Image File Settings

In the Image File Settings dialog box you make the following settings for the export of the fabric view:

Image Source

Source

Select image source

Entire pattern
Exports a complete fabric piece.
Selected Area
Exports only the desired, selected section of a pattern.
This function is helpful in case cycles are to be used in a 3D apparel software.
Current Image Section
Exports only the area that currently appears in the document window of the fabric view.

Image Size

Size	Select size specification format DPI or Pixel
DPI	Enter DPI value
Height by Pixel	Enter height in pixels
Width by Pixel	Enter width in pixels
Keep Aspect Ratio	The size ratio of the pattern is maintained
Needles	Width of the image file in needles
Rows	Height of the image file in rows
Width	Width of the image file in cm The specification corresponds to the set stitch density
Height	Height of the image file in cm The specification corresponds to the set stitch density
Stitch Density	Specification, in the Pattern Properties selected stitch density Pattern Properties Stitch Density

File Settings

File Name	Display of the pattern name
Image Format	Select image format PNG JPEG or TIFF
When selecting PNG:
PNG Alpha Channel	PNG with or without transparency Export the fabric view for further processing to a 3D apparel software always as PNG with enabled transparency (PNG Alpha Channel).
Compression	The images will be reduced to 256 colors. The quality of the images could be negatively affected. The file size, however, will be greatly reduced.
When selecting JPEG:
JPEG Quality	JPEG with specification of the quality The fabric view as JPG is always exported with a black background.
Independently from the selection of the image format:
Export as U3M-File	Export as U3M file U3M is a standardized format for 3D visualization. This includes physical properties data and texture maps, all combined into one ZIP file (U3MA).
Export as U3MA (Archive)	Exports the files compressed in a U3MA zip file.

Exports

So-called Maps are used for the 3D visualization and 3D simulation to assign two-dimensional images to the three-dimensional surfaces of the models.
The different types of Maps give a more detailed and realistic appearance to the computer generated 3D models.

Base Map	Export Base Map Base Map is the basic texture with the visible colors.
Alpha Map	Export Alpha Map An alpha Map contains information about transparent areas of a texture. In a 3D software it is required to define the transparent space.
Normal Map	Export Normal Map The Normal Map, also called Bump Map, specifies the angle, with which virtual light is reflected over a digital surface. With it the appearance of the texture depth is simulated. The Normal Map is a necessary part of digital textures in a 3D software.
Displacement Map	Export Displacement Map A Displacement Map, also called Height Map, can artificially generate an additional height of a digital texture. This way, a more realistic appearance of three-dimensional surface structure results within a 3D model.
Front Side	Export the corresponding selection as the front side
Rear Side	Export the corresponding selection as the rear side