When saving a new 3dm file, the Save textures checkbox is available in the Save dialog box.

• Enable the Save textures checkbox to embed images used by materials, environments, and decals into the 3dm file.
• Disable this checkbox if you want the images linked externally. If the images are lost, they will be reported as missing when the 3dm is opened. A dialog box will appear for relocating the images.

When Rhino opens a 3dm file that refers to an image in a material, environment, or decal, it searches for these images in these locations:

• The folder where the 3dm file is stored and its sub-folders.
• The folders set in Options > Files > Search Paths and their sub-folders.

When Rhino opens a 3dm, and the embedded images cannot be found on the disk. The embedded images will be extracted into the *_embedded_files folder in the same location as the 3dm file.