This utility is available from the Utilities option on the main screen and is used to reduce the pixel size of images attached to specifications. It should only be used if you experienced distorted images in PDF files, which can occur where high-resolution images have been attached and the PDF report is a long one (hundreds of pages). This is uncommon, but has been reported on the "Illustration Sheet" formats on reports exceeding 200 pages due to high memory consumption. Note that this utility will not process images that have been marked with the "Large image" option on at least one specification. This option is used to preserve the resolution in images such as shop drawings that can be printed at a larger size on the Illustration Sheet formats. If you experience problems with images and it is limited to only a few, another option is to edit just those image files, cropping them (especially unnecessary white space) to reduce their pixel area—see "Editing Individual Images" below. The Optimize Image Files utility is only available when other users are not using FF&EZ, since it needs exclusive use of the Specifications table.
Other information about the utility:
Editing Individual Images If a single image is causing a problem, you may be able to resolve it by cropping the image or reducing its resolution with a simple photo editor like Microsoft Paint. Remember that if an image is shared by more than one project, editing it will affect all of those projects. You can edit a single image by following this procedure:
If you create a new image from the original (different file name), the specification needs to be updated if you want to use that image instead. Use the Clear button to detach the existing image, then use the Select... button to locate the new one. If you saved the new image in the FF&EZ image library folder, use the Select from the Image Library... button to locate it. |