How to get an Image to show in 3D View

[kathryn.langan · Accepted solution]

While you cannot import an image into a 3D view, you may still be able to achieve the end result. What will the image be used for?

If it is for rendering, in Revit 2011 you can set an image as a background in the rendering dialog (see render image.jpg).

With the new Realistic Visual Style introduced in Revit 2011, you can also view a decal image in 3D (see decal image.jpg). If this looks like a route you are thinking of taking, I would also suggest viewing the following post from our Product Support blog, The Revit Clinic, that discusses how to turn off the 'X' in a decal: http://revitclinic.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/realistic-visual-style-and-decals.html.

Katie Poulos
Revit Support Specialist
Autodesk, Inc.

[Anonymous]

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Hi there, I tried following the link you attached, but it just lead me to a blank page with nothing on it. Is it possibly deleted?

[FranciscoEloy]

remove the dot in the end of the link
http://revitclinic.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/realistic-visual-style-and-decals.html