It works for me. Start from a brand new, clean metric template. Assign an appropriate coordinate system to modelspace such as UTM84-34N (or you may use an alternate coordinate system that's applicable to your area).
1. Use MAPCONNECT to open the Data Connect Palette. Add the image you uploaded in Post #3 of this thread. You do NOT have to delete the sdw file. See image-1.
Image-1.
2. Your image will be listed in the Data Connect palette. The image's coordinate system, for some strange reason, will display <unknown> so you'll have to perform a manual edit it to give it one. You can perform this edit by highlighting the image=>Edit Coordinate Systems button=>Edit Default=>Search Box=3844=>Highlight 3844=>SELECT Button. See image-2.
Image-2.
3. The Data Connect palette will now display the coordinate system you assigned to modelspace and the correct coordinate system given to the image by its author. Now click ADD TO MAP. See image-3.
Image-3.
4. Your image will appear in modelspace. To verify the geospatial position, turn on Bing Hybrid for your basemap. See image-4.
Image-4.
To get this image inserted accurately, you must do this:
- Assign an appropriate coordinate system to modelspace. An appropriate coordsys is one that is applicable to your site. (Since your site is in Manstur, Cluj-Napoca, Romania UTM84-34N covers your area. You don't necessarily have to use UTM84-34N, you may choose whatever coordsys that's applicable to your area.)
- Verfiy Map3D is interpretting the correct coordinate system given to the image by its original author. If M3D reads the coordinate system incorrectly or displays <unknown> then you'll need to manually override it with the correct coordsys. Finding the 'correct' coordsys may, or may not, involve research on your part. This research may be difficult for beginners but for true professionals it's easy.
Chicagolooper
