Exporting an Image File

The Export Image File command exports a rendered drawing to a variety of file formats, including GIF, JPG, TIF, BMP, WMPhoto, and others. Different portions of the image can be selected for export.

The list of image formats is populated depending upon the operating system and installed drivers.

The following table lists the standard image export formats that are supported.

Export Formats
Mac
Windows

BMP

X

X

GIF

X

X

JPEG

X

X

JPEG2000

X

 

PNG

X

X

Photoshop (.psd)

X

 

TGA

X

 

TIFF

X

X

OpenEXR

X

 

WMPhoto

 

X

To export an image file:

  1. Select File > Export > Export Image File.

  2. The Export Image File dialog box opens.

  3. Select the export options, and then click Render or Wireframe to display the exported image preview.

  4. Click Save.

  5. In the dialog box which opens, provide a name for the file; the program adds the file extension according to the file format selected. If the Each Page as a Separate Image is selected for export, the program automatically appends an incremental number to each file name.

  6. Click Save.

A new file is created without changing the original drawing file. This new file can then be opened in other applications or imported into another software program.

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