User Guide
Canvas 12 Getting Started Guide
To save a document in multiple formats:
1. Choose File | Save As.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select the Multiple Save check box.
3. Click the Options button to select the formats you want to save.
Raster Formats /
Non-raster Formats
Select the formats you want to save the file in.
Display Options
dialog
Select this check box to display the Render Image or PDFOptions dialog boxes so that
you can select the settings for each format.
Save companion files
in subfolder
Select this check box to save the files in a subfolder. The Canvas image is saved in the
folder you specify in the Save As dialog box, and the other files are saved in a
subfolder with the same name as the Canvas image.
For example, if your Canvas image is named New_1.cvx, the subfolder containing the
other files will also be named New_1.
If you do not select this check box, files are saved in the same folder as the Canvas
document.
Reset Click this button to reset the Multiple Save options to the factory defaults.
Once you have saved a document in multiple formats, next time you save the document, it will be saved in all the
formats you selected by default. If you want to choose different formats, click File | Save As, and click the Options
button to change the multiple format options.
The Multiple Save check box is only available if you have selected CVX - Canvas as the document type in
the Save As dialog box.
If you use the same Multiple Save options regularly, you might want to create a Canvas Template TPL file
to save your settings. When you create a new document using the template file, your Multiple Save
options are applied to the file.
Viewing and Editing 3D Illustrations
In Canvas, you can place a 2D view of a 3D object in your document. After you've placed the object, you can edit
the view, adjusting the orientation, rotation, zoom, and lighting of the object.
This feature works best with the latest video card drivers. If an object is slow to load, consider updating
your video card driver.
To place a 2D view of a 3D object:
1.
Select the 3D View tool from the Toolbox.
2. Drag and define a rectangular area where the view of the 3D object will be placed.
3. In the AutoCAD 3D File Import dialog box, click the Browse button, select the 3D DWG or DXF file you want
to place, then click Open.
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