TIFF insertion to make multiple DWG files

[grouch19]

Hi All,

 

I have about 200 TIFF images (all Geo-refferenced)

I need to make a separate DWG file for each one which simply has the associated image attached.

 

Essentially my final outcome needs to be:

001.TIF

001.DWG

 

So I need the DWG file to be named the same as the TIFF.

 

I can import and save them one by one but this is pretty time consuming.

 

Any suggestions on how to do this automatically?

 

I have 3 sets of images to do this for and each is a different pixel size. I have completed one set and I was wondering if i could take the set that I have completed and somehow manipulate them to find the other group of images without having to open each DWG and attach the new image.

 

Any ideas would be appreciated!

 

Cheers

[Emigrato]

You can build (in a spreadsheet) a script file to achieve the goal "one tif to one dwg", then save it as text file e.g. C:\TIF2DWG.SCR on root of C disk, like this:

 

_new . _mapiinsert c:\001.tif _n _zoom _e _save c:\001 _close

_new . _mapiinsert c:\002.tif _n _zoom _e _save c:\002 _close

.

.

.

_new . _mapiinsert c:\200.tif _n _zoom _e _save c:\200 _close

 

When you have it, do the following steps:

 

1] open a brand new empty DWG

2] set FILEDIA to 0

3] command _SCRIPT

4] issue C:\TIF2DWG

5] enjoy the show

6] when it stops, set FILEDIA back to 1

 

Now you should have your 200 .DWG on C root, each with its own TIF inside.

 

Of course, the script supposes that your TIF files are on C:\ but you can easily edit the path with Notepad.

 

During the building of the .SCR file, to automatically generate the column 001.tif, 002.tif... 200.tif, you may use the old-school Dos command:

dir /b *.tif > grouch19.txt

 

[grouch19]

Thank you so much Emigrato. This is exactly what I needed!!!!

Can not thank you enough for the help

Cheers