In older versions of Arbortext IsoDraw it was possible to open PICT files which were to be used as templates for tracing. This procedure became superfluous in Arbortext IsoDraw 3.0 due to the introduction of image elements. If you now need to trace photographs or other templates, you should proceed as follows:

Open the file saved in a raster format (e.g. TIFF or BMP) which you want to use as the template. A document is generated which contains the content of the file in the form of an image element. Open the layer window and click in front of the word Background in order to make the background layer the active layer. Now select the image element and choose command Selection to active layer in the Layers menu.

The image element is now located on the background layer and is monitored by the display options described earlier. You can now use the layer options to specify that the background layer cannot be printed or exported. You should also lock either the entire background layer or the image element.

This function also allows you to use several documents as templates simultaneously.