Pro Tip for Importing Images into Onshape

In this Onshape quick tip, TooTallToby shares a pro move for any Onshape users who want to use photos of their physical parts to help with the process of reverse engineering 3D models!

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[Skint]

This was pretty helpful. It would be really nice if it could just import the image with its default scale, for example if you scan it in and its already sized to the exact proportions.

[reebretsat.]

I'd find a lot of value if you called out your mouse clicks and button presses as you went. I know it is arduous, but as a beginner it would help me taste success much more rapidly. Also, if you have any customized profile/mouse settings a guide on that would be worth a lot. Soo hard to continue to guess at your interaction methods and continue to dig a hole of problems. You're obviously a legend at this, so thanks for what you have shared.

[uppsala]

You should take photos of the object from as far away as practical (using zoom). This reduces parallax error markedly.

[airwick]

There's a neat custom feature that gives better control when placing an image. Youtube will probably eat my comment if I try to put a link but look for "Image (Pascoe)". It lets you place a "reference" (using x, y manipulators) to scale the image and also gives fine control over the rotation and location.
Worth checking out as the built in tool works but is a bit "basic" and it should save you having to do any editing in an external program most of the time!

[dennisdecoene]

i've struggled with this in the past. this workflow will save me many headaches.

[pyrhockz]

I also usually put a ruler next to the object I photograph, then in OnShape you can draw a line overlayed on your ruler and assign it a dimension: this will scale the whole image! But beware, it needs to be the first dimension of this sketch (for some reason).

And I use Affinity Photo’s « straighten » feature (also using the ruler’s edges) to make sure it’s nice and straight, prior to import.

[vncen]

Nice tip! I usually struggle trying to rotate/resize pictures in Onshape!

[paulstephenson]

Cropping the image - Tip of the year!!

[sjbechet]

Ha! Worked out nearly all of that the hard way - was worth the watch to see the 'anchor' function on the corner - it takes a lot longer if you don't know about that.
If accuracy is important it's worth being careful if you use a phone. Use the optical zoom and hold the phone square and a meter or more away if you can to avoid barrel distortion.
Better still even a cheap compact camera with some optical zoom capability.

[MWright]

Great tip, thank you! Looking forward to the rest of your reverse engineering workflow!

[jerryofthebikes]

gr8 job! I like your quick onshape tutors!

[johngayer]

Good idea locking to a corner. Helpful tip

[iModel-ftkh]

Great tutorials. How do you fix image in place are such things as layers.?

[antondoorman]

Nice tutorial thanks and I'm looking out to the next video.

[rogersvec]

does the free version of onshape allow importing an image Very good instructional video but I don't find the radio button in the lower section of the work screen you clicked on Thanks in advance for your reply

[avitolourenco]

Maybe touch on perspective correction, in the upcoming video since most hand clicked images are distorted.

[zakaroonetwork]

Images Say its Uploaded But does not show up in Selection Window.

[aL_]

I wish you wouldn't split these into so many parts :) if it's a more complex topic you could maybe split them into 15-20 minute parts instead

[Espinete]

i dont have that option, so tutorial useless for me :(