Jpeg / bitmap background

Hemophage · November 2012

im not a very good map maker. I dont have the knowledge to use the programs well and i dont have the patience to learn. So, what i did was use the infinity engine from Baldurs Gate to export their already created maps. Now i am trying to open them using CC3 so that i can alter the existing maps and add in things for my players such as a hex grid. But CC3 wont recognize or open the files. How do i do this? Your help is appreciated thank you.

Ralf · November 2012

First you need to save the map bitmap as a PNG file. You can do those with any standard graphics editor, eg. Window's Paint. CC3 uses PNG files for bitmaps.

Then, you can do Draw > Insert File to insert the PNG file into your CC3 map.

Hemophage · November 2012

ahh awesome thank you. now i can pretend that i made these super amazing maps for my group and they will think im spectacular

Henrie61 · November 2012

Take notes of the size of the original maps in pixels and make the new map the same height/width.
Then when you insert the JPEG or BMP the map will stay the original size.
Works for me.

Hemophage · November 2012

When i insert the file it makes me draw the image onto CC3 using the crosshairs to click on the start corner and the end corner. is there a way to simply paste the image as the background at full size?

JimP · November 2012

The map border should be the same size as the map to be inserted.

0,0 for lower left and then hold down the control key and move the mouse to the upper right, and click left mouse button when you reach the upper right.

Sometimes I have to start at the upper right and go to the lower left second.

pdj · November 2012

When it asks you to place the two corners you can type the coordinates in on the command line.
For some reason it seems to like the bottom right corner first, then top left.

Peter

Henrie61 · November 2012

I usually start at the top left and then go to the lower right.
Also I turn grid and snap on, helps to position at the top left.

So far I didn't need to type coordinates.

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