Using background images on blender 2.9

Question

So from what I've googled, from blender 2.8 the reference image thingy is gone, looks like you can add an empty and put an image to use as reference but I keep selecting that object accidentally, what's the right way on 2.9?

Answer 1 · 2021-08-01T07:51:50Z

replied August 1, 2021 7:51am

The Background Image will be added in the view that you are in, so it is best to be in Front, right, Top, Cameras,...View when you add it:

Then you can adjust Settings as you need them in the Image Tab and disable the selectability in the Outliner:

In case you don't have that in your Outliner, you can enable that here:

Or you can disable selectability for all Empties here:

Answer 2 · 2021-08-01T15:17:52Z

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replied August 1, 2021 3:17pm

thanks a ton! exactly what I needed

Answer 3 · 2021-08-24T17:40:10Z

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replied August 24, 2021 5:40pm

Thanks so much for this tip. There are four things in this one comment that have been driving me nuts since I picked up Blender. For me, the minor UX things are harder to hunt down than anything else. I guess, because a lot of it comes down to personal preference.

Answer 4 · 2021-08-24T20:36:21Z

replied August 24, 2021 8:36pm

Spikey does it again! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!