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# Polar Image

## Description

Apply a Polar Transformation to an Image

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Preview" %}
![](/files/iljuXw9hPjb2v7e1iG4v)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Location" %}
**Name** | Polar Image

**Nickname** | PolarImg

**Tab** | Bitmap

**Panel** | Transform

**Division** | 1
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Inputs" %}
**I** | **Image** (*B+ Image, Bitmap*) | A Bitmap Plus Image or Bitmap

**A** | **Angle** (*Number*) | The rotation angle in degrees \[0-360]

**P** | **Pinch** (*Number*) | Unitized value where 0 pinches the distortion to the corners and 1 to smoothed circular distortion \[0-1]

**T** | **To** (*Bool*) | True maps from orthogonal to polar and false from polar to orthogonal
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ouputs" %}
**I** | **Image** (*B+ Image*) | A Bitmap Plus Image
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Mode" %}
![](/files/S9AJm2ah8I4pcmsLkijU)

**Save Image** | Opens a file save dialog to save a raster file of the current image.

**Copy Image to Clipboard** | Copies the image to the clipboard (no alpha)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Usage

![](/files/RBVBTlryFDoLHCDnXTq4)


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