I am drawing pictures for the Second life game. I need that the file I export to be exactly 512 X 512 pixel, and TGA format. Of course, the objects in the picture are small, and don't use al the 512X512 space.But even when objects don't use all the space, I need my "small objects within the 512X512 size file.
Although my picture is, in corel draw 512 X 512, when I export to TGA , I have no the good results.
I use yhe File/export/menu and define TGA Bitmap for format.
On the following menu,
if I click on "Maintain original size", Objects remains with original size, but the file size is reduced to fit around the objects..
If I click on "Maintain aspect ratio",, I can fix the size file to 512X512, , but the objects are streched to fill the 512X512 file.
The only way I found to avoid resizing is adding a 512X512 transparent object on the background, but I wonder if there is a better way to do it.
Thanks to all.
Louis
Hi
I think in Draw the object is a thing of it's own independent of the page or printable area. So when you export your object that is small you are getting just that.. the object. I guess it's because Draw doesn't really have a 'background' the way Photo-Paint & Photoshop do. I suspect that if you were in Photo-Paint the export would behave more to your expectations.
Anyway, your method of getting the desired size out of Draw is what I would to too.
Did you know that you can double-click the rectangle tool & it will make a box matching your page size? Just double-click the icon you would use if you wanted to start drawing rectangles. <shift> & double-clicking the rect. tool will give you a bounding box of a selected object too.
Hi Andrew, I didn't know that trick.I'll remember it.
Thank you and have a nice day.