Set Viewport Image
Display > Set Viewport Image...
 

Description:

      The Set Viewport Image (Display > Set Viewport Image...) command allows you to choose an image to use as a background or reference in the current viewport. Background images can be any image in any of Silo's supported image formats. Once set, this image will be drawn behind all geometry and cannot be selected except with the Select Viewport Image (Display > Select Viewport Image) command. When the viewport image is selected with that command, it can be edited with the regular Move, Rotate, Scale, and Universal manipulators, allowing you to position it as desired. It can also be edited with the Numerical Editor (Modify > Numerical Editor) for precise positioning. The background image can be changed by using the Select Viewport Image command again, and it can be removed with the Delete Viewport Image (Display > Delete Viewport Image) command. No viewport image can be set for the Perspective and Free Ortho cameras.


Notes:

- The background image will be drawn using Silo's texture resolution, which can be set in the General Options (Options > General Options...) window. Images may appear blocky or blurry if the resolution is low.

- Supported image formats are: *.jpg, *.bmp, *.png, and *.tif.