Layer name(s) for inserted raster images?

[Maverick91]

Howdy y'all.

I'm inserting an aerial raster image as a background into a drawing, but I don't like to use layer 0 for the image. Is there a standard layer name for images? If not, what layer and settings do you use?

[jaberwok]

Hi Doug.
I'd use "image1", "image2", etc..

[tedg]

I guess it depends on your company standards.
If it doesn't matter or I'm just bringing it in as a reference and not to be used in the actual drawing, I use the layer name "IMAGE". (I have a lisp routine that freezes and thaws that layer name).

But if it will be part the actual drawing and will be plotted, it would follow the AIA layer convention, something like: "G-RSTR-IMAG"

[Mlabell]

We use "0-IMAGE-XXX" XXX for image name and do likewise for xrefs "0-XREF-XXX"

[Civil Samurai]

Hey, late response but it goes along the lines previously mentioned.....we may call an aerial background layer something like IMAGE - AERIAL. We use prefix's for all our layers and it has worked very well. If we were working with a scanned landscape plan it would go it as IMAGE - LANDSCAPE, etc. In the layer list it is easy to find all our images.

Good luck.