Image

class Image(GraphicEntity)

Introduced in DXF version R13 (AC1012), dxftype is IMAGE.

Add a raster image to the DXF file, the file itself is not embedded into the DXF file, it is always a separated file. The IMAGE entity is like a block reference, you can use it multiple times to add the image on different locations with different scales and rotations. But therefore you need a also a IMAGEDEF entity, see ImageDef. Create Image in layouts and blocks by factory function add_image(). ezdxf creates only images in the XY-plan. You can place images in the 3D space too, but then you have to set the u_pixel and the v_pixel vectors by yourself.

DXF Attributes for Image

Common DXF Attributes for DXF R13 or later

Image.dxf.insert

Insertion point, lower left corner of the image (3D Point in WCS).

Image.dxf.u_pixel

U-vector of a single pixel (points along the visual bottom of the image, starting at the insertion point) (x, y, z) tuple

Image.dxf.v_pixel

V-vector of a single pixel (points along the visual left side of the image, starting at the insertion point) (x, y, z) tuple

Image.dxf.image_size

Image size in pixels

Image.dxf.image_def

Handle to the image definition entity, see ImageDef

Image.dxf.flags

Image.dxf.flags	Value	Description
Image.SHOW_IMAGE	1	Show image
Image.SHOW_WHEN_NOT_ALIGNED	2	Show image when not aligned with screen
Image.USE_CLIPPING_BOUNDARY	4	Use clipping boundary
Image.USE_TRANSPARENCY	8	Transparency is on

Image.dxf.clipping

Clipping state: 0 = Off; 1 = On

Image.dxf.brightness

Brightness value (0-100; default = 50)

Image.dxf.contrast

Contrast value (0-100; default = 50)

Image.dxf.fade

Fade value (0-100; default = 0)

Image.dxf.clipping_boundary_type

Clipping boundary type. 1 = Rectangular; 2 = Polygonal

Image.dxf.count_boundary_points

Number of clip boundary vertices

Image.dxf.clip_mode

Clip mode: 0 = Outside; 1 = Inside (R2000)

Image Methods

Image.get_boundary()

Returns a list of vertices as pixel coordinates, lower left corner is (0, 0) and upper right corner is (ImageSizeX, ImageSizeY), independent from the absolute location of the image in WCS.

Image.reset_boundary()

Reset boundary path to the default rectangle [(0, 0), (ImageSizeX, ImageSizeY)].

Image.set_boundary(vertices)

Set boundary path to vertices. 2 points describe a rectangle (lower left and upper right corner), more than 2 points is a polygon as clipping path. Sets clipping state to 1 and also sets the Image.USE_CLIPPING_BOUNDARY flag.

Image.get_image_def()

returns the associated IMAGEDEF entity. see ImageDef.