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Import images directly from clipboard
anhad_ahuja
Member Posts: 2 ✭
Hello,
I'm just starting to learn the ins and outs of CAD and it is fun so far. But one use case that has appeared very often is importing an image that I got from a datasheet or whatever and creating sketches quickly. I was hoping that I could take a screenshot and paste it directly into a sketch without having to go through the import process of having to save the image on my computer first. If I just paste an image directly into a sketch, I get a toast saying Clipboard is empty.
I'm ok with the image being placed
1. on the root of the project,
2. next to the part studio in the same folder
3. or even better, placed inside a folder with the same name as the part studio.
Overall this would really hasten the process of scaling a design to real life dimensions.
The process of importing and scaling the image by using the first dimension on it is honestly pretty good but perhaps a direct import dialog to control the settings of the image import might be good to avoid having to imediately use the transform tool to rotate. Kind of like what fusion has when you import an image canvas. This however is something seperate and not really that important of a feature to me.
Thank you for working on a CAD software thats just ready to go without too much sign in faffing, I hope it keeps on improving!
Comments
Currently you can't do that, but I would definitely vote for that as an improvement request.