Athanor by arbastro
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How to add a picture or file to the page

Choose Insert › Upload a file and pick the file. A picture is placed on the page and listed in Layers by its file name.

Steps

  1. Choose Main menu › Insert › Upload a file.

  2. Pick the file, for example a photo of a structure from a notebook.

  3. The picture is placed on the page and listed in Layers by its file name.

    A photographed structure placed on the page, listed in Layers as image-001.png.A photographed structure placed on the page, listed in Layers as image-001.png.

What you can do with a picture

  • Trace it to lines, for vector outlines.
  • Take the background off.
  • Right-click it and choose Convert to structure to read one structure from it, drawn beside it. The picture is sent to arbastro to read and is not kept.
Figures, diagrams and documentsHow to take the background off a photoSelect the picture and choose Edit › Take the background off a photo. Set Tolerance and Soften, check how much is taken away, and press Take it off.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026