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Mike.Perry
2004-06-01, 08:57 AM
Hi

Regarding the following thread within the Autodesk Discussion Groups -

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?threadID=333860

The other day we experienced/noticed a very similar problem, some CAD PC's when working within AutoCAD allow the attachment of GIF's via the Image command, some don't....

The following Technical Documents/Article indicate that AutoCAD supports the functionality of attaching GIF images -

ID: TS20202 - Supported raster file formats (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2881135&linkID=2475323)

ID: TS69570 - Comparison of raster images in AutoCADĀ® Release 14 and later releases to AutoCAD Release 13 (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2865782&linkID=2475323)

ID: TS24375 - Favorites folder in DesignCenter (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2868127&linkID=2475323)

The World of Raster (http://www.cadalyst.com/cadalyst/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=94910)

The following Article indicates that AutoCAD does *not* support the functionality of attaching GIF images -

All about Images (http://www.cadtutor.net/acad/acad2k/map/map.html)

Confused? I am <:)

We found that a CAD PC with just vanilla AutoCAD installed does *not* allow GIF images to be attached.

We have since found that if we install LDT on the CAD PC that contained vanilla AutoCAD (ie 2 Autodesk products installed side-by-side) the functionality of attaching GIF images within AutoCAD becomes available (makes sense as AutoCAD is at the core of LDT). Therefore it seems LDT installs/switches_on something that enables the attaching of GIF images.

Am I correct with the above or should vanilla AutoCAD have the functionality of attaching GIF images (as stated on the Autodesk web site).

Thanks, Mike

Mike.Perry
2004-06-07, 11:20 AM
Regarding the following thread within the Autodesk Discussion Groups -

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?threadID=333860

Hi

The above discussion has progressed further, it now offers a possible solution.

I've tried the suggestion "IEGIFRD80.DLL"

So far so good :)

Cheers, Mike

RobertB
2004-06-07, 03:54 PM
AutoCAD 2005 supports GIF out-of-the-box.

Ed Jobe
2004-06-07, 05:13 PM
True Robert, but there is a "bug" of sorts. See the thread Mike referred to in his first post.