Pictures.

Picture is a type of object used in ConceptDraw.

Objects of this type allow limited editing only (rotating, resizing, etc.).

The following formats are supported:

raster formats:
Windows bitmap - bmp,
JPEG - jpg,
GIF - gif;

vector formats:
Windows metafile - wmf,
enhanced metafile - emf,
MacOS picture - pict,
Encapsulated Post Script - eps.

Inserting a picture.

To insert a picture into your document, select Picture under the Insert menu. In the dialog box, click on the filename to select the file. You can see a thumbnail of your image in the Preview in the box to the left. Click the Open button to open the selected file.

The picture will be inserted in the centre of the active window. Note, that the picture is now part of the document and is no longer related to the file it was taken from.

ConceptDraw also allows to open image files in a separate document using the Import command (for more information, refer to the "Importing Files" section).

Specifics of inserting vector images.

When inserting images of a vector format (wmf, emf, pict) you have an option to convert them in ConceptDraw objects. This works differently for Macintosh and Windows versions of the program:

In the document, select the picture you inserted and choose Ungroup from the Figure menu. The picture will be converted in a group of regular ConceptDraw objects.
When inserting a picture of PICT format, a dialog will appear offering you to convert the image to ConceptDraw objects. In case of negative answer, the picture will be inserted as bitmap.

Creating images.

ConceptDraw can also save objects as pictures. More information about it can be found in the "Exporting Files" section.