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Changing the default document

If you want Xara 3D Maker to start up showing a different image:

Create the image you want to use as the starting (default) image.

Choose Save as default on the File menu.

This creates a file called Default.x3d, which appears in one of the following directories:

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C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Xara\Xara3D7 (if you are using Windows Vista or Windows

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C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Local Settings\Application Data\xara\xara3D7 (if you are

using Windows XP)

Note:

Replace C in the above paths with the drive that Xara 3D Maker was installed on and <User> with your

own user name.

To revert to the standard default document:

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Find the Default.x3d file that you previously saved as default in one of the above file paths and

delete the Default.x3d file. This restores the original default document, so that the next time you

open Xara 3D Maker, it reverts to displaying the standard new file image instead of the one you

created.

Changing quality settings

Th Settings option on the Window

menu lets you alter the quality settings for display and export (keyboard short cut Alt+Q). Usually the

default settings give excellent results, but you may wish to try different settings to fine-tune Xara 3D

Maker to your requirements.

Screen quality

controls the quality of the on-screen display. Increasing the quality setting means that the preview takes

longer to redraw on screen. Static and moving images have separate controls: animations can use a lower

setting.

Anti-aliasing

is a technique of blurring the edges between color transitions. Turning anti-aliasing on gives better results

but takes longer to redraw.

True perspective

displays the heading with slightly non-parallel sides (as if drawn from a distant vanishing point.) This gives

better results for some images than displaying parallel sides. The drawback is the extra processing can

slow down redraw. This may be noticeable when previewing animations.

Export quality

controls images exported as static bitmaps. Increasing the quality may give better results for some

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