Working With Imported Bitmaps - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual

8.
For Options, select any of the following:
Include Invisible Layers
document.
Maintain Text Blocks
Rasterize Everything
value to set the resolution for the imported document. Selecting this option flattens all
layers and disables the Maintain Text Blocks option.
9. Click OK.
About AutoCAD DXF files
Flash supports the AutoCAD DXF format in AutoCAD 10.
DXF files do not support the standard system fonts. Flash tries to map fonts appropriately,
but the results can be unpredictable, particularly for the alignment of text.
Since the DXF format does not support solid fills, filled areas are exported as outlines only.
For this reason, the DXF format is most appropriate for line drawings, such as floor plans and
maps.
You can import two-dimensional DXF files into Flash. Flash does not support three-
dimensional DXF files.
Although Flash doesn't support scaling in a DXF file, all imported DXF files produce 12-inch
x 12-inch files that you can scale using the Modify > Transform > Scale command. Also, Flash
supports only ASCII DXF files. If your DXF files are binary, you must convert them to ASCII
before importing them into Flash.

Working with imported bitmaps

When you import a bitmap into Flash, you can modify that bitmap and use it in your Flash
document in a variety of ways. You can apply compression and anti-aliasing to imported
bitmaps to control the size and appearance of bitmaps in your Flash applications. See
bitmap properties" on page
"Applying a bitmap fill" on page
Flash lets you break apart a bitmap into editable pixels. The bitmap retains its original detail
but is broken into discrete areas of color. When you break a bitmap apart, you can select and
modify areas of the bitmap with the Flash drawing and painting tools. Breaking apart a
bitmap also lets you sample the bitmap with the Eyedropper tool to use it as a fill. See
"Breaking apart a bitmap" on page
200 Using Imported Artwork
imports all layers (visible and hidden) from the imported
imports text as editable text in Flash.
converts all content in the imported document to bitmaps. Enter a
202. You can apply an imported bitmap as a fill to an object. See
203.
205.
"Setting