Extract image from 2D Symbol

[Mattheng]

I am trying to use a 2D symbol from the Xfrogs photorealistic library as a top view of a tree in a Perspective View but it just corrupts when I put it on the layer plane and try to raise it up.

I can see that the image is a PNG but I can't get to it so that I can create a texture and put it onto a 3D polygon.

Extract Images pulls the jpeg/png file from every texture in the model but not the 2D symbol.

Can I extract it?

Mat

[PVA - Admin]

If it is a 2D symbol with an image in it, you can always use File > Export > Export Image File, then select Marquee and export just that image.

[Mattheng]

Jim,

thanks for this and I had already done this.

The problem is that the image is in the 2D model as a PNG file with quite a tricky transparency map (alpha channel).

When I export it this gets lost and it then takes a very long time to delete all the fiddly little bits of background.

Is there no way to just get straight to the .PNG file?

Matt