User Guide

Canvas 12 Getting Started Guide
3D View Editor dialog box
View Controls Adjust the orientation, rotation, and zoom of the object.
Magnifying glass: Select this tool, then click on the preview image to zoom in.
To zoom out, click the tool, then right-click the preview image.
Hand tool: Select this tool, then drag the preview to change the part of the
image that is displayed in the view.
Free rotation: Drag the preview image through any angle.
X-axis rotation : Drag the preview image along the X axis.
Y-axis rotation : Drag the preview image along the Y axis.
Z-axis rotation : Drag the preview image along the Z axis.
Step rotation: Activated when the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis rotation icon is
selected. Set the step of rotation that will be applied with the Down and Up icons.
Zoom controls: Zoom in or out using the zoom icons, or enter a specific level of
zoom.
Revert: Click this button to revert the transform (rotation, positioning, and
zoom) of the viewed object to the state it was in before you opened the 3D View
Editor.
Reset: Click this button to reset the transform of the viewed object to the default
setting in the original file.
Rotation Angles Use the Rotation Angles to set the degree of rotation precisely.
Lighting Select the Lighting check box to adjust the lighting.
Light color: Set a color of the light source by dragging R, G, and B sliders or
entering in numerical values, or select a color by clicking on the color spectrum
bar with the color picker mouse pointer.
Light source: Enter X, Y, and Z coordinates to set the position of the light
source. Also, you can drag the light source handle in the Preview window to set X
and Y positions intuitively.
Back/Front slider: Drag the slider to set the depth of the light source along the
Z axis (0 – 100).
Light intensity: Drag the slider to adjust the overall brightness of the light
source.
Ambient light color: Set the color of the ambient light. The default color is
white.
Wireframe Displays the preview image in wireframe.
Background Select the background color of the image. By default the color comes from the original
file, or it's set to black.
Only opaque, solid colors can be used. ie. Transparent is not a valid
background color.
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