Importing Images onto Planes

You can import images from various formats and drag them onto selected planes.

JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and RGB images can be directly modified, whereas for SVG and PSD images, a specific object type that can be modified is first created.

Before you begin: Select a drawing plane.
  1. From the Images section of the action bar, tap Image Chooser .
    A box representing the 2D canonical views appears.
    Note: You can use an axis system to initialize the box.
  2. Select the image you want to use from your computer.
  3. Drag the image onto a plane of the box.
    Note: You can also select the image by double-tapping a plane and search through a folder.
  4. Do the same for the other planes.
    The dimensions of the image are calculated as a ratio of the dimensions of the plane.

    Important:
    • You can drag an image and tap it to snap the box onto this image.
    • You can select an image and drag it onto an existing image to replace the latter.

  5. To modify the resolution of the image, press the pen button bound to the right-click of the pointer and tap the image edge.
    The Image Resolution panel appears and displays the possible available resolutions.
  6. To modify the opacity of the image, drag the slider or edit the value.
  7. From the standard area of the action bar, tap Transform.
    Tip: You can also double-tap the image to start the Transform command.
  8. Transform the selected curves by performing either of the following operations:
    • Resize the curves by dragging the corners or the edges of the handle's plane.
    • Translate the curves along the directions of the handle.
    • Translate the curves along the normal of the handle.
    • Rotate the curves using the center point of the handle.
    Transformation operations are also available by double-tapping the image, and through Modify.
  9. Optional: Copy, cut, paste, or delete the image as appropriate.

You can now use this image as a drawing support for sketching or tracing.