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There is no abilitiy in 3DS to see a bitmap without rendering it. It is a big wish list item though. A couple tips on the side for aligning maps and icons – pressing the Alt key while selecting an object will automatically scale the icon to the extents of the object (the directional Tab arrow is respected so you can constrain the height and match the width for example). Also, Bitmap Fit is a lifesaver for matching the height to width ratios of critical bitmaps.