In this blog post we will look at creating a custom object derived from AcDbRasterImageDef that saves/loads the image data to/from the drawing using ATIL. This will ensure that your drawing is independent of the external image file and the image data will get loaded to the AcDbRasterImageDef if the arx is loaded in AutoCAD.
For other ways to embed an image in a drawing without having a dependency on an external image file, please refer to this blog post :
Embedding an image in a drawing
// AcDbMyRasterImageDef.h
class DLLIMPEXP AcDbMyRasterImageDef :
public AcDbRasterImageDef
{
protected :
static Adesk::UInt32 kCurrentVersionNumber;
public :
ACRX_DECLARE_MEMBERS(AcDbMyRasterImageDef) ;
AcDbMyRasterImageDef () ;
virtual ~AcDbMyRasterImageDef () ;
virtual Acad::ErrorStatus
dwgOutFields (AcDbDwgFiler *pFiler) const ;
virtual Acad::ErrorStatus dwgInFields
(AcDbDwgFiler *pFiler) ;
//----- deepClone
virtual Acad::ErrorStatus
subDeepClone (AcDbObject *pOwnerObject,
AcDbObject *&pClonedObject, AcDbIdMapping &idMap,
Adesk::Boolean isPrimary =true ) const ;
//----- wblockClone
virtual Acad::ErrorStatus subWblockClone
(AcRxObject *pOwnerObject, AcDbObject *&pClonedObject,
AcDbIdMapping &idMap, Adesk::Boolean isPrimary =true )
const ;
Acad::ErrorStatus
setEmbeddedImage(const ACHAR* imageFilePath);
private :
void *operator new [](size_t) throw (){ return (void *)0;}
void operator delete [](void *) {};
void *operator new [](size_t , const char *, int ) throw ()
{ return (void *)0;}
Atil::Image *m_pAtilImage;
};
// AcDbMyRasterImageDef.cpp
AcDbMyRasterImageDef::AcDbMyRasterImageDef ()
: AcDbRasterImageDef ()
{
m_pAtilImage = NULL;
}
AcDbMyRasterImageDef::~AcDbMyRasterImageDef()
{
if (m_pAtilImage != NULL)
{
delete m_pAtilImage;
m_pAtilImage = NULL;
}
}
Acad::ErrorStatus AcDbMyRasterImageDef::dwgOutFields
(AcDbDwgFiler *pFiler) const {
assertReadEnabled () ;
//----- Save parent class information first.
Acad::ErrorStatus es =
AcDbRasterImageDef::dwgOutFields (pFiler) ;
if ( es != Acad::eOk )
return (es) ;
//----- Object version number needs to be saved first
if ( (es =pFiler->writeUInt32
(AcDbMyRasterImageDef::kCurrentVersionNumber))
!= Acad::eOk )
return (es) ;
if (m_pAtilImage)
{
Atil::Size size = m_pAtilImage->size();
Int32 width = size.width;
Int32 height = size.height;
pFiler->writeInt32(width);
pFiler->writeInt32(height);
// Write the image data on to the Atil image
// using an Image Context
Atil::Offset upperLeft(0,0);
Atil::ImageContext *pImgContext
= m_pAtilImage->createContext(
Atil::ImageContext::kRead,
size,
upperLeft);
if (pImgContext != NULL)
{
for (int xf=0;xf<width;xf++)
{
for (int yf=0;yf<height;yf++)
{
Atil::RgbColor p;
p = pImgContext->get32(xf, yf);
pFiler->writeInt32(p.packed);
}
}
}
pImgContext->flush();
delete pImgContext;
}
return (pFiler->filerStatus ()) ;
}
Acad::ErrorStatus AcDbMyRasterImageDef::dwgInFields
(AcDbDwgFiler *pFiler)
{
assertWriteEnabled () ;
Acad::ErrorStatus es =
AcDbRasterImageDef::dwgInFields (pFiler) ;
if ( es != Acad::eOk )
return (es) ;
Adesk::UInt32 version =0 ;
if ( (es =pFiler->readUInt32 (&version))
!= Acad::eOk )
return (es) ;
if ( version >
AcDbMyRasterImageDef::kCurrentVersionNumber)
return (Acad::eMakeMeProxy) ;
Int32 width = 0;
Int32 height = 0;
pFiler->readInt32(&width);
pFiler->readInt32(&height);
// Create an Atil::Image.
// The AcDbRasterImageDef::setImage requires it
Atil::ImagePixel initialImage;
initialImage.setToZero();
initialImage.type
= Atil::DataModelAttributes::kBgra;
initialImage.value.rgba = 0xff000000;
Atil::Size size(width, height);
const Atil::RgbModel *pDm
= new Atil::RgbModel(
Atil::RgbModelAttributes::k4Channels,
Atil::DataModelAttributes::kBlueGreenRedAlpha);
if (m_pAtilImage != NULL)
{
delete m_pAtilImage;
m_pAtilImage = NULL;
}
m_pAtilImage
= new Atil::Image(size, pDm, initialImage);
// Write the image data on to the Atil image
// using an Image Context
Atil::Offset upperLeft(0,0);
Atil::ImageContext *pImgContext
= m_pAtilImage->createContext(
Atil::ImageContext::kWrite,
size,
upperLeft);
if (pImgContext != NULL)
{
for (int xf=0;xf<width;xf++)
{
for (int yf=0;yf<height;yf++)
{
Int32 value;
pFiler->readInt32(&value);
pImgContext->put32(xf, yf, value);
}
}
}
pImgContext->flush();
delete pImgContext;
setImage (m_pAtilImage, NULL) ;
return (pFiler->filerStatus ()) ;
}
//----- deepClone
Acad::ErrorStatus AcDbMyRasterImageDef::subDeepClone
(AcDbObject *pOwnerObject, AcDbObject *&pClonedObject,
AcDbIdMapping &idMap, Adesk::Boolean isPrimary) const
{
assertReadEnabled () ;
return (AcDbRasterImageDef::subDeepClone
(pOwnerObject, pClonedObject, idMap, isPrimary)) ;
}
//----- wblockClone
Acad::ErrorStatus AcDbMyRasterImageDef::subWblockClone
(AcRxObject *pOwnerObject, AcDbObject *&pClonedObject,
AcDbIdMapping &idMap, Adesk::Boolean isPrimary) const
{
assertReadEnabled () ;
return (AcDbRasterImageDef::subWblockClone
(pOwnerObject, pClonedObject, idMap, isPrimary)) ;
}
Acad::ErrorStatus AcDbMyRasterImageDef::setEmbeddedImage
(const ACHAR* imageFilePath)
{
AcString imagePath(imageFilePath);
AcTcImage tc;
tc.Load(imagePath);
HBITMAP bmp=0;
tc.GetHBITMAP(RGB(0xff,0xff,0xff),bmp);
if (bmp == NULL)
return Acad::eFileNotFound;
BITMAP _bmp={0};
GetObject(bmp,sizeof BITMAP,&_bmp);
HDC hdcScr=GetDC(NULL);
HDC hdcMem=CreateCompatibleDC(hdcScr);
SelectObject(hdcMem,bmp);
Atil::ImagePixel initialImage;
initialImage.setToZero();
initialImage.type = Atil::DataModelAttributes::kBgra;
initialImage.value.rgba = 0xff000000;
Atil::Size size(_bmp.bmWidth, _bmp.bmHeight);
const Atil::RgbModel *pDm = new Atil::RgbModel(
Atil::RgbModelAttributes::k4Channels,
Atil::DataModelAttributes::kBlueGreenRedAlpha);
if (m_pAtilImage != NULL)
{
delete m_pAtilImage;
m_pAtilImage = NULL;
}
m_pAtilImage
= new Atil::Image(size, pDm, initialImage);
Atil::Offset upperLeft(0,0);
Atil::ImageContext *pImgContext
= m_pAtilImage->createContext(
Atil::ImageContext::kWrite,
size,
upperLeft);
if (pImgContext != NULL)
{
for (int xf=0;xf<_bmp.bmWidth;xf++)
{
for (int yf=0;yf<_bmp.bmHeight;yf++)
{
BYTE alpha= 0xff;
COLORREF pix=GetPixel(hdcMem,xf,yf);
BYTE rr = (pix&0xff);
BYTE gg = (pix>>8)&0xff;
BYTE bb = (pix>>16)&0xff;
Atil::RgbColor p;
p.set(rr, gg, bb, alpha);
pImgContext->put32(xf, yf, p);
}
}
}
pImgContext->flush();
delete pImgContext;
bool isImageValid = m_pAtilImage->isValid();
assert(isImageValid);
// Cleanup
DeleteDC(hdcMem);
ReleaseDC(NULL,hdcScr);
DeleteObject( bmp);
return setImage (m_pAtilImage, NULL) ;
}
// Embed image command
static void AdskMyTestEmbedImage(void )
{
AcDbMyRasterImageDef *pImageDef
= new AcDbMyRasterImageDef();
pImageDef->setEmbeddedImage(
ACRX_T("D:\\TestFiles\\MyTexture.jpg" ));
Acad::ErrorStatus es
= InsertImageInDwg(pImageDef);
if (es != Acad::eOk)
{
delete pImageDef;
return ;
}
}
static Acad::ErrorStatus
InsertImageInDwg(AcDbRasterImageDef *pImageDef)
{
Acad::ErrorStatus es;
if (! pImageDef->isLoaded())
{
es = pImageDef->load();
if (es != Acad::eOk)
return es;
}
AcApDocument *pActiveDoc
= acDocManager->mdiActiveDocument();
AcDbDatabase *pDB = pActiveDoc->database();
// Get the image dictionary
// Create it if not available already
AcDbObjectId dictID
= AcDbRasterImageDef::imageDictionary(pDB);
if (dictID == AcDbObjectId::kNull)
{
es = AcDbRasterImageDef::createImageDictionary
(pDB, dictID);
if (es != Acad::eOk)
return es;
}
AcDbDictionary* pDict;
es = acdbOpenObject(pDict, dictID, AcDb::kForWrite);
if (es != Acad::eOk)
return es;
ACHAR *DICT_NAME = ACRX_T("RASTER_USING_BUFFER" );
BOOL bExist = pDict->has(DICT_NAME);
AcDbObjectId objID = AcDbObjectId::kNull;
if (!bExist)
{
es = pDict->setAt(DICT_NAME, pImageDef, objID);
if (es != Acad::eOk)
{
pDict->close();
return es;
}
}
else
{
pDict->getAt(DICT_NAME,
(AcDbObject*&)pImageDef,
AcDb::kForWrite);
objID = pImageDef->objectId();
}
// close Dictionary and Definition.
pDict->close();
pImageDef->close();
// Create a raster image using the RasterImage Def
AcDbRasterImage* pImage = new AcDbRasterImage;
es = pImage->setImageDefId(objID);
if (es != Acad::eOk)
{
delete pImage;
return es;
}
// Add the raster image to the model space
AcDbBlockTable* pBlockTable;
AcDbBlockTableRecord* pBTRecord;
es = acdbCurDwg()->getBlockTable(pBlockTable,
AcDb::kForRead);
assert(es == Acad::eOk);
es = pBlockTable->getAt(ACDB_MODEL_SPACE,
pBTRecord,
AcDb::kForWrite);
assert(es == Acad::eOk);
es = pBTRecord->appendAcDbEntity(pImage);
assert(es == Acad::eOk);
pBTRecord->close();
pBlockTable->close();
AcDbObjectId entID = pImage->objectId();
AcDbObjectPointer<AcDbRasterImageDefReactor>
rasterImageDefReactor;
rasterImageDefReactor.create();
es = rasterImageDefReactor->setOwnerId(
pImage->objectId());
if (es == Acad::eOk)
{
AcDbObjectId defReactorId;
es = curDoc()->database()->addAcDbObject(
defReactorId,
rasterImageDefReactor.object());
if (es == Acad::eOk)
{
pImage->setReactorId(defReactorId);
AcDbObjectPointer<AcDbRasterImageDef>
rasterImagedef
(pImage->imageDefId(), AcDb::kForWrite);
if (rasterImagedef.openStatus() == Acad::eOk)
{
rasterImagedef->addPersistentReactor
(defReactorId);
}
}
}
pImageDef->close();
pImage->close();
return Acad::eOk;
}
virtual AcRx::AppRetCode On_kInitAppMsg (void *pkt)
{
AcRx::AppRetCode retCode =
AcRxArxApp::On_kInitAppMsg (pkt) ;
acrxDynamicLinker->loadModule
(L"acismobj20.dbx" ,true );
AcDbMyRasterImageDef::rxInit();
acrxBuildClassHierarchy();
return (retCode) ;
}
The sample project can be downloaded here :
If you are looking to create an embedded raster image using the AutoCAD .Net API, a way to do it is by creating a managed wrapper for the custom object that we created. A .Net only solution is not possible at present since custom objects can only be created using C++. Also, ATIL is a C++ only library which we use in this case.
A way to access it in .Net is demonstrated in the following sample project. To try this sample, appload the .arx and netload the managed wrapper and custom .Net module. Run the "EmbedImageMgd" command.
Update:
the broker code is fixed and updated to ObjectARX 2022, is posted in Github
https://github.com/MadhukarMoogala/EmbedRasterImage