Issue:
Embedded Images no longer display after reopening. Images such as PDF, PNG, JPG, and TIFF.
Causes:
Possible issue with the original insertion method.
Solution:
Try to add the image to the file again using this process.
- Open the Image file into MS Paint.
- Select all (Ctrl+A) then Copy (Ctrl+C).
- In AutoCAD (Civil 3D) use the Paste Special Command (Pastespec).
- Use the Image Entity option.
You could also try
- Imaginattach command (This will attach the image not embed the image).
- Use a Microsoft Office program such as Power Point, Office, Excel, etc .
- Paste the image into this system.
- Then copy the image out and insert into AutoCAD.
- Using Paste Special command (Pastespec) and insert as a Image Entity.
- Microsoft Snippet tool and recreate the image and re-embed.
Verify the image is not on a hidden Layer.
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