Rotating Images

Rotating Images

Rotating Images

Canvas X Draw gives you the ability of applying a soft rotate or hard rotate to your images. A soft rotate is sufficient if you do not need to export the images to another format; however, if you plan on exporting your images and need them to remain rotated, then you should apply a hard rotate. A hard rotate not only rotates the image but also adds white pixels to the bounding box. Soft rotate does not add pixels.

Anti-Aliasing for Rotated Bitmaps

Sometimes bitmap images can lose their clarity when they are rotated. The anti-aliasing for rotated bitmaps feature addresses this issue. If you’re rotating a bitmap and select Hard rotate for image in the Rotate dialog box, the Anti-alias image checkbox becomes available. The anti-aliasing option results in a smoother, better quality image.

To Hard Rotate an Image with the Rotate Dialog Box:

  1. Choose Effects | Rotate Right or Rotate Left | Other.
  2. Make sure you select Hard rotate for image to enable Anti-alias image.

Original bitmap before rotation.

Original bitmap after rotation with Anti-aliasing off.

Bitmaps will not attain a pixelated appearance after rotation if Anti-aliasing is on.

To Quickly Rotate Images at Multiples of 90°:

  1. Select the image.
  2. Click on the Rotate button in the Properties bar.
  3. Select a hard rotate option in the menu and enter a value of 90° (or a multiple) in the field and press Enter.
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