Picture Questions & Answers

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Q: What kind of pictures can I insert?

A: Image files with the following extensions are supported:

.jpg,  .jpeg,  .gif  .bmp  .ico  .wmf  .emf

Q: Why can't I edit a picture?

A: Home Plan Pro, like all CAD programs uses a vector format to store drawing elements.

Bitmap pictures can be inserted into plans, but they cannot be edited in Home Plan Pro.

Use a program like Window's Paint to edit the bitmaps prior to inserting them. Paint Shop Pro is a favorite of many of our users(http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/).

Q: When I rotate an image that I had resized, it reverts to the "natural" size.

A: Pictures are rectangular in shape. Rotating them has to increase the size of the picture to accommodate the angle. This may cause lots of white space on the edges and corners of the rotated picture.

Consequently, the resizing information is no longer applicable. The picture must be re-sized again after rotating it.

Q: When I insert pictures, and print them, the resolution seems to degrade.

A: Bitmaps are not scalable. Your printer probably has a resolution much greater than the screen. scaling bitmaps almost always degrades image quality.

Q: Is there a way to avoid the scaling problem with bitmaps?

A: Some users insert pictures, trace over the picture with Home Plan Pro drawing elements, and then delete the picture.