User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 28
“Polygon” This tool is used to create polygon tunnels with plane sides.
The number of corners can be changed with right mouse click on the tool. A
polygon with very many corners will look like a circle. A polygon with four
corners will display a rectangle; three corners display a triangle. The sides of
the polygon can be colored separately.
“Line” This tool is used to create laser planes in your show. The line is
generated with blanked points at start and end point.
“Freehand” This tool is used to draw freehand figures. Automatically
blanked points at start and end will be set. Some parameters can be adjusted
with right mouse click on the tool.
“Text” This tool is used to create texts. Please read the respective
chapter below for more information.
“Bezier Tool” is used to create curves and Beziers. Please read the
respective chapter in the main manual for more information.
The tools like Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon and Freehand are very easy to use:
 click the left mouse button at center-position  hold it
 size the figure by dragging the mouse  release the mouse button
The handling of the Bezier tool is more complex: Two control lines are created. These
lines define the resulting Bezier curve (see respective chapter for more explanations).
The desired drawing color is easily chosen by a click on the color palette in the right
upper corner of the software. The 20 “brightest” colors are available in a palette,
more can be chosen from the color wheel or color cube. The view of the color
selection can be altered via Options -> Others. The display of the cube can be
changed by a click on one of the three radio buttons. The depth of the cube can be
selected by the scrollbar. By using this it is also possible to select darker (more greyish)
colors, too. Colors from the cube or wheel can be applied to the palette by simple
drag-and-drop.
By using the “HAND”
feature, points can be marked and repositioned with right
click and drag. To select several points of the figure, drag open a marking square
with left mouse buttons. To mark additional points, hold the “Ctrl”-key while marking
points. To select ALL points of a picture (frame), you can also use the Edit -> Mark All
Points.
In some cases it may be necessary to deactivate the grid for selecting points, as
some may not be reachable otherwise. To do so, enter the value “1” into the textbox
for the adjustment of the grid.