Place an image that is already loaded within the project

[richardbeatson]

The project I am working on has some images that I can see when I click the 'Manage Images' box. Some of the images area already placed multiple times within the project but some are not yet placed but they are visible - the count is '0'.

How do I select and place these images onto sheets / legends? There does not seem to be an intuitive way to do this.

Thanks in advance,

Richard

[FAZIOGREG]

I've never run into this before, but you're right.  That is super weird.  I looked into it for a bit, but I don't see anything on point.  Your best bet, from what I can tell, would be to right click on the image you want to place, select "Copy Path".  Then you can place them again.  I just hope your images are still where you left them...  

[richardbeatson]

Hi FAZIOGREG, Thanks for the reply on this. 

If I click on 'copy path' then what do you then need to click in order to actually place the image? I think this is an oversight in the software. A simple 'place image' button would solve this.

[FAZIOGREG]

Absolutely, this needs to be fixed by Autodesk. Once you copy the path, then you will have to import the image again. That will let you place it.

[rcronin]

A year later.....did you ever find a solution to this? I have multiple images in a project whose original files have long been removed, and the only thing I can do is view that they exist in the project brain and take up space, but I can't find any way to do anything with them other than purge them.

[richardbeatson]

Hi there. This hasn't been fixed by Autodesk and the latest 2017 release doesn't address it either unfortunately.

[rcronin]

That's the worst. I can see all these delightful images in the image manager, but there's nothing I can do with them other than delete them. It's like putting a locked glass box of delicious treats in front of a child and the box has only one button: Incinerate. Cruel, Autodesk. Cruel.

[Anonymous]

Same problem. How absurd!

[cbcarch]

PyRevit add-in has a feature called "Export All Raster Images to Desktop"

It is under the Project Tab>Links

The add-in is free, and contains a lot of really great tools.

https://eirannejad.github.io/pyRevit/pyrevit/update/2018/01/01/45final.html

[Anonymous]

Yes, fairly amusing actually. However the idea I posted quite some time ago has only gathered 5 votes, lost in the 100's of other votes... so yeah. Maybe try holding your breath? 
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/place-an-image-button-for-previously-loaded-images/idi-p/...

[richardbeatson]

6 Votes now! I'll share it with my colleagues and get them to vote too 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

This has been addressed in 2019;

Navigate to  'Manage Images'

Select desired image

'Place Instance'

Hope this helps...