Vector and bitmap differences

See Also: Bitmap Pictures Picture Menu How to use Bitmap Pictures Picture Questions

 

Bitmap pictures make great pictures. Anyone would have great difficulty reproducing the dog to the left using standard CAD drawing elements.

 

But, building structures are not dogs. Plans need to be moved, resized, rotated, and printed on many diverse printers.

 

Consider this vector line:

 

By moving the endpoints of a vector line, you can move, rotate, and scale without any distortion or loss of accuracy.

 

 

Now consider this bitmap line:

 

 

 

Home Plan Pro, like all serious CAD programs, relies on a vector format to store drawing elements.

In addition to this vector plan, you can also insert bitmaps into your plan. The bitmap pictures are located in files on your hard drive.