Inserting Images

You can place images — such as photographs or diagrams — directly into your drawing. Supported formats: BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, and WMF.

How to Insert an Image

  1. Select an image in Windows Explorer, press Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + V in the ProfiCAD drawing.
  2. Drag an image from Windows Explorer directly into the ProfiCAD drawing.
  3. Use Insert - Image from the menu — a dialog box opens where you pick the file.
  4. Paste a picture from the clipboard.
Dialog window for inserting images

Keep Your Images Lean

⚠️ Large images bloat your document size. Before inserting, resize the image and adjust its resolution in a graphics editor. Avoid inserting multi-megabyte images.

Pasting Pictures from Clipboard

Need to grab something from a PDF catalog or another app? You can paste images straight from the Windows clipboard — no need to save to a file first.

  1. In the source PDF, zoom in as much as possible to get a sharp capture. Use the Zoom In command or scroll with the mouse wheel while holding Ctrl.
  2. Take a screenshot:
    • For Windows 10, press Win + Shift + S.
    • For older systems, press PrtScn.
  3. Switch to ProfiCAD and press Ctrl + V.
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