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Bitmap Shapes
NOTE: At this time, bitmaps are only supported in CADFusion projects that target the A3200 motion control system.
NOTE: For bitmaps to show correctly on the canvas, your computer must have accelerated graphics and the drivers must be current. If all of the bitmap is white on the canvas, update the drivers for your graphics card.
When you add bitmaps, the bitmap shapes show in the Project pane under the root Shapes node with the other shapes that you add. Refer to Shapes and Entities.
Bitmap shapes are almost the same as other shapes, but they have these differences.
- Bitmap shapes have different properties and settings than other types of shapes. For more information on the properties and settings, refer to Configure Bitmaps.
- You cannot import bitmaps from a DXF or DWG file. Refer to DXF and DWG Files.
- You cannot combine bitmap shapes with connected shapes. Refer to Combine Shapes.
- You cannot add lead moves to bitmaps. Refer to Lead Moves.
- To make sure that marking is correct, the A3200 must maintain the orientation and aspect ratio of a bitmap. When you use some canvas operations, such as Reflect and Rotate, the results might not be what you expect. You can use the properties in the properties grid to do limited reflect and rotate operations for a bitmap.
- For feedrate, bitmaps use the value that is specified in the Bitmap Marking Feedrate setting of your project. In the tool for each bitmap, you can override the feedrate that is used to mark that bitmap. Bitmap feedrates must be literal values. You cannot use an AeroBasic variable or defined target word. Refer to Export to an AeroScript or AeroBasic Program and Bitmap Tools.
- Before you export your project to an AeroBasic program, you must assign a bitmap tool to each bitmap shape. Bitmap shapes do not inherit tools from the parent group. Refer to Bitmap Tools.
- Each bitmap must have a unique name. The name of the bitmap is used to generate code in AeroBasic. And, it is used as the file name of the .bit file. Thus, you must use only characters that are permitted in AeroBasic and in the file system.
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