For company logos, I usually recommend tracing over it with AutoCAD entitites (lines, arcs, hatches, etc.) to create a block. Referenced image files tend to get left behind when files are transferred elsewhere.
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If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
I've found that embedding files like that increases the file size quite dramatically...
I've had a 200 odd kb file go up to over 1.5 Mb simply by adding a JPG file for a small logo.
This is why I try to never embed a file like this.
The best thing for logo's is to trace over the embedded file and then remove the embedded file.
Then do a purge before saving the traced version as a block that can be inserted into however many CAD files you want.
I have cheated a slight bit as I have the logo separate from the title block but still included within the template.
That means that if the company logo changes (which it has 3 times for me) all I do is replace the affected block in any current project dwgs rather than the entire title block.
Regards Brad
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I'll echo Brad's advice...just make a CAD drawing of the logo. I've done this for years, simply because there tends to be a loss of fidelity in terms of how crisp the image is at plot time...I don't like seeing nice sharp lines in the drawing and title block, only to have fuzzy indistinct lines in an embedded image.
If you've never done this before, it's not hard:
*Start a fresh drawing
*Attach/insert the image of the logo
*Trace over it with standard ACAD linework
*Remove image, clean up linework, add hatch patterns if needed
*Save for use as a block later
The result is far superior to a jpg or other image, at least insofar as using it in ACAD is concerned. It's infinitely scaleable, you have much more control over how it plots, and it's easy to edit if needed.
Jim Seefeldt
Electrical Engineering Technician
If you've never done this before, it's not hard:
*Start a fresh drawing
*Attach/insert the image of the logo
*Trace over it with standard ACAD linework
*Remove image, clean up linework, add hatch patterns if needed
*Save for use as a block later
The result is far superior to a jpg or other image, at least insofar as using it in ACAD is concerned. It's infinitely scaleable, you have much more control over how it plots, and it's easy to edit if needed.
Jim Seefeldt
Electrical Engineering Technician
