export image of current selection

[roger johnson]

newbie : I want to export an image file using the current selected area of the model (selection>rectangle)..

is this possible?

[cam3d]

Hi Roger! You can take screenshots of the viewport under: Export -> Take Screenshot
- This is a simple tool through which you can set the resolution and choose between having transparency or not.

If there is a particular part of the model you which to capture and not the rest, a workaround is duplicating your model, selecting the part you want to capture, invert the selection, delete the unwanted surface geometry then take a screenshot of the remaining geometry.

Let me know if you have any further questions!

[roger johnson]

Great

the second approach escaped me !

thanks

[roger johnson]

...but as far as I see then you are still left with an image which subsequently has to be cropped again..

to get rid of the background workspace transparent or not?

[cam3d]

You can position the viewport camera using your mouse so as to frame the subject. You can also turn off the gridlines and camera position visibilities through Tools>Options>Rendering.