# 2.5.2 Export to Bitmap

This menu item creates a bitmap file of the layout.

The Bitmap dialog specifies the style and size of the bitmap. The three check-boxes (Print Titles, Print Borders and Print Centerline) control whether the Layout Title (Section 2.10.6), the borders or the track centerlines are printed on the bitmap. The size of the bitmap is smaller if these are disabled.

Printing the track centerlines (also seen when zoomed in 1:1) is useful when you later print the bitmap full size for laying out track.

If the Snap Grid (Section 2.12.1) is visible then it will be printed on the bitmap.

The DPI (or DPCM if using metric units (Section 2.10.7)) control specifies the number of pixels per inch (or centimeter) in the bitmap. You can enter values from 0.1 to 100. Larger values will result in a larger bitmap file. bitmaps must be less than 32000 pixels in height or width.

The bitmap width, height and approximate file size is indicated.

Note: This command can create a very large file and consume a lot of memory and time.

Pressing the OK button invokes a File Save dialog so you can choose the file name for the Bitmap.

The format of the file depends on the Operating System: on MS-Windows it is a Windows Bitmap (.BMP) file, on Linux it is a X11 Pixmap (.XPM) file.