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Table Of Contents
- Welcome to Xara 3D Maker 7
- Purchasing and unlocking Xara 3D Maker
- What's New in Xara 3D Maker Version 7
- Other Xara products
- Getting Help
- Working with Xara 3D Maker
- How To ...
- Quick overview
- 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
- Creating cursor (CUR & ANI) files
- Importing 2D objects
- Apply the style of an existing graphic
- Create buttons, boards, boards + holes and borders
- Create screen savers
- Create Flash files
- Save and export
- Export options for GIF, PNG or BMP files
- Export options for JPG
- Export options for animated cursors (ANI)
- Export options for animated GIFs
- Export options for AVIs (movies and screen savers)
- Export options for screen savers (SCR)
- Export options for Flash bitmap format (SWF) files
- Export options for Flash vector format (SWF) files
- General info on AVI videos
- Exporting transparent title animations for movies
- Customize Xara 3D Maker
- Reference Section
- Legal
preview is displayed as you click on each file, so you can see the image before you open it.
Want to import your own 2D graphic?
You can import
Windows metafiles (EMF or WMF) or Xara XAR/WEB files. Then you can convert them to extruded
3D graphics.
When you're happy with the results, you can export either a static image or an animation or movie in any
of the most popular file formats. You can even create an animated screensaver either for use on your
own computer or for distribution to other people.
Want to copy your 3D image into another application?
No problem, just copy your design (choose Copy from the Edit
menu or press "Ctrl + C") and it's placed on your clipboard in 24bpp bitmap form, as well as in XAR
format. This means that you can paste it into any other application that handles bitmaps, such as
Microsoft Word or Outlook, or graphics programs, as well as other Xara products such as Xara
Designer Pro and Xara Photo & Graphic Designer. The XAR format supports a bitmap with a
transparent background, while the 24bpp bitmap has a solid background.
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