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Table Of Contents
- Welcome to MAGIX 3D Maker
- Support
- Working with MAGIX 3D Maker
- How To ...
- Open a new document
- Change the text
- Rotate and position the graphic
- Light the graphic
- Color the graphic
- Resize the graphic
- Add bevels & extrude
- Select characters
- Add shadows
- Create animations
- Save and export
- Importing 2D objects
- Apply the style of an existing graphic
- Create buttons, boards, boards + holes and borders
- Create screensavers
- Create Flash files
- Customize
- Reference Section
- Copyright Information
For use as a board or border design
You can import a 2D object by for use as a board, board with holes or border design (if you are in text
only mode, you will automatically be switched to a button design type when importing). To do this, just
click the design picker button under design options or select Import design from the File
menu. Supported file formats are WMF, EMF and Xara's WEB and XAR files (Xara Webster can
export shapes as a WEB file, while Xara Xtreme can export as either).
For use as a text character
You can also import 2D objects to use a character in your text. To do this, click Import on the File
menu. Supported file formats are WMF, EMF and Xara's WEB and XAR files (Xara Webster can
export shapes as a WEB file, while Xara Xtreme can export as either). Showing the text cursor (Ctrl-E)
will allow you to choose the correct place to import the object. As it is then a text object, you can color
and animate it as you would with normal text.
Copying from Xara Xtreme Pro
You can design your own shapes in Xara Xtreme Pro then easily import them into MAGIX 3D Maker.
This is a quick and simple way of importing 2D shapes, and is a combination of both methods outlined
above. If you are in text design mode, the shape will be used as a text character. If you are creating a
board, board with holes or border design the object will be used as the design's overall shape.
In Xara Xtreme copy the object you wish to use (Ctrl-C, or select Edit then Copy). Then switch to
MAGIX 3D Maker and paste the object (Ctrl-V, or select Edit then Paste
). If you wish, you can then copy your finished 3D design and easily paste it back into Xara Xtreme for
use in your Xara Xtreme documents.
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