User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 27
Create Own Figures and Shows 3.2.
IMPORTANT! When a new figure is to be created, it is essential to
ALWAYS click on “New Figure”. Otherwise the figure created before
will be overwritten!
Different tools for drawing a picture in the central
drawing window are provided:
“Poly-Line”
Standard active is the Poly-Line tool. With left mouse
clicks in the drawing area, colored points will be set; with
the right mouse button invisible (blanked) points will be
set.
The created forms are vector graphics. So if an object
shall be created that cannot be drawn with one line, but
is “separate” to other object, a blank path need to be
created, meaning a path the scanners of the laser move
but without laser output. Use the right mouse button to
set one or more blank points to do so.
This mainly applies if using the Poly-Line tool. If other
drawing tools are used, blank lines usually are added
automatically.
With holding the mouse button, the poly-line shape
draws an end-to-end line with different positions in
between. This tool is used e.g. to draw bent laser planes.
“Ellipse” With this tool the “tunnel effect” is
created. The circle or the ellipse, respectively, will be
interpolated from a multi-cornered polygon. The number
of points of the figure depends on its size. This impacts the
“Morph” feature, so this must be kept in mind. The lines
between the polygon points can be re-colored.
“Point” Drawing a point will create a still standing laser beam. Please use
points very carefully! Point / “Hot Beams” are extremely dangerous, so use with
care. Always respect your local laser safety regulations. Laserworld Showeditor
automatically generates three points: Two invisible ones (blanked) and the
one visible. With a right mouse click on the tool the number of repeated points
per beam can be adjusted.
“Rectangle” This tool is used to create rectangular “tunnels” within the
laser show. The four sides can be colored as desired.
Fig. 12: Buttons for
editing