Anyone know how to maintain an objects position when exporting as a PNG? The objects ends up being centered on the page after exporting but I need it to maintain its original postion.
jcivy249 said:The objects ends up being centered on the page after exporting
A png file (or any other bitmap file, for that matter) doesn't really have a concept of page position. It is just a bitmap.
If you export from CorelDraw, and do not choose selected objects, you will export all the objects in the page, but the page background is not considered to be an object so far as exporting to bitmaps is concerned. Consequently if your objects do not extend to the edge of page size, you will get a bitmap that is smaller than your page.
If you want the page background exported along with your objects, you will need to do layout > page setup > add page frame (or something similar, I don't have X3 to check). This will create an object which you can assign a fill or outline if you wish, or can give it no file or no outline -- it will still do its job.
Then, when you export, the page frame will be included in the export, which will have the effect of preserving the position of the objects within the page.
I actually don't want the page background exported with the object. What I am trying to do is to maintain the object position in relation to the page. The page background was just there to allow the object position to stay intact. Any ideas on how to maintain the position without the background?
Thank you!
jcivy Without saving somethings with it NO.
George
jcivy249 said:What I am trying to do is to maintain the object position in relation to the page.
Try creating the transparent background .png from PhotoPaint by...
Note, dimensions of the background with remain that of the original background layer until after pasting, the objects marquee will originally show the entire layer, but after clicking anywhere will revert to it's non-transparent pixels that are visible.
What I see from loading your file is an extra white-filled rectangle about 3 x 2.5 inches :
If you export from that file, you should see this in the preview :
The white area represents the area of the exported file ... the black and grey rectangles are not in the centre of it.
If you want the white area to be transparent, then change the white object to No Fill so that it still exists, but does not make a solid background.