User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 84
A new animated multi-frame figure can be created with this tool, showing a moving
frame alongside an animation path.
The tool consists of several modules for the
input:
A) Input of Path
Fig. 72 shows the dialog for drawing the
animation path. It is either possible to draw
the animation path with the mouse or to
import the animation path from the active
figure in the figure editor by clicking “Path
from Frame”. For verifying the results,
activating of “Ignore Blanking” can help.
Hint:
The colors of the figure for the path (Path
from Frame) can be transferred as well.
Figures with color gradient can give very
nice results.
To draw the path, click the button “Next”
to go on with the process. If the drawing
failed, click “Reset” to clear the window and try again. If the path shall be taken
from a figure of the Figure Editor, it is useful to apply the function “Optimize Distance”
via the menu Windows -> Special Features -> Opt.Distance to add intermediate
points on straight parts of the path.
B) Path Edit Window
With the Path Edit Window (Fig. 73) it is
possible to smoothen the course of the
drawn path via the button “Smooth”. The
number of points defining the path can
be specified (button “Number of Points”).
If the path was taken from a figure of the
Figure Editor, it is usually not
recommended to use the smoothening
option, as the corners of the shape
become round. After all editing has been
done, click on the button “Next” to move
on to the last module of the Path Tool.
C) Selection of Figure and Options
With this module (Fig. 74) the figure that
shall move along the path can be
selected. This can be the actively
selected figure from the Figure Editor
(Option “Source/ Use frame from main-
window”) or a “Snake” line (Option
“Source/Snake/Line”).
Fig. 72: Extra Tools: Path-Tool. Input of
path
Fig. 73: Extra-Tools: Path-Tool. Path Edit
Window