topic Re: Image on Schematic sheet? in Fusion Electronics Forum

Image on Schematic sheet?

scott.nortman — Mon, 04 May 2020 13:47:04 GMT

How can you insert an image onto a schematic sheet, with either copy/paste or insert image?

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

everettac — Mon, 04 May 2020 14:21:25 GMT

There's a guide on SparkFun that explains the process from Eagle. Since Fusion 360 Electronics is basically Eagle, nothing should have changed except for where the buttons are placed. It also covers most of the different types of images that you would want to import.

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

scott.nortman — Mon, 04 May 2020 16:40:37 GMT

Thanks for that info; I think I will need to to this for my PCB layout too.

But I was referring to the schematic; I want to place an image of a pinout on the schematic sheet and I can't see how to do that, thanks

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

everettac — Mon, 04 May 2020 17:13:31 GMT

What type of file is the image that you would like to use?

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

scott.nortman — Mon, 04 May 2020 17:19:56 GMT

Ideally a cut/paste image from the windows clip board, such as from Windows 10 'snip & sketch' but if that is not possible, any sort of saved image such as a BMP, JPG, or PNG

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

everettac — Tue, 05 May 2020 16:06:37 GMT

With the current features available, going directly from your clipboard to the workspace is not possible, as all image solutions are implemented with shapes. The BMP and DXF methods in the guide at the link from my previous post will work for both schematic and board, while the SVG to Polygon will only work on boards. The BMP and DXF methods both convert the file into shapes within the workspace, with BMP creating squares with up to 32 different colors, and DXF creating lines and shapes on a layer of your choice. Any other filetype will need to be converted, although converting raster files to a suitable BMP file can be difficult if you are trying to use online utilities.

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

scott.nortman — Tue, 05 May 2020 18:31:46 GMT

Thanks for the information.

Are there any plans to implement this feature? Similar tools such as Altium and Kicad both allow for easy insertion of pictures into schematics.

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

silvio3105 — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 11:00:13 GMT

Any news about this feature?

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

ruben.crispino — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:10:44 GMT

Still no news?

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

dewilhiteR28PK — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:28:27 GMT

Still need this feature...

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

jorge_garcia — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:53:02 GMT

Hi @dewilhiteR28PK,

I hope you're doing well. Thanks for the bump, I'll bump the existing request for this.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

mace2769 — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:58:38 GMT

Bumping this, I miss the ability to place images for reference in a schematic coming from Altium.

Re: Image on Schematic sheet?

jorge_garcia — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:17:49 GMT

Hello @mace2769,

Thanks for bumping the thread. There is still no change on this front yet. In the mean time you can still import a low color bitmap image (4-5 colors max) using the import-bmp-simple.ulp.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,