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Creating a Bitmap File from a Specified View

Use the SmartBMP command to save a specified view of the drawing to a bitmap (BMP) file.

To create a BMP file from a specified view:

  1. Type SmartBMP at the command prompt.
  2. Specify the region of the drawing to create a bmp file from:
    • Everything: The view to output is determined by the extents of the drawing (the bounding box covered by the visible entities of the drawing).
    • View: The view to output is the region of the drawing visible on screen.
    • Window: The view to output is the region you determine by specifying two opposite corners in the graphics area.
  3. Type the bitmap width. Accept the calculated default value or type a value in pixels between 10 and 2000.
  4. Type the bitmap height. Accept the calculated default value or type a value in pixels between 10 and 2000.
  5. Specify a corresponding option to define whether to output to File or to the Clipboard.
  6. Specify the bitmap format: JPEG, RGB, RLE4, or RLE8.
  7. Type the number of colors to use. 1 creates a monochrome bitmap.
  8. If you specified to write the image data to a file, specify the file name.

  Note: To save the current view to a bitmap (BMP) file use the ExportBMP command.

Access

Command: SmartBMP

Related Topics

Creating a Bitmap File from a Drawing

Creating a PNG File from a Drawing

Creating a JPEG File from a Drawing

Creating an SVG File from a Drawing

Creating a PDF File from a Drawing



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