The "Halftone Image Creator" app is a Fusion 360 add-in.

Usage:

1) Under the "Create" menu, click on the "Halftone Image Creator" button to create a new halftone image.

2) A file dialog window will appear to select an image file.

3) After selecting a suitable image file, a command input window will appear with the following options:

• Image Name - Displays the name of the image file.
• Image Size - Displays the size of the image file in pixels (width x height).
• Creation Method - Choose creation method "By Size" or "By Hole Diameter".
• Required Size - Enter the size that is required for the final result (longest side).
• Minimum Diameter - Enter the minimum diameter for each halftone "hole".
• Maximum Diameter - Enter the maximum diameter for each halftone "hole".
• Required Border - Enter the size of the required border. This size will be added to the Required Size.
• Required Style - Choose halftone holes with a "Dots - Diamond", "Dots - Square", "Lines - Horizontal" or "Lines - Vertical" pattern style.
• Resolution - Adjust the slider to suit between "Fine" and "Coarse" resolution.
• Contrast - Adjust the slider to change the contrast between the "dark" and "light" areas.
• Inverse Image - Halftone holes represent "dark" or "light" colors.
• Negative Image - Make the halftone holes "solid".
• Preview - Click this button to generate a preview of the halftone image.

4) Make the required changes to the options.

5) Click on the "Preview" button to create a preview of the halftone image.

6) Click on "OK" to accept the current options or "Cancel" to abort the command.

Install:

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

Uninstall:

You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.

Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Fusion 360.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.

OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8.1/10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

- Can only read PNG image files.

- Some PNG image files may be corrupt and present the error message "PNG file has invalid signature."  If so, open the PNG image file in an image editing software and re-save the image in PNG format.

- A large number of halftone "Holes" can take a very long time to process and may even cause Fusion 360 to crash.