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Hi Folks! Am struggling into drawing a VectorDrawable with the Canvas composable, full info in the :thread:

Am trying  to draw a Knob drawable like follows:

```@Composable
    fun Knob() {
        val knobBitmap = ImageBitmap.imageResource(id = R.drawable.rotary_knob)
        Canvas(Modifier.size(200.dp)) { drawImage(knobBitmap) }
    }```

`android.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawable cannot be cast to android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable`

I get that the following internal call is where the issue resides :
```fun ImageBitmap.Companion.imageResource(res: Resources, @DrawableRes id: Int): ImageBitmap {
    return (res.getDrawable(id, null) as BitmapDrawable).bitmap.asImageBitmap()
}```

as is a VectorDrawable rather thana BitmapDrawable

but then what would be the APi to achieve what Im trying?

something like
```resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.rotary_knob, null)
            .toBitmap(200 ,200)```
 works, but I was hopping there is  a better approach?

Vector assets are loaded via `painterResource`: <https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/resources#vector-assets>

You can do the following:

```val vectorPainter = rememberVectorPainter(           
ImageVector.vectorResource(R.drawable.ic_android_orange)
)
Canvas {
    with(vectorPainter) {
        draw(Size(96.dp.toPx(), 96.dp.toPx()))
    }
}```

&gt; Vector assets are loaded via `painterResource`: <https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/resources#vector-assets>
 Isn´t that for Image/Icon Comopsable? `drawImage` from the Canvas DrawScope does not requires a painter, but a `ImageBitmap`

`Painter` has a `DrawScope.draw` method: <https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/graphics/painter/Painter.html#draw(androidx.compose.ui.graphics.drawscope.DrawScope,androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size,kotlin.Float,androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ColorFilter)|https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/graphics/painter/Painter.html#draw(androidx.compose.ui[…]ui.graphics.ColorFilter)>