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RaNoPlus
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Image not visible when drawing opened on another computer

Post by RaNoPlus » Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:26 am

Hi, I have a question. There was an image (company logo) in the attached drawing. I made it yesterday evening on my MacBookPro. Now I am working on another computer (iMac) but the image is gone! I have the drawing on OneDrive so the drawings is the same (synced). I have checked it on the MacBookPro and the logo is the stil visible. But not on my iMac. I use QCAD 3.25.1.0 on both macs. Can you tell me what is wrong? Doest the drawing keep some of the settings 'local'?
I insert the image using command Draw--> Insert Bitmap (IM). This is the first time I notice this. In another drawings this never happend. Thank you for you help.
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Re: Image not visible when drawing opened on another computer

Post by andrew » Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:47 am

Images are not embedded in DXF/DWG, but referenced. Best practice is to keep the drawing file and all referenced image files in the same folder, for example a project folder. This way, QCAD can always find the images.

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Re: Image not visible when drawing opened on another computer

Post by RaNoPlus » Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:45 am

andrew wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:47 am
Images are not embedded in DXF/DWG, but referenced. Best practice is to keep the drawing file and all referenced image files in the same folder, for example a project folder. This way, QCAD can always find the images.
But I have already the image in the same folder! That's strange.

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Re: Image not visible when drawing opened on another computer

Post by andrew » Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:54 am

Perhaps the file was once opened and saved without the image present. This might have corrupted the image reference. I'd try to re-insert it.

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Re: Image not visible when drawing opened on another computer

Post by RaNoPlus » Tue Oct 06, 2020 1:43 pm

andrew wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:54 am
Perhaps the file was once opened and saved without the image present. This might have corrupted the image reference. I'd try to re-insert it.
I was playing with the file on both computers. Now it's syncing. I think it's a matter of putting the drawing and te images into exactly same folder as you said. I have mostly 1 folder for the drawings and other one for the photos, logos and other stuff. Problem solved. Thank you for your quick reply.

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