Hi, I want to place a *.jpg image into a sketch, locate it precisely and resize it accurately - so that both image and sketch-lines are visible. Sketch lines are fixed in space and the image must be movable with precision so that the the overlay is exact. My previous attempts with "Insert Object" left only the image visible - the sketch-lines COULD NOT be seen and so the image could not be aligned nor sized precisely.
Instead of using "insert object". Go to tool -> Sketch tools -> sketch picture. You can still see your sketch lines and the properties allow you to adjust your image.
Thanks,
Jeff
Thanks Jeff, unfortunately that's one of the options I have already tried. Yes, it allows one to see both image and sketch-lines - but I can't MOVE the image [to fix it to sketch-points] nor resize it [to scale it to the sketch]. When I right-click on the image [within "Edit Sketch"], I get the image 'outlined' but I don't get the "Properties" of the Image - just the usual options one would get for a right-click on any blank space in the sketch area.
Brendan, just so I under stand correctly could you please look at both images and let me know if these are the properties you do not get?
Thanks again, Jeff! I had imported the picture and tried to move and re-size it AFTERWARD - a foolish mistake! I have now moved the picture into place, thanks to your help - but I'm having trouble adding text-notes [on a separate sketch overlay]. I have tried drawing a sketch-line and writing text onto it [as normal] - but I'm getting only ONE CHARACTER - no matter what font-size I specify! What am I now doing wrongly?
I don't think it matters what order you do this in but here is how I do it. Create the sketch line you want the text on. While still in that sketch select text sketch. Select the sketch line you created. Then type what you want on the line. Here is a screen shot of what I did. Hope that helps.
Can you attach your file here?
Yes, Jeff. That's exactly what I expected to happen in mine. First I tried with a short horizontal line, and as I typed the first character, it appeared on the line - just as it should - but ONLY the first one - no subsequent character would be displayed...? Then I just chose a random spot, selected "Text", Font-Size and started to type. This time it showed the right characters, in the right place and size - but when I clicked OK - a baloon came up saying I could not locate text THERE - 'cos it was outside the ± 500m boundary [the image is based on real map coordinates, so 'dimensions' are huge]! The program refused to continue with the text and I had to cancel it!
I had never before heard of such a 'limit' for the placement of text - what can I do now?
Brendan, there is limit for part files and 500m in any directions. Check out solution "S-025738" in the knowledge base. There is no work around for this because it is a limitation within SolidWorks. Sorry man.
As can be seen, I now have the Land-Registry image overlaid onto survey-lines drawn in a separate sketch and, in the top right corner, one can see a text-line with the digit "1" on it. For no obvious reason, I could not finish the 'level' 150m at this point. One can just see a previous attempt to mark 'BM' here - which also failed after just one character!
At this point I need to actually see the file. Is it possible for you to post the file to take a closer look at it?
Will the image suffice? The forum seems not to allow the attachment of files other than images. What seems to be happening is - like in YOUR image - your were to get only the 'T' to print on your curved line - rather than the whole 'text on a line'. I've had similar problems before - but only if I had set the text-font too large to fit the whole text on the line drawn. In the image above the LINE is about twenty characters long [at the chosen font-size] and I tried to type only 3!
To attatch parts etc, click on "Use advanced editor" at the top right of the reply box.
(It's grey on grey, so it's easy to miss).
With Ian's help, I have now attached the Sldprt file and the original PNG Image-file. As described earlier, it shows one sketch with the survey sight-lines on it, another with the PNG-Image-File on it and what was supposed to be a third sketch with the actual HEIGHTS measured at each location. I had planned to use the "Sketch Text" process to insert the actual levels at the sight-line end-points and use another sketch to draw-in contour-lines etc.
Ok, I see the issue. If you zoom to fit you can see that the sketches and pictures are very far from the orgin. They are ouside the 500m limit. You need to move everything closer to the orgin of the part file. Once everything is move you can see the text just fine.
Brendan, just so I under stand correctly could you please look at both images and let me know if these are the properties you do not get?