About the Images User Interface
The Images tab consists of commands and shortcut menus. Click > to open the Images tab.
Commands
• box—Sets the transparency level for the image.
◦ Custom transparency box—Sets a custom transparency level when the
box value is
Custom.
• Set Transparent Color—Makes the selected color transparent.
• Rotate—Opens a menu that contains the following rotate and flip options:
◦ Rotate Left 90°—Rotates the image 90 degrees to the left.
◦ Rotate Right 90°—Rotates the image 90 degrees to the right.
◦ Flip Vertical—Flips the image vertically.
◦ Flip Horizontal—Flips the image horizontally.
• Images—Displays a list of images imported into the model using
Images.
• Import—Imports an image file into the model.
• Hide—Hides the selected image.
• Remove—Removes the selected image from the model.
• Reset—Resets the image and all handles to their original settings.
• Fit—Fits the scale of the image to match a specific value.
◦ Free—Fits the image to a size between two points whose location you define.
◦ Horizontal—Fits the image to a size between two points that are aligned horizontally.
◦ Vertical—Fits the image to a size between two points that are aligned vertically.
• Lock Aspect Ratio—Locks the ratio between the image’s height and width.
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Height box—Sets the image height.
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Width box—Sets the image width.
• Normal Move—Moves the image normal to the plane on which it lies.
• Reset to Plane—Moves the image to the original plane onto which it was imported.
Shortcut Menus
Select an image when the Image tab is open and right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
• Remove—Removes the selected image from the model.
• Reset—Resets the image and all handles to their original settings.
• Lock Aspect Ratio—Locks the ratio between the image’s height and width.
• Set Transparent Color—Makes the selected color transparent.
• Normal Move—Moves the image normal to the plane on which it lies.