected the image and it appeared to do nothing. Didn't resize it at all.

Re: Importing ECW files

vladimir_michl — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:42:19 GMT

Are there any messages on the command line? Are you sure you have the georeference world files (.EWW) stored with your .ECW files?

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz www.cadforum.cz

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:48:43 GMT

Once I selct the object (map image) to apply the georefimg to and hit enter, the command line says nothing, almost as if Autocad assumes it's done it's job.

I've looked in the folder where the ecw file is located and I don't see anything that shows eww as an extension.

Thanks for the help. I haven't been able to find any good tutorials on how to understand this stuff. I'm just trying to learn now. Boss handed me these images and said "Here. Learn how to insert this stuff into a cad drawing".

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:51:10 GMT

Sorry! I just realized how to scroll up in my command line and it did say ">GEOREF - FILE NOT FOUND!"

Is this a flaw in how the supplier of the imagery supplied the photos? Should they have included an eww file as well? I guess my layman's understand wa sthat the image itself contained the data it needed.

Re: Importing ECW files

vladimir_michl — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:07:42 GMT

The problem is that GeoRefImg supports georeferences in separate "world" files (the more usual scenario), not embedded location data stored inside raster files (e.g. in some types of TIFF and ECW).

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz www.cadforum.cz

Re: Importing ECW files

Vik.Mohite — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:45:43 GMT

This is very old post but I m having same trouble with Autocad 2019

trying to bring the ecw file in Revit 2019. is there any ecw plugin for Autocad 2019 ?

Re: Importing ECW files

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:56:28 GMT

Hi,

>> trying to bring the ecw file in Revit 2019. is there

>> any ecw plugin for Autocad 2019 ?

If you need the ECW file in Revit, why are you asking for a plugin in AutoCAD?

AutoCAD 2019 can use ECW files even without a plugin.

- alfred -

Re: Importing ECW files

Vik.Mohite — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:46:00 GMT

Sorry it may be misinterprited,

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:05:25 GMT

Hi, May you please share how this can be done. I want to insert the ECW files to their correct position using AutoCAD 2020.

Re: Importing ECW files

mucip — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:57 GMT

Hi,

I installed your plugin in to AutoCAD2018 but could not find georefimg command or even buton?

I just want to import ecw file in to plain Autocad with its own world cordinates.

Regards,

Mucip:)

Re: Importing ECW files

vladimir_michl — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:21:38 GMT

You can install GeoRefImg as an Autodesk Apps tool - https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=7718964543906860174&appLang=en&os=Win32_64 or manually load (APPLOAD) its VLX file from https://www.cadstudio.cz/georefimg

The GEOREFIMG command (a ribbon icon or typed) will prompt for existing images in your drawing and then uses their world files (if any) to reposition the images (maps) automatically.

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz - www.cadforum.cz

Re: Importing ECW files

mucip — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:40:13 GMT

Hi,

Now I got it and worked like a charm.

When I insert ecw file in to Plain AutoCAD it puts 0,0,0 coordinates. Then I use georefimg command and select this inserted picture and it goes to original location.

Regards,

Mucip:)

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:52:12 GMT

Hi there - I am working in Revit 2017.

I have received a georeferenced DWG file, with .ecw ortho files attached.

I am trying to link the DWG file into Revit, but the .ecw files do not show up with the CAD data.

Is there a way for me to link the dwg with the ecw files into Revit so that the images are visible?

I hope I am explaning this correctly. Please see the images attached.

Re: Importing ECW files

vladimir_michl — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:59:35 GMT

Unfortunately Revit doesn't work this way (does not import attached images).

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz - www.cadforum.cz

Re: Importing ECW files

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:39:26 GMT

Ok thanks for the response - I've figured out a work around