
	Applies To

	Product(s):	gINT Logs, gINT Professional, gINT Professional Plus
	Version(s):	N/A
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	Report-Multiple General
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Kathleen Holcomb, Bentley Technical Support Group

Adding or Replacing Your Logo in Report Forms

In the Std libraries that are supplied with gINT, we have configured the report forms to obtain your company information and logo from a block. Blocks are groups of entities that can be reused. Any change you make to a block is reflected in all the report forms that are referenced by it. Therefore, you will only need to place your logo in one block for it to appear on all the forms.

Importing Your Logo

The first step is to store your logo in your gINT library. The logo can be stored either as a vector (HPGL or DXF) image in SYMBOL DESIGNDiscrete Graphics, or as a bitmap (BMP, JPG, TIF, etc.) image in SYMBOL DESIGNBitmap Symbols (not Bitmap Fills). You could draw your logo in gINT in either location, but it probably already exists in electronic format.

If you have the option, we recommend using a vector image to store your logo, since this can be exported to DXF format and bitmaps cannot. Vector images are created in applications such as MicroStation or AutoCAD®. gINT supports AutoCAD version 12 DXF format; if you have a later version of AutoCAD, save the file as a version 12 DXF.

To import a Discrete Graphics logo:

Go to SYMBOL DESIGN and click the Discrete Graphics tab. Select FileNew or click the New button. You see the New… dialog box:
If there is any data, click Reset to clear the fields. Enter a Name and if desired, a Description. Accept the default values and click OK.
Select FileImport/ExportDXF Import. Navigate to the location of your DXF logo file and click Open. The program imports the file and displays it on the screen. You will control the size and placement properties of the logo when you place it.

To import a Bitmap Symbol logo, do the following:

Go to SYMBOL DESIGN and click the Bitmap Symbols tab.
Select FileNew or click the New button. In the dialog box that displays, enter a Name and if desired, a Description.
Click the browse button next to the Load Bitmap File field and navigate to your logo file. You can import any of the following image formats: JPG, BMP, TIF, PCX, PNG, PPM, or TGA. Click OK to import the file.

Placing Your Logo

To place your logo:

Go to the DRAWINGS tab and click the Drawing Librarytab. Select COMPANY INFORMATION from the drop-down list, if it does not appear by default. You see a screen similar to the following:

Note: If you have gINT Logs, the General Drawingstab does not appear.
Click on the word “Logo”. The word "Logo" may or may not turn green:
From the options that appear on the lower right section of the screen, click Erase.
Select either the DrawGraphicsDiscrete Graphics or DrawGraphicsBitmap Symbol option, as appropriate:
Set the X and Y fields to “0”.
Click the browse button next to the Discrete Graphic or Bitmap Symbol field and select your logo.
Set Override Height to 0.9 (this equals the height of the square in the drawing). Set Override Horizontal Alignment to “Left” and Override Vertical Alignment to “Middle”.
For a Discrete Graphic, set the Design Mode Color (this setting does not affect the final output color) to “Very Light Blue” (this is a gINT standard; please feel free to use any color you wish).
For a Bitmap Symbol, check Show at design time. If unchecked, the logo is only displayed on the form when it is previewed or printed.
Click OK to place the logo.

If the width of your logo is significantly larger than its height, it will overlap the Company Information text. To correct this, you need to change the logo height or width and/or the X property of the Company Information text entity. To display an entity’s properties, double-click on the desired entity.

Not Using a Logo

If you do not have a logo to add, follow the instructions for placing your logo. After erasing the “Logo”, double-click the Company Information text and set the X property to “0”. This aligns the Company Information text on the upper-right portion of the form.