Creating an image from shaded view

When you have positioned the camera in Shaded view, you can export the image as a graphic file.

You can also export the multiple views from all Standard Cameras in Shaded view at once.

To export a shaded view image(s)

1. Right-click on the Shaded view and select Export to Image.

Result: The Shaded View Image Export window appears.

Note: If World Camera is the only Camera in this WYSIWYG file, the Export Images from all Cameras (to PNG files) checkbox in the Batch Export section is disabled, skip Step 2, and proceed to Step 3 of this procedure section.

2. In the Batch Export section, select the Export Images from all Cameras (to PNG files) checkbox if you want to export the views from all Standard Cameras.

Result: The Batch Export options are enabled for selection.

Batch Export

• Export Images from all Cameras (to PNG files): Select this checkbox to export in batches the multiple views from all Standard Cameras to image files in PNG format that are saved in your computer.

Selecting this checkbox enables the Batch Export options. If this checkbox is selected, but no other options in this section are selected, the images will save in the default Images folder.

• Image Files' Names: Type or paste the name for the exported image files in this field, or you may type Smart Variables. This field will be auto-populated with any data that exists in the Application Options > File Options > Shaded View Export Options field followed by a space, followed by a dash, followed by another space, followed by the %Camera% Smart Variable. This field will be auto-populated with %Camera% Smart Variable if the Shaded View Export Options field is empty. See Shaded_View_Export_Options in Application_Options for additional details.
• Insert Smart Variable: Click the + button beside the Image Files' Names field to open the Smart Variables window, from where you can insert any Smart Variable at the cursor's current location in the field. If multiple smart variables are required, keep clicking this button (or type manually if known by heart).

Tip: Don't forget to add spaces, dashes, etc., as needed, between the inserted Smart Variables.

• Append name of current Look to filename: Select this checkbox to add the name of the current Look at the end of the exported images' filenames.

Note: This option is only available if the Shaded View Image Export window was opened from the Shaded view in DESIGN mode.

• Append date and timestamp to filename: Select this checkbox to add the current date and time at the end of the exported images' filenames.
• Place images into new folder: Select this checkbox to save the exported images in a new folder. Type or paste the name for the new folder into this field, or type Smart Variables.
• Insert Smart Variable: Click the + button beside the Place images into new folder field to open the Smart Variables window, from where you can insert any Smart Variable at the cursor's current location in the field.

3. In the Image Dimensions section, use the appropriate boxes to specify the height and width of the image(s). The values that appear when this window opens match the Shaded view's current resolution. You may enter higher or lower values (for example 1920 and 1080, respectively, or 1280 and 720, or 2560 and 1440, etc.) for the desired resolution.

4. Select the Lock Aspect Ratio checkbox to lock the aspect ratio of the dimension. Type the new value in the Aspect Ratio box to change the aspect ratio.

Note: It is normal for the Lock Aspect Ratio checkbox to be disabled every time this dialog box opens. While all the other options in this dialog box are retained, Lock Aspect Ratio is not because it would result in an incorrect export after a Camera object's Aspect Ratio was changed between the time this dialog box was previously opened and now.

5. WYSIWYG enables the Ultra High Quality Export checkbox if an 8GB (or more) graphics card is detected.

Select the Ultra High Quality Export checkbox to export the Shaded view to a higher fidelity image or images (with better defined and crisper beams, less aliasing on shadows, etc.) than what appears in the Shaded view. See below the image comparison between Ultra High Quality Image Export and High Quality Image Export.

Note: Selecting the Ultra High Quality Export checkbox disables the Export Panorama option.

6. In the Panorama Images section, select the Export Panorama checkbox to export a panoramic image or images of your Shaded view, enable, and select the projection options.

Result: The Panorama Images options are enabled for selection.

Notes:

• The maximum resolution for a panoramic export is 8192 x 4096 pixels if WYSIWYG detects the user’s computer video card has enough Video Memory to support a large panorama image. Regardless of how much Video Memory is available, it is not possible to export Ultra High Panorama Images.
• Export Panorama is disabled if the Sketch option is enabled in the View Styles section of View Options > General tab.

Panorama Images: Optional parameters in this section apply to a single image export and all images exported in batch.

• Spherical Projection: Select this checkbox to export the panoramic image as a Spherical image showing up to a full 360 degrees camera view that includes top and bottom.
• Cylindrical Projection: Select this checkbox to export the panoramic image as a Cylindrical image showing up to a full 360 degrees camera view of the sides only.
• Resolution: Select the image display quality in pixels from the Resolution drop-down list of the selected option.
• Field Of View: In this box, type the maximum panoramic angle for the image.

7. Select the Open file location after export checkbox to open the folder where the exported image file(s) were saved after export is complete.
8. Click OK.

Result: The Save As browser window appears. All the applied settings in the Shaded View Image Export window are saved upon exit and appear the same when the window opens again.

9. If you are exporting in batch, select the folder location where you want to save the files.

or

Select a file name, location, and file type if you are exporting a single image.

10. Click Save.

Result: Image(s) from each camera view conform to all parameters set in the Shaded View Image Export window, export, and save in the selected folder.

Notes:

• If no other options are selected for batch image exports, the filenames of the resulting images are the names of the cameras in the file; these files will only save in PNG file format but may be converted to other formats using an external image converter.
• The next time it opens, the Save As browser window will always open to the same folder location where the last image(s) was (were) saved.