Shade 10 MagicalSketch

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This chapter describes the MagicalSketch interface.

Contents 1 Pen 2 Bend Pen 3 Move Hand 4 Rotate Hand 5 Zoom 6 Color Box 7 Color Palette 8 Pen points 9 Open 10 Save 11 Undo 12 Redo 13 Set 14 Undo/Redo Buffer Size 15 Polygon Division 16 Rectilinear Height 17 Display Mode 17.1 Shading 17.2 Wireframe 18 Background Display 18.1 Color Checkbox 18.2 Image Checkbox 18.3 Just Fit Checkbox 19 Outlines 20 Other 20.1 Enable Extrusion Mode After Cutting Checkbox 20.2 Play Sound Checkbox 20.3 Mirroring Checkbox 20.4 Show Button 20.5 Info Button 20.6 OK Button 20.7 Cancel Button

Pen

Click and choose the Pen button, then drag the mouse button to draw, erase, cut, make a projection, and smooth lines.

Bend Pen

Click and choose the Bend button, then drag the mouse button to bend, stretch, or round out 3D models created with the pen.

Move Hand

Click and choose the Move hand, then drag the mouse button on the Sketch Book to move the 3D model.

Rotate Hand

Click and choose the Rotate hand, then drag the mouse button on the Sketch Book to rotate the 3D model.

When another tool is selected, dragging the mouse button while holding down the right mouse button Ctrl (Win) / control (Mac) will also rotate the 3D model.

Zoom

Click the Zoom button to choose it, then drag the mouse button on the Sketch Book to magnify/shrink the 3D model. Dragging upward will zoom in, dragging downward will zoom out.

Color Box

The Color Box shows the currently selected color. Drag a color from the Color Box, then drop it on the 3D model or the line to apply that color to the model or line.

Color Palette

Click to choose a color. The selected color will be displayed in the Color Box. Clicking the arrow on either side will scroll to show the colors that are not currently displayed.

Pen points

This is used to choose the width of the pen point. To change the width of the line already drawn, click and select the line, then choose a width from the pen points.

Open

This button is used to open a 3D model previously created with MagicalSketch. The file extension is “.ted.”

Save

You can save the 3D object that you are currently working on with any name. The file extension is “.ted.”

Undo

The Undo button is used to undo up to 20 operations. The Undo operation can also be performed by holding down the Ctrl + Z keys (Win) / control + Z keys (Mac).

Redo

The Redo button is used to redo up to 20 operations that have been undone with the Undo button. The Redo operation can also be performed by holding down the Shift + Ctrl + Z keys (Win) / Shift + control + Z keys (Mac).

Set

Click the Set button to display the Preferences dialog.

Undo/Redo Buffer Size

You can specify the number of levels you can undo and redo, from one to the maximum of 20 by dragging the slider. Increasing the buffer size may cause memory shortages. The default value is 10.

Polygon Division

You can set the division of polygons for a new 3D object created with MagicalSketch from four options: Coarse / Regular / Fine / Very Fine. The default value is Regular.

Rectilinear Height

Drag the slider, or enter an integer ranging from 1 to 1500 to set the rectilinear height. The default value is 150.

Display Mode

Shading

You can choose either sketch display or flat display. The default value is Sketch.

Wireframe

You can choose the wireframe mode when polygons are displayed, as Front Face or Full Wireframe. The default value is Front Face.

Background Display

Color Checkbox

Switch the Color checkbox on and click the Color... button to choose a color. The computer’s standard color-picker with which you can choose the background color will be displayed.

Image Checkbox

Switch the Image checkbox on and click the File... button to select an image. That image is set as the background. You can use BMP files (Win) or PICT files (Mac). Click the Browse button to specify a file. Images are loaded at their actual size.

Just Fit Checkbox

Switch the Just Fit checkbox on to automatically magnify/shrink the background image along with the Sketch Book.

Outlines

Switch the On checkbox on and use the slider to set the level of division of outlines.

Other

Enable Extrusion Mode After Cutting Checkbox

When the Enable Extrusion Mode After Cutting checkbox is on, the Extrusion mode is automatically enabled after a 3D object is cut. Cutting an object while holding down the Shift when the Enable Extrusion Mode After Cutting checkbox is off will show the cross section of the object in red and enable the Extrusion mode.

Play Sound Checkbox

Switching this checkbox on will play amusing sounds while you operate MagicalSketch.

Mirroring Checkbox

Switching on the Mirroring checkbox will reflect the drawn contour as if in a mirror. The mirrored image is a symmetrically-balanced image with an axis connecting the staring point and the endpoint of the drawn line.

Show Button

When you click this button, the display of the 3D object in the MagicalSketch window switches between the shaded and wireframe modes.

Info Button

A menu displaying the version of MagicalSketch appears by clicking this button.

OK Button

Clicking the OK button will export the 3D object you have created into Shade, then close the MagicalSketch window. Objects created with MagicalSketch will be exported to Shade as MagicalSketch parts.

Cancel Button

Clicking the Cancel button will close the MagicalSketch window without exporting the object to Shade. |