User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
Canvas image mode CGM image mode
Grayscale, and LAB color
Black & White CGM versions 1 and 2: RGB cell arrays
CGM versions 3 and 4: Black & White
Multichannel First channel becomes an RGB cell array; other channels ignored
To export as CGM:
1. Choose File | Save As.
2. Select CGM as the file format in the Save As dialog box.
3. In the CGM Export Options dialog box, select the CGM export options.
CGM Version Select a version. If your original document was Version 4 (WebCGM), be
sure to select this version for export so that any imported data is
preserved in the exported file.
Compliance Select either CALS or ATA.
VDC Precision Select either 16 Bit Integer or 32 Bit Fixed.
Scaling Mode Select either Abstract or Metric.
Export Paint Object If your file contains paint objects, select this option to export them.
Deselect this option if you do not want to export the paint objects.
Export Layer As
Picture
If selected, each layer is exported as a separate image. If deselected, the
file will be exported as one image.
Beziers As Polygons If objects contain a fill ink, select this option to preserve it. All beziers
will export as polygons. If this option is deselected and the objects are
exported as beziers, the fill color is removed.
Bitonal Image
Compression
This option is enabled if Version 3 or 4 is selected in the CGM Version
menu. Select either Not Compressed, Group 3 (1-dimensional), or Group
4 (2-dimensional).
Font Match Click this button to open the CGM Font Matching dialog box. Select a
substitute font if you want to change the font when exported to CGM
format. The font remains the same in the original file.
Canvas also supports importing CGM and CGM*PIP files (see "Importing CGM files" on page 736).
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