User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 85
If “Snake” line is selected, a path line is created. The length of the path line is
specified by the number entered in “Count of Pictures”.
If “Use frame from main window” is
selected, the active figure from the
Figure Editor will be displayed in the
window of the module and thus is
selected as figure for the movement on
the path.
If the figure has not been chosen yet, it
must be done at this point. If the window
does not update the figure
automatically, click on “Snake” and then
again on “Use frame from main
window”.
The red-green colored circle indicated
the anchor point and can be positioned
with a mouse click on the new position.
This anchor point moves on the
movement path later.
The “Use color from” option is used when
creating a Snake line. It specifies if the
color values are taken from the colored path (“Path”) or from the Figure Editor
(“Main Window”).
Activating the option “Fade out” reduces the brightness (fades out) at the end of the
path line or the last figures.
“Picture Distance” (upper scrollbar) specifies the distance of the points drawn for the
path line, or, if a figure is moved, the distance between the copies of the figure.
“Count of pictures” (lower scrollbar) specifies the length of the path line or, if a figure
is moved, the number of figure repetitions that are moved on the path.
“Start/End hidden” (blanking on start and end) specifies if the first and the last figure
of the path are shown.
6.18.10. Tool: Stretch Lines Tool
The Stretch Line Tool creates a new, animated figure with multiple frames. This new
animation must base on an existing figure (has to be active in the Figure Editor). The
effects applied with the Stretch Lines Tool make the figure appear as just being
drawn (lines are slowly appearing from the single points and end up as final figure)
“Line Stretch for each line” means that the drawing of the figure is simultaneously
done from each point. Lines are drawn at the same time. Click “Apply” to use the
Fig. 74: Extra-Tools: Path-Tool. Selection of
Figure and Options.
This is the anchor-
point, which will
move on the path.