Creating a bitmap layer

Use the New Bitmap Layer button to create an empty bitmap layer. You can create as many bitmap layers as you like. This enables you to include many different images in a single model. You can only display one bitmap layer at a time.

To create a bitmap layer:

1. In the Project Tree, select the Bitmaps item or a bitmap layer. Its panel is displayed below the splitter bar.
2. On the panel, click
   Tip: Alternatively, click the New Bitmap Layer icon next to the Bitmaps item in the Project Tree.

   By default, each bitmap layer you create is:

   • named Bitmap Layer.
   • numbered sequentially.
   • active.
   • selected.
   • added to the layer stack directly above the layer which was previously active.
   • visible in the 2D view.

   A default colour palette, comprising ten basic colours, is associated with each empty bitmap layer you create; this is displayed below the 2D and 3D views.

   
   Note: When a bitmap layer results from an imported image file, a palette containing the colours used in the imported bitmap is displayed.

Tip: If you are working in the 3D view, click the Display Bitmap button on the 3D View toolbar to display the active bitmap layer.