Reshoot Thumbnail Preview Slides for Saved Blocks

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Power Tip: Slide Shooting Techniques

Issue

You need to reshoot a thumbnail preview slide for a block you've saved using our Save Block tool.

For example:

• The image is the wrong size (too large or small) within the slide window, or
• Your thumbnail slides (SLD files) for blocks you've saved into the Land F/X system are consistently too large in file size.

Solution

Follow our steps for reshooting a thumbnail preview slide.

The simplest trick for reducing slide file sizes is to resize your CAD window until it's the same size as the target slide you wish to create – yes, that means tiny.

Note that you should also attempt to match the aspect ratio of the target image with your display window. So for instance, if your AutoCAD window is spanning two monitors, the resulting slide could have an aspect ratio of 8:3, while the one in the dialog is 4:3, which will result in it not being zoomed in enough.