Another question? Tracing a Bitmap Shape

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

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

Wow Egg, nice work! - Andrew

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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

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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

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!!!

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.

Part 1

Tut2

part3

Final stage

wow! nicely done! WRITE A BOOK!!!!!!!!! ;) :eek:

Here's the original animated gif. I've moved it to the bottom as this thread is quite heavy file size.

Egg

I am not sure how to post this but I would like to thank
those who helped me I think I finally saw some light
and was able to send off some graphics to our
different chapters Egg your tutorial was excellent
and I am very grateful for your help.. and to
all who helped me spin a medal again I say thanks
and that hat badge spin tutorial allowd me to do exactly
the same thing
cherrio
Skip
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