The image exporter extension can help you export a drawing as a raster image. It is represented by the
NImageExporter class whose one and only constructor by design requires a reference to the document, which must be exported to image.
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// create a new image exporter
NImageExporter imageExporter = new NImageExporter(document);
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' create a new image exporter
Dim imageExporter As New NImageExporter(document)
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The export bounds are the bounds in scene coordinates, which are exported to image. You specify them with the help of the ExportBounds property, which is by default set to the document bounds. The KnownBoundsTable property gives you access to a hashtable in which the name of the export bounds is the key and the value is the bounds which must be exported. The content of this table is used in the visual editor of the image exporter (shown by the ShowDialog method). For example:
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// export the scene area with the specified rectangle
imageExporter.ExportBounds = new NRectangleF(100, 100, 200, 200);
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' export the scene area with the specified rectangle
imageExporter.ExportBounds = New NRectangleF(100, 100, 200, 200)
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Resolution and pixel format
The resolution of the generated image is controlled by the Resolution property. By default it is initialized with the document resolution. The pixel format is controlled by the PixelFormat property - by default set to Format24bppRgb.
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// generate a printing quality image
imageExporter.Resolution = 300;
// use Format24bppRgb pixel form
imageExporter.PixelFormat = PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb;
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' generate a printing quality image
imageExporter.Resolution = 300
' use Format24bppRgb pixel form
imageExporter.PixelFormat = PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb
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Graphics settings and gray scale
You can control the settings of the graphics used for image export via the GraphicsSettings property. A grayscaled image can be created by setting the GrayScale property to true:
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// instruct the image exporter to generate an antialiased grayscale image
imageExporter.GrayScale = true;
imageExporter.GraphicsSettings.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
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' instruct the image exporter to generate an antialiased grayscale image
imageExporter.GrayScale = True
imageExporter.GraphicsSettings.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias
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Once you have setup the image exporter you can perform the following operations:
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Save the image to an image file - by calling the
SaveToImageFile method. For example:
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// export the document to a png image
imageExporter.SaveToImageFile("c:\\temp\\myimage.png", ImageFormat.Png);
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' export the document to a png image
imageExporter.SaveToImageFile("c:\\temp\\myimage.png", ImageFormat.Png)
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Render the image to a memory bitmap - by calling the
RenderToBitmap method. For example:
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// render a memory bitmap
Bitmap bmp = imageExporter.RenderToBitmap();
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' render a memory bitmap
Dim bmp as Bitmap = imageExporter.RenderToBitmap()
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Copy the image in the clipboard - by calling the CopyToClipboard method. For example:
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// render the document in a bitmap and place it in the clipboard
imageExporter.CopyToClipboard();
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' render the document in a bitmap and place it in the clipboard
imageExporter.CopyToClipboard()
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Windows Forms: Extensions - Image Exporter
