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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : BMP editor for making CMM BMP’s?
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9596 |
Paint does OK, but it is a pain in the backside. No movable elements etc, so if you cut-and-paste things in paint, you then have to use the fill tool to correct the white spaces in the black background. Does anyone know of an alternative drawing program which can save in 16 colour mode for the CMM? Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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MicroBlocks Guru  Joined: 12/05/2012 Location: ThailandPosts: 2209 |
Inkscape It uses vectors and is actually a SVG 'editor'. It can export to many formats. If the specific format is missing you can then use other programs to do that last step. It probably cuts drawing time something by 90% compared to paint. For manipulating bitmaps/pictures in many formats and converting/adjusting/exporting i use irFanView Microblocks. Build with logic. |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9596 |
Cheers, mate!  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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vegipete Guru Joined: 29/01/2013 Location: CanadaPosts: 1129 |
Paint.NET is a useful tool too. Visit Vegipete's *Mite Library for cool programs. |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9596 |
Yes, that looks interesting too - I will check it out aswell. :) To save time for anyone else wanting to try it, I found the download link here: http://www.dotpdn.com/files/Paint.NET.3.5.10.Install.zip Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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