Can I import picture in Autodesk Inventor and extrude it?

[Anonymous]

I have researching this for a while now and it is causing me a headache. I am new to Autodesk Inventor (3hrs into it), so please go easy on me. I have a company logo that I would like to make 3D. I am guessing I can't just import a picture and extrude it. But I would like to know at least how to import a picture so I can at least trace it in a sketch and then extrude it. How can I go about that?

[JDMather]

Start sketch.

Click the Image icon.

size as needed

exit sketch

Start new sketch and trace image.

[Cadmanto]

Welcome to the forum.

See if this thread helps you.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Importing-Image-Quality/td-p/2614592

[Anonymous]

I have tried to import a pdf file into an Inventor  2014 idw file. The image looks good I save go out and go back in and image is a solid black rectangle

I have tried to import a png file into an Inventor 2014 idw file the image is so light I cannot read any of the text and it wont allow me to save.

Thank you for your help on this subjectKelly Roy

Brookhaven Nastional Laboratory

[Anonymous]

I have the same isue as Kelly63.

After importing an immage into .idw and re-oppening the .idw the pasted immage is a solid black rectangle.

Can someone please help on this?

[TheCADWhisperer]

@Anonymous

Can you attach the *.idw and the image file that you are attempting to use?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hello,

What I did was use Adobe Illustrator to export an image into a .wmf (Windows Metafile), then imported that file into AutoCAD.  Then I saved the file as a .dwg in AutoCAD.  Then in Inventor create a new sketch, then go to Insert -> ACAD.

Then you extrude and blamo 3D image.

Hope this helps!

-Tom

[kelly.young]

Hello @Anonymous I see that you are visiting as a new member to the Inventor Forum.
Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

Thanks for sharing the great information! 

[Anonymous]

what this works? gonna try it at once 😄

[Anonymous]

Once in autocad, what steps need to be taken to convert the WMF to a DWG

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Once in autocad, what steps need to be taken to convert the WMF to a DWG

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You have posted this in the Autodesk Inventor forum.

The AutoCAD forum is >>over here<<.

[Anonymous]

the solution to the problem in inventor lies in autocad, posted above in the 7th response

[MarceloKelahersEng]

I failed to understand how the Autodesk cannot work in a simple easy way to add image in 2D. it is unbelievable. 

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! The issue with image is that the data is an a raster form. It requires conversion to geometry so that Inventor can understand. Such conversion isn't precise which can lead to other issues. AutoCAD and Fusion 360 have the ability to convert an image to sketch geometry. Please feel free to try them.

Many thanks!