Importing files

Importing images into Capital Electra X (PNG, GIF, JPG, SVG, AI)

To import images into Capital Electra X:

  • Drag and drop an image onto your editor

Acceptable image formats are PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG and AI.

Auto-resizing and clipping of imported image

Easily resize an imported image by dropping it onto a shape.

Auto-resize image

Image will be auto-resized to fit the shape dropped onto while maintaining the aspect ratio.

To auto-resize image, press and hold SHIFT while dragging and dropping the image into the drawing.

Auto-resize an image
Auto-resize an image

Clip image

Image will be aligned middle and clipped with the shape dropped onto.

To clip image, press and hold CTRL while dragging and dropping the image into the drawing.

Clip an image
Clip an image

Auto-resize and clip image

Image will be auto-resized and clipped with the shape dropped onto.

To auto-resize and clip image, press and hold SHIFT + CTRL while dragging and dropping the image into the drawing.

Auto-resize and clip an image
Auto-resize and clip an image

Importing Visio documents into Capital Electra X

To import a visio document:

  • Ensure that your visio document is in .vsd format
  • Drag and drop your visio document into Capital Electra X

At the moment, only .vsd can be imported.

Alternatively, you can also export your document from Visio into SVG and import into Capital Electra X.

Importing AutoCAD (DWG/DXF) into Capital Electra X

To import an AutoCAD drawing:

  • Drag and drop your AutoCAD drawing into Capital Electra X

Importing Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files into Capital Electra X

To import an Adobe Illustrator drawing:

  • Drag and drop your Adobe Illustrator drawing into Capital Electra X
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