How to add a picture/image to a model using script?

Hello Brandon,

in my tutorial - part 7 you should find everything you need to bring a picture to work in a page header. In terms of a model image the following code should work.

p_output.TableCell("", 33.26, getString("ID_DEFAULT_FONT"), 10, Constants.C_BLACK, RGB(255,255,255), 0,  Constants.FMT_VTOP |  Constants.FMT_LEFT, 0)
p_output.BeginParagraph( Constants.FMT_LEFT, 0.71, 0.71, 0, 0, 0)
writeData1(p_output, p_aModel1[i].Graphic(false, false, nLocale))
p_output.EndParagraph()

function writeData1(p_output, p_IModelPicture) {
   p_output.OutGraphic(p_IModelPicture, -1, p_output.getCurrentMaxWidth(),   p_output.GetPageHeight() - p_output.GetTopMargin() - p_output.GetBottomMargin() -20)
}
function RGB(r, g, b) {
    return (new java.awt.Color(r/255.0,g/255.0,b/255.0,1)).getRGB() & 0xFFFFFF
}

Hope this helps!

Regards, Volker

Hello Volker,

I have figured out how to add an image to output.  What I am looking for is adding an image, in this case company logo, to the models within ARIS.  We want the logo to be visible on the model if someone decides to print the model.

Thanks in advance,

Brandon

Hello Brandon -- Can you elaborate on how you did it?

Thanks & Regards,

Shankar

Hello Shankar --

To add an image to an output file like a PDF, make sure you have the image imported into the group where your script resides or in the Common files group.  The code listed below will create an output file with the logo.gif image displayed:

var output = Context.createOutputObject();

var image = Context.createPicture("logo.gif");

output.BeginSection(false,Constants.SECTION_DEFAULT);

output.OutGraphic(image,100,130,65);

output.EndSection();

output.WriteReport();

Thanks Brendon.. Would you know whether this works in Excel output as well? I know in another post, it was stated as not working in Excel.

UPDATED Few mins after posting the above statement:

Little bit of googling threw up this search result -- "Report zum Grafikexport nach Excel | ARIS User Forum " -- ofcourse that is a dated discussion & around ARIS Toolset 6.x... So not sure how much that'll work and what better ways do latest ARIS version have in adding graphics to Excel.

Any expert from IDS listening to this post to clarify on how the graphic could be added to Excel report output? Sebastian, could you help in having some expert review these 2 posts and respond.

Thanks & Regards,

Shankar

The first code I posted does not work in Excel.  Below is new code that will output an image to an Excel file.  To get this to work you need to add a Paragraph inside a TableCell:

var output = Context.createOutputObject();

var image = Context.createPicture("logo.gif");

output.BeginSection(false,Constants.SECTION_DEFAULT);

output.BeginTable(100,Constants.C_WHITE,Constants.C_WHITE,Constants.FMT_LEFT,0);

output.TableRow();

output.TableCell("",100,"Arial",10,Constants.C_BLACK,Constants.C_WHITE,0,Constants.FMT_LEFT,0);

output.BeginParagraph( Constants.FMT_LEFT, 0.71, 0.71, 0, 0, 0);

output.OutGraphic(image,100,130,65);

output.EndParagraph();

output.EndSection();

output.WriteReport();

ooh.. that's good to hear. Thanks Brandon -- appreciate your quick response.

Hello Volker,

Could you help please - i'd like to output model picture best fitted to page, thus i need to decide - should portrait or landscape page orientation be selected. Could I find out height and width of the model picture before output? 

Thanks

Kirill

Hi Kirill,

I need to give this question back to the community. I am not aware of any option right now, any test that I did was not a success.

Hopefully someone else knows that!

Regards, Volker

Hi Kirill and Volker,

I am having the same problem right now.

Did you finally manage to solve this issue?

Regards,

Leonardo

I found the solution already.

Thank you anyway