Insert to AutoCAD

You can insert dwg file in NetPhotoManager as a block into AutoCAD drawing. To do this, right click a dwg file and select "Insert to AutoCAD" in context menu.

Select AutoCAD version and profile

If currently AutoCAD is not running, the "Select AutoCAD version and profile" dialog will appear, as following figure:

NetPhotoManager will detect dwg file version first and then list all the AutoCAD versions installed in you computer that can accept this dwg file version. For example, if you are inserting a AutoCAD 2000 version dwg file, AutoCAD R14 and earlier AutoCAD version will not be listed, only AutoCAD 2000 and later version of AutoCAD can be listed.

Select the AutoCAD version and profile you want to insert block to, then press "OK" button.

Select open mode

If AutoCAD is running when you insert block to AutoCAD, the "Select open mode" dialog will appear as following figure:

You can insert block to running AutoCAD, or start another AutoCAD and insert block to newly started AutoCAD.

Select running AutoCAD version

If you insert block to currently running AutoCAD and there are two or more AutoCAD version are running, the "Select AutoCAD version" dialog will appear as following figure:

Select the AutoCAD version you want to insert block to and click "OK" button.

Block insertion settings

You can change block insertion settings of a dwg file. To do this, right click a dwg file and select "Properties" in context menu. Select "Block insertion settings" in "File property" dialog, as following figure:

Input scale at command line:

If you select it, you need enter scale factor in AutoCAD when you want to insert block into drawing library from AutoCAD. If not, you need enter next factors . When you insert block into this drawing library, this default scale factor will be used without any instruction in AutoCAD.

Input ratation angle at command line:

If you select it, you need enter rotate angel in AutoCAD when you want to insert block into drawing library from AutoCAD. If not, you need enter next rotate angel. When you insert block into this drawing library, this default rotate angel will be used without any instruction in AutoCAD.

Layer:

If you don't select it, the block will be inserted into current layer. Otherwise, NetPhotoManager will pop out "Layer" window as following:

Select layer and click "OK" button to accept.

Multiple insert:

If you select it, you can multiple insert blocks till you press "Enter" or right mouse click to exit operation.

Reference point:

If you select it, the base point of the block would offset specified distance relative to the insertion point you pick.

If "Fix relative distance" is not selected, you can input value of offset distance when insert block. If "Fix relative distance" is selected, you can input X, Y, Z offset value, and these value will be used without any instruction in AutoCAD.

Explode:

If you select it, the block would be exploded when block insertion.

Explode to attribute text:

Enabled when "Explode" option is selected. If you select it, attributes in block would be exploded to their value text.