Operation Manual

Exporting objects
To export individual objects from your drawing:
1) Select the objects and then go to File > Export on the main menu bar.
2) Select the required graphic format from the File type list.
3) Select the Selection option on the Export dialog (Figure 136).
4) Click Export.
5) Depending on the graphic format selected, another dialog will open allowing you to select
the required options for that graphic format.
6) Click on Export, Create, or OK and your selected objects will be exported as a new file in
its new format.
Formatting raster objects
Objects that are raster graphics can be formatted using the Format or context menus. The Picture
toolbar is used to add or change filters and adjust the properties of lines, areas, and shadows.
The Transparency property in the Format menu does not relate to the transparency of the raster
graphic itself but to the background area. To change the transparency of a raster graphic, you must
use the Picture toolbar; see “Picture toolbar” below.
Some raster graphics may have a text element; for more information on formatting text, see
Chapter 9 Adding and Formatting Text.
You can change position and size or rotate rotate raster graphics; for more information, see
Chapter 3 Working with Objects and Object Points. Raster graphics can also be flipped (Modify >
Flip on the main menu bar), but some metafile graphic formats may have problems flipping if they
contain text.
Raster graphics included in a group behave like other objects when the properties of the group are
modified.
It is recommended to name raster graphics using Modify > Name on the main menu bar or right-
click and select Name on the context menu. Only named objects are visible in the Navigator and
only named objects can be directly imported from another file.
Picture toolbar
The Picture toolbar will automatically appears when you select a picture (Figure 137). This can be
in the main toolbar or as a floating toolbar. The tools available from left to right on the Picture
toolbar are as follows:
• Filter – opens the Graphic Filter toolbar which is described in “Graphic filter toolbar” on
page 124.
• Graphics mode – changes the display of the graphic from color to grayscale, black and
white, or a watermark. This setting affects only the display and printing of the picture; the
original picture file remains unchanged.
– Default – the graphic is displayed unaltered in color.
– Grayscale – the graphic is displayed in 256 shades of gray.
– Black/White – the graphic is displayed in black and white.
– Watermark – the brightness and contrast of the graphic are reduced to the extent that
the graphic can be used as a watermark (background).
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