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OLE producing poor image quality compared to XREF

dave.mawston
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OLE producing poor image quality compared to XREF

dave.mawston
Explorer
Explorer

Hi there,

 

I'm getting very poor image quality from OLE, compared to XREF.

Is there a way around this or is it just the nature of the beast?

 

XREF:

davemawston_4-1712294497418.png

OLE:

davemawston_5-1712294505994.png

(it's a zoomed-in part of the photo so I don't post sensitive information here)

 

Some context:

We're making a large amount of files with the same photos on the front/intro pages.

Using XREFs means we have a 'ball & chain' reference folder.

We are hoping to embed the common images in the template file using OLE, so a simple dwg file can be sent between different companies working on it.

Even with the reference folder using a relative path up a couple of levels, we still have to tell them where to put it.

 

Settings used:

OLE properties:

davemawston_2-1712292765613.png

Publish settings:

davemawston_3-1712292832456.png

 

We're using AutoCAD Map3D 2024, if that makes a difference 🙂

 

Thanks in advance!

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Michiel.Valcke
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to send files with xrefs you should use the ETRANSMIT command. That will change paths to relative and collect all necessary files in a single .zip file. So the recipient only has to unzip the file and everything will work as intended.

pendean
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To answer your question, you can't fix your OLE issue. Sorry.

paullimapa
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As @Michiel.Valcke suggested use eTransmit to automatically have AutoCAD collect all xrefs in the dwg into a single zip file. If you don’t want others to have to deal with folder structures then select the option to place everything into a single folder:

https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/how-to-etransmit-autocad-files-to-include-xrefs-and-plac...


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dave.mawston
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Thanks guys, had a feeling this would be the case. I'll give etransmit a go 🙂

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Michiel.Valcke
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In most places I have worked, etransmits are the norm for packing and sending .dwg's to people that cannot access your file server. Incoming files are often also not accepted if they are not a .zip (etransmit) file.

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dave.mawston
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Oh right, so etransmit is more for sending via email? That would make a lot of sense, using zip etc.

We use a commonplace server to pass them back and forward, as we're often moving up to a hundred drawings at a time. Will continue as we were. Thanks for the help!

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Michiel.Valcke
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etransmit is not just for sending by email, I just wanted to illustrate that in many places Etransmit is the only accepted method for transfering files.

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dave.mawston
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Right, gotcha. Thanks for pointing it out 🙂

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