Guest Post: AutoCAD Image Frame

A guest post by Brian M. Curran about how to control the display and plot settings of Image frames in AutoCAD
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When an image is inserted into an AutoCAD drawing, it comes in with a
border. The border is more properly known as a frame.

I first became aware of the image frame when I inserted an image of a
company logo into an AutoCAD drawing. The reason that I noticed the frame
was because I didn’t want it to appear when I printed the file!!

If you too have found yourself with an unwanted image frame, then do not
fret, because it’s easy to hide. If you type “imageframe” in the command
line, and then hit enter, you will be left with the command line prompt in
the image below.


The numbers in the prompt stand for the following: 0 = frame off, 1 = frame
on, and 2 = frame on in drawing, but off in plot

I would recommend choosing 2.

Also, you can get to this command through the dropdown menus, as follows:
modify > object > image > frame


That’s all there is to hiding your image frame! Happy cadding!!

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This AutoCAD tip is a guest post from the New York City based CAD Consultant
Brian M. Curran. Besides guest blogging and social networking, Brian aims to
be the premier provider of as-built floor plans in NYC.

Just a couple of notes from CAD Addict about the post.

First, the drop down menu option might not be available if you are using one of the latest versions of AutoCAD or AutoCAD Architecture that have the ribbon interface by default. Anyways,if you follwoed previous AutoCAD tips here, you know I always recomend to remember the commands or their aliases so no one (Autodesk) cannot mess with you by changing the program's interface.

Second, you can switch from Visible (number 1) to invisible (number 0) frames by using the TFRAME command. It doesn't allow to control the variable to set it to number 2 though, so Brian's method is the best option to follow, but this gives you the flexibility to switch on and off the frames quickly.

If, like Brian, you feel like contributing to this blog with some guest post, please write to me through the contact form and we can decide if your post fits in here (I am sure it will!)

Thanks for reading, and thanks Brian for this great post!


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