Importing files
All about importing files into Rayon.
Please note that DWG/DXF, PDF and image import is capped in Rayon to 25mo.
Importing images (PNG, JPEG)
To import an image in Rayon...
Click on
Import
in the top right of the project manager and choose a file.Help Rayon set the scale by estimating the length of the blue line in relation to the floor plan. Then click on
Import
.That's it! Your new model is imported.
![](https://docs.rayon.design/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2112124689-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FngVHKyaUSSJPTFck3wkz%252Fuploads%252FyCYfMDZxpXvGfAnlWG8d%252Fimport_image_10180_high_20dps.gif%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3De78eef12-eec7-4e92-96bd-a00d5c203cf3&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=527192f9&sv=1)
Importing an AutoCAD file (DWG, DXF)
To import a DWG or DXF file in Rayon,
Click on
Import
in the top right of the project manager and choose a file.Help Rayon set the scale by estimating the length of the blue line in relation to the floor plan. Then click on
Import
.That's it! Your new model is imported.
![](https://docs.rayon.design/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2112124689-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FngVHKyaUSSJPTFck3wkz%252Fuploads%252FSyrEuYSfy9MdcnSNifSb%252FImport%2520dwg_1080_high_20fps.gif%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D894488af-9882-4bf8-84a5-5893320f4dbb&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=aef94cb&sv=1)
Importing a PDF file
To import a PDF file in Rayon,
Click on
Import
in the top right of the project manager and choose a file.Select the pages you would like to import.
Set the scale of your imported drawing,
by estimating the length of the blue line in relation to the floor plan,
or, by selecting
Pick a scale instead
and specifying the original scale.
Choose if you would like to import the PDF file
as vectors
or asan image
That's it! Your new model is imported.
![](https://docs.rayon.design/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2112124689-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FngVHKyaUSSJPTFck3wkz%252Fuploads%252F7sVKHKJNUdL7zgnV39Yw%252Fimport%2520pdf_1080_high_20fps.gif%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3Dd07e163f-d848-4908-9232-281f597e1143&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=88945955&sv=1)
Importing a RY file
To import a RY in Rayon,
Click on
Import
in the top right of the project manager and choose a file.That's it! Your new model is imported.
![](https://docs.rayon.design/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2112124689-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FngVHKyaUSSJPTFck3wkz%252Fuploads%252Fj4j975CrZkKn2wfMh5Pn%252Fimport_ry.gif%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D162c55ef-f7e5-4f20-8a58-c7e51c49f491&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=c51e3205&sv=1)
Importing & inserting files in a model
To import files from within a model...
Open the
Menu
in the top left of the editor and hover onImport
.Choose the type of file you would like to import (Image, DWG/DXF, PDF, Rayon File).
Choose a file and help Rayon set its scale, like in the examples above.
Finally, complete your import by...
Clicking
Pick insertion point
on the canvas. The chosen coordinates will be used as the vertical and horizontal center insertion point of your imported file.Clicking
Import
on the canvas, at the file's original coordinates.
![](https://docs.rayon.design/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2112124689-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FngVHKyaUSSJPTFck3wkz%252Fuploads%252FKKmlgPZqWlCx5OBhJ9Br%252FVincent-F-1%2520%281%29.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D6ad2088f-1b51-4de6-bfca-24f6d504546e&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=4d99f498&sv=1)
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