Importing Graphics Files

You can import graphics (.ccg\.cct) from a custom folder or another project into your current project's Graphics folder.

Select the topic related to your task:

Import Graphic Files Using Drag-and-Drop

If you are copying over a batch of graphics and would like to retain any folder structure they may currently be in, you will have to first re-create the folder structure in the System Browser Graphics tree. You an also use the Consistency Checker for this task. See Related Topics below for the relevant links.

The Graphics Editor is open.

System Manager is in Engineering mode.

Navigate to the location of the graphics you want to import into your current project.

Select and drag a graphic you want to copy to the current project, and drop it over the Graphics Editor Ribbon.

The graphic displays in the Graphics Editor.

From the File menu, select Save As.

The Save As dialog box displays.

Click the arrows to expand the Project and then Graphics directories, and then click the folder you want to save the graphic to.

In the Name field, type the name of your graphic and click Save.

The graphic is saved to your current project. Repeat for each graphic as required.

Import Raster Image Files

You are in Design or Test mode and have a graphic open.

On the Home tab, from the Elements group, click .

The Open dialog box displays.

Navigate to and click the image file to insert, and then click Open.

The dialog box closes and the image displays in the top left corner of the canvas.

With the image selected on the canvas, navigate to the Properties view, and adjust the Image properties as necessary.

Information

NOTE 1:
Images larger than ten million pixels will not display in the Web Client due to memory consumption restrictions. If you have an image this large and want to view it in the Web Client, use an image resizing tool to reduce the size of the image.
NOTE 2:
The performance of a graphic may be severely impacted if it contains one or more raster images with active values in the Rotation Speed property of the Layout group property. Raster images supported by the Graphics Editor include: BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, TIFF, and PNG.

Import XAML, XPS, and DWF Files

You are in Design or Test mode, a graphic is open on the canvas, and you would like to insert a XAML, XPS, or DWF file into the graphic.

On the Home tab, from the Elements group, click .

From the Open dialog box, select the file you want to import.

Select Open.

The file is imported to the active graphic and placed in the upper left-hand corner of the canvas.

Navigate to the Properties view and adjust the property settings as needed.