Relief > Import > Import
Relief > Import > Import
Use this menu option to import a file as relief clipart.
The Import as Relief Clipart
button on the Relief
Creation toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option. The accessibility
of this button is layout dependent.
To import a file as relief clipart:
- Select Relief > Import > Import or click . The Relief Import dialog is displayed.
- Navigate to the file that you want to import as relief
clipart and select it. Its name is displayed in the File name box.
The Relief Info area of the dialog displays the selected file's dimensions in actual measurements and pixels where possible. The Model Preview area displays a thumbnail image of the selected file's contents where possible.
If you select a Carveco Model (.art) file, the thumbnail image shown in the Model Preview area captures the contents of the active 2D view when the model was last saved.
When choosing an image file, the greyscale representation shown in the Relief Info area provides an indication of the form that the resulting relief will take. The brightest areas of the greyscale image reflect the highest areas in the resulting relief, while the darkest areas reflect the lowest.
- If you select a .bmp, .dib, .rle, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .gif, .emf, .wmf, .tif, .tiff, .png or .ico file, specify the maximum depth of the relief that
you want to allow Carveco to calculate in the Max
Z box.
The default value in the Min Z box is 0.000 mm and the default value in the Max Z box is 1.000 mm. Ensure the Z heights are correct.
If you assign a high Z height to an image file, the detail in the resulting relief is likely to be poor. You should only assign a low Z height.
- Click Open. The file is imported as a piece of relief clipart and the Tool Settings: Transform panel is displayed.
- If necessary, edit the size, shape, position, and combine mode of the relief.
- Click Paste to paste the relief clipart onto the layer currently selected from the relief layer stack.
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