Christian Fekete Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I would like to import a toilet front view to insert into interior elevation. I created a mask in photoshop to not see the background from Kohler image and saved a jpeg of the image. At that point it looks like PS recreates a white background but I really just need the inside of the toilet silhouette, not the outside. How can I import the toilet picture only? Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 As far as I know, Vectorworks doesn't fully support "transparency" of imported images. BUT, if you bring in an image and set the fill style to "None", anything that is pure white will appear transparent in Vectorworks. It's not a perfect solution, but might do what you need it to. By the way, jpegs inherently don't have transparency, hence the whiteness when you save from PS. If you wanted transparency in the image for use elsewhere, make sure to export as a png. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted November 20, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) You can also create an image prop which will allow you to select a transparent color if your elevation isnt 2D: A more recent demo of them here: Edited November 20, 2015 by JimW Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) VW will trace a bitmap for you and make it into lines. The higher the image the better result. Go Modify / Trace Bitmap HTH Edited November 20, 2015 by Alan Woodwell Quote Link to comment
Christian Fekete Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 I will try both the trace and the image prop. Thank you for your help Have a great w.e. Quote Link to comment
barkest Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 In PS add the mask and save as .png. With your image prop or transparency mask for the texture you will see you now have an alpha channel. If you want to use a .jpg then pick a colour that is not used in the image and set the transparent areas to that colour then you can easily select it when masking in VW. White is not usually a good choice as your image may also contain white and that too will become transparent. Quote Link to comment
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