If the option is disabled, the image is stretched to fit exactly into the drawn frame size. When this option is enabled, the image will be scaled to fit optimally into the frame size specified while maintaining the original aspect ratio of the image.
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Simply put, they are created (or composed) graphically of a fixed series of dots. The majority of supported image formats - including bmp, png, jpg, and tiff - are Raster-based. Panel pages: SCH Inspector, SCHLIB InspectorĪn Inspector panel enables you to interrogate and edit the properties of one or more design objects in the active document. Place the cursor over the image object, right-click then choose Properties from the context menu.Double-click on the placed image object.The dialog can be accessed during placement by pressing the Tab key.Īfter placement, the dialog can be accessed in one of the following ways: This method of editing uses the Graphic dialog to modify the properties of an image object. The following methods of non-graphical editing are available: Via an Associated Properties Dialog Double-click on the locked object directly then disable the Locked property to graphically edit the object. Press the X or Y keys to mirror the image frame along the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.Īn object that has its Locked property enabled cannot be selected or graphically edited.Press the Spacebar to rotate the image frame counterclockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation.Press the Alt key to constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis, depending on the initial direction of movement.Press the Tab key to access an associated properties dialog, from where properties for the image can be changed on-the-fly.Continue placing further image objects, or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.Īdditional actions that can be performed during placement – while the image's frame is still floating on the cursor, and before its first corner is anchored – are:.Select the file you want to insert then press the Open button to complete image placement. The Open dialog will open in which you can browse to and select the required image.Move the cursor to adjust the size of the frame then click or press Enter to complete frame placement.Position the cursor then click or press Enter to anchor the first corner of the image's frame in which the image itself will reside.Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions: Schematic Library Editor - click Home | Place | from the main menus.Īfter launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter image placement mode.Schematic Editor - click Home | Graphical Elements | from the main menus.Image objects are available for placement in both Schematic and Schematic Library Editors: The image associated with an image object can either be linked or embedded. It is essentially a container for an image file that can be imported and placed onto a schematic sheet. An image object is a non-electrical drawing primitive.