Import Bitmap Fill Styles
Click the Tools menu to import pngs then select Import Bitmap Fill Styles.
CC3 allows you to use raster images in your drawings as fill styles. CC3 recognises bitmaps and png files. Each drawing and template has its own set of fill styles. Importing into one drawing does not make the styles available in other drawings.
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Click the ... button to choose the folder in which your tiles are kept. This should be in a subfolder of the CC3 Bitmaps\Tiles\User folder.
If your tiles contain any pixels which aren't solid, pick Alpha Transparency. Pick Opaque if they are all solid (it's quicker). All bitmaps (bmps) are solid. The other options are used for gif files which have been converted and have a transparent color.
If you would like your fill styles to be a fixed scale (real world distance) select Scaled. For floorplans, this value should be the width of a tile in drawing units. For consistency, each tile should be the same number of pixels/unit, and this value should be set in Display Speed Settings, Fill Style Resolution.
For 1000x800 overland maps, we use a scale of 50 based on 500 x 500 pixel tiles. This gives us an effective resolution on a standard page of about 800dpi. You should scale this value up or down according to the template size.
The Fill is named the same as the file name, with a suffix you type here. We recommend you use " Bitmap", that is a space then Bitmap. Remove Resolutions means that if you are using multiple resolution files for each tile, the suffixes are not included in the fill style name.
A file called Water.png would end up as a file called Water Bitmap if you follow this rule.
Select this option if you want the fill style outlined. Usually, you don't want outlined fill styles.
Note: This import utility does not currently add the optional lower resolution files CC3 uses to speed up redraws. You will need to do this in external software, although there is a work-around in CC3.
Related Topics
Creating and importing PNGs and Bitmaps as Symbols
Import PNG Symbols
Import Bitmap Fill Styles
Creating Varicolor PNG symbols