Blend

The Draw | Image | Blend command creates a blended boundary bitmap. A base map must be loaded into the plot document to use the Draw | Image | Blend command. Clicking the Draw | Image | Blend command opens the Create Blended Boundary Bitmap dialog.

Create Blended Boundary Bitmap Dialog

Select bitmap image and set options for a blended boundary bitmap

Blending Source:

If you wish to import an image into MapViewer, select the From a bitmap file option, click the open file button, and select the desired image in the Open dialog.

If you wish to use an image already imported into the plot document, choose the From selected objects option. Selecting From selected objects allows you to enable the Remove selected objects after operation option. Remove selected objects after operation deletes the object(s) used in generating the blended boundary bitmap.

Width in Pixels:

The Width in pixels box specifies the width of the image imported or selected for generating the blended boundary bitmap. You can adjust the width of the image by typing directly into the box. The value must be between 10 and 16384 pixels.

Height in Pixels:

The Height in pixels box specifies the height of the image imported or selected for generating the blended boundary bitmap. You can adjust the height of the image by typing directly into the box. The value must be between 10 and 16384 pixels.

Maintain Aspect Ratio:

When the Maintain aspect ratio option is selected, MapViewer automatically adjusts the image width or height to maintain the original image aspect ratio when the user specifies either the image width or height.

Color Depth:

The Color depth dropdown box contains True colors and 256 colors options for the output image.

Select OK to create the blended boundary bitmap, select Cancel to return to the plot document without making any changes.

See Also

Open

Import

Blended Boundary Bitmap

Draw Tab Commands