Adding an Attachment

You can attach a file of any type (for example, text, audio, or video) as a markup entity. The attachment is embedded into the markup entity and displays as an icon the display.

From the Markup menu, select Add Entity, and then select Attachment.

Note: From the Markup Entity toolbar, you can also click Attachment .

Click on the drawing where you want to add an attachment.

The Attach File dialog box appears.

In the Attachment Name field, enter a name for the attachment.
Optionally, you can also provide a brief description of the attachment in the Description box.

In the Data File field, enter the path to the file or click Browse.
The Open dialog box appears.

Select the file and click Open.

Note: You can attach any local file.

Select Open with AutoVue to open the attachment.
Deselect Open with AutoVue to open the file in its native program.

To display the attachment as an specific image, click Set Icon.
The Open dialog box appears.

Select the image and click Open.

Note: You can only select bitmap images (.bmp).

Click OK to close the Attach File dialog box.

The attachment appears on the markup workspace and in the Markup Navigation Tree.

Note: If you selected Set Icon, the selected icon appears as the attachment on the markup.

Right-click in the workspace to complete the attachment.

Note: To open the attachment, double-click on it. It will open in the application selected in step 6.