After you create a gallery of smart images, you can use the gallery images repeatedly in your work instructions without the need to reimport the images.
Log into the NPI client application and open a process definition.
Double-click an operation to open it for editing.
Double-click the step or activity you want to add a smart image to.
On the Visual Aid Tools tab, select Insert > Insert Smart Image.
Drag a rectangle on the canvas.
Use the options in the Smart Image Properties dialog to locate the smart image you want to use for a work instruction:
BOM Line Item - Displays the BOM for the process definition. Select the ellipses (...), locate and select the desired BOM line item, then select OK.
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Reference Designator - Use the drop-down to select the desired reference designator, then select OK.
Part Library - Displays the Part Library window. Select the ellipses (...), locate and select the desired part number, then select OK.
Batch Attribute Name - Select the desired batch attribute from the drop-down, then select OK. (In this case, the batch attribute is treated like a part number.)
After you make a selection for a smart image, you are returned to the Smart Image Properties dialog.
Important
Batch attribute names and values used for smart images cannot contain hyphens.
Use the Smart Picture Title drop-down to select the desired smart image title, then select OK.
The smart image is displayed in the Visual Aid Tools window. If a smart image doesn't exist for your selection, you will see an image placeholder with the words No Image Found:
To make a different selection when no image is found, right-click the smart image placeholder, make a new selection in the Smart Image Properties dialog, select an image title from the Smart Picture Title drop-down, then select OK.
(Optional) Repeat this procedure to add more smart images to your active work instructions.