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Can I import an image file to use as a backdrop so that I can trace over the top of it?
zachary_mcmullen
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I am trying to reverse engineer a part with a complex geometry and don't have access to a 3D scanner. It seems like it would be easy enough to import an image of the part that I could use to at least trace the 2D projection and then extrude. Is there a way to do this in Onshape or some other software?
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@zachary_mcmullen Yes, first import the image into your Document, then create a sketch and use the Sketch Image command.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jmrMshs24
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Exactly what I'm looking for........ perfect0
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cody_armstrong said:@zachary_mcmullen Yes, first import the image into your Document, then create a sketch and use the Sketch Image command.
This throws me a bit. Are you referring to "Insert Image" from the DXF dropdown? Or is there really a "Sketch Image" command? Just wondering if I'm missing out on a feature I don't know about.
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@juan_aviles I am referring to the insert image command in your screenshot, I apologize I should have been more specific.0
