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1128 Glossary
Wire from global event to birth event (above); wire from test
to local event (below)
Towireatesttoanevent,dragfromits
test output
,
thebluedotthatbydefaultsticksouttotheleftof
the test, to the event’s
event input
,whichsticks
out from the top , or vice-versa. Similarly, you can
wireaglobaleventtoabirtheventbydragging
between the
source output
on the bottom of the
global event and the event input.
The mouse cursor resembles the first
imagewhenyoucanbeginthisoperation:the
bottom portion is the top of a small square. The
cursor resembles the second im age w hen you can
complete the operat ion: the square at the bottom
has become an arrow.
To delete a wire, right-click it and choose Delete
Wire, or click it (it highlig hts in yellow) and t hen
press the DELETE key. Or, with a w ire between a
test and an event, drag from either connector to a
blank area of the
event display (page 3–1029)
.
Wireframe Mode
Wireframe mod e display of a director’s chair and
megaphone
Wireframeisaviewportsettingthatletsyou
viewobjectsinagivenviewportasawiremesh.
This is the default setting for non-Perspective
viewports. You change this setting from the
viewport rig ht-click m enu (page 3–774)
.
In addition, you can set the Standard and Raytrace
materialstorenderaswires.UsetheExtended
Parameters rollout to set the size of the wire, and
specify its measurement in either pixels or units.
When you use pixels, the thickness of the wire is
based on the screen pixels. Therefore, it’s absolute,
and remains the same, regard less of its distance
from the camera. If you use units, the thickness is
based on world units, and varies depending on the
distance f rom the camera. It’s easier to compare
theeffectofpixelsandunitsifyoufirstadjustthe
camera view to give a greater sense of distance.
You can most easi ly do this with the Perspective
viewport navigation tool, w hich dollies the camera
in one direction while changing the field of view
in the other.