Another question? Tracing a Bitmap Shape

**skipD** · 02 February 2006, 01:13 PM

Hello once again..
I must be thick for I keep reading the help file and the tutors but I cannot export from Xara X to X#D (which I purchased) I was with the help of this forum to sping the UN medal but this graphic does not do what I want. I wish to export this graphic to 3D
when I try in Xtreme I traced the image with a black line, then I tried to follow the help file but all I get in 3D is a square block? can you tell me what I am doing wrong..
thanks
Skip

**Egg Bramhill** · 02 February 2006, 02:25 PM

Hi Skip,

No this bitmap won't export easily. To export into Xara3D you must have a vector shape. That is, draw a line all the way around the outer edge of the shape you require and import (or paste) this shape into Xara3D. You can't just import or paste a bitmap as all you get, as you discovered, is a rectangle.

I think on your UN medal you just used a circle shape & applied the medal bitmap as a texture. This won't work with a complex shape like this. Firstly you have to create the outline shape in XaraX and then import this into Xara3D. You can then use the bitmap image as a texture.

I attach a XaraX file with the required shape.

Egg

**AndFarr** · 02 February 2006, 03:51 PM

Wow Egg, nice work! - Andrew

**skipD** · 02 February 2006, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Hi Skip,

No this bitmap won't export easily. To export into Xara3D you must have a vector shape. That is, draw a line all the way around the outer edge of the shape you require and import (or paste) this shape into Xara3D. You can't just import or paste a bitmap as all you get, as you discovered, is a rectangle.

I think on your UN medal you just used a circle shape & applied the medal bitmap as a texture. This won't work with a complex shape like this. Firstly you have to create the outline shape in XaraX and then import this into Xara3D. You can then use the bitmap image as a texture.

I attach a XaraX file with the required shape.

Egg

Good Grief:
That is wonderful could you write all the steps down as to how it was done
I like to learn what did I do wrong I can see you did exactly what I want to do
thanks so much. Remember my brain kinda stopped when I got out of the service now I am trying to wake it up
Skip

**skipD** · 02 February 2006, 05:02 PM

By the way I did draw a shape around it
and save it as XAR file but I keep getting the same
thing nothing there!!!

**Egg Bramhill** · 02 February 2006, 06:59 PM

Cheers Andrew.

Skip

This may seem very difficult, but it's the best way to learn vector graphics. Once you've mastered the Shape Editor tool it becomes very quick and you'll be flying along at a rate of knots.

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