AutoCAD, to GIF or not to GIF

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Regarding the following thread within the Autodesk Discussion Groups -

http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...hreadID=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

ID: TS69570 - Comparison of raster images in AutoCAD® Release 14 and later releases to AutoCAD Release 13

ID: TS24375 - Favorites folder in DesignCenter

The World of Raster

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

All about Images

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]

Regarding the following thread within the Autodesk Discussion Groups -

http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...hreadID=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]

AutoCAD 2005 supports GIF out-of-the-box.

[Ed Jobe]

True Robert, but there is a "bug" of sorts. See the thread Mike referred to in his first post.