Bitmaps

Bitmaps

The  Bitmaps item controls the bitmap-layer stack. Use bitmap layers to organise and manage your bitmap artwork.
To display the bitmap-layer stack, in the Project panel, click  beside   Bitmaps in the Project Tree.

Every Carveco model contains an empty default bitmap layer, named Bitmap Layer. However, you can create as many bitmap layers as you want; either empty, or from imported artwork.
When you click the Bitmaps item in the Project Tree, the Bitmap Layers panel is displayed below the splitter bar in the Project panel. The panel contains the following buttons for creating a new layer and importing an image:

Button	Function
	Click the New Bitmap Layer button to create a bitmap layer.
	Click the Import Image button to import an image onto a new bitmap layer.

 

When you select an individual layer in the Project Tree, its panel is displayed below the splitter bar in the Project panel. The panel contains the following buttons:

Button	Function
	Click the New Bitmap Layer button to create a bitmap layer.
	Click the Import Image button to import an image onto a new bitmap layer.
	Click the Export Image button to export the selected bitmap layer.
	Click the Duplicate Bitmap Layer button to duplicate the selected bitmap layer.
	Click the Clear Bitmap button to clear the selected bitmap layer.
	Click the Create Relief Layer button to create a relief layer from the selected bitmap layer. The availability of this button is license dependent.
	Click the Delete Bitmap Layer button to delete the selected bitmap layer.

 

To control the visibility of bitmap layers:

• Click a bitmap layer to display its content. You can view only one bitmap layer at a time.
• Click the icon beside the Bitmaps item to hide the content on all layers.
  
  

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