Expert: Paul Jordan - 4/3/2009

Question
QUESTION: Hello, I have an EX-ref title block that has an image embedded in it.  When I go to plot preview everything looks fine and the image is there.  When I plot however that image doesn't plot.  Do you have an answer.

ANSWER: Can you go to the file that you're xrefing in and bind the image to that drawing?  Also, make sure it's on a layer that's set to plot and not a no plot layer.  

Basically you have a nested x-ref and quite frankly, they're a funny lot.  Best to take out all the extra levels and make it as simple as you can with x-refs.

Hope that helps, if not, hit me back and we can dig into it further.

Paul

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QUESTION: If it were on a layer that didn't plot it wouldn't show up in the plot preview.  Also if you make the drawing a PDF the image shows up.  I believe that the image is already binded to the drawing.  I am not the one that created the title block though.  Still wont plot directly.  Help??

Answer
Hi Benjamin..

Short of you sending me all the files so I can take a crack at what's going on, I really don't have any ideas I can offer you.

I can suggest checking out the AUGI.com webside which is the Autodesk Users Group International and is heavily watched by Autodesk techies or, you can check into discussion.autodesk.com and do a search there.  

They're both free sites and as an application engineer for Autodesk, I usually found my answers there before ever having to go to the Autodesk team directly for help.

Sorry I can't answer this one for you.

Paul