Operation Manual

Applying Special Effects 219
The Bevel and Lathe categories offer several presets that you can apply as your
profile. You can also define your own custom profiles for both bevel and lathe
effects from the Instant 3D context toolbar. (See DrawPlus Help for more
details.)
For high-quality display, you can make DrawPlus display your Instant 3D
objects at higher resolutions. Alternatively, the resolution can be reduced for
quicker redrawing on slower computers.
To change Instant 3D display resolution:
• Select a resolution from the Display Resolution drop-down list in
Tools>Options... (Drawing Quality>View Quality).
Applying Pseudo 3D
Pseudo 3D produces an object projection to follow one of three separate planes
(top, front or right), either by using an Isometric projection (default) or other
more complex projection. By bringing together transformed objects on each
plane you produce the illusion of working in three dimensions, from a simple
cube (below) to more complex 3D shapes, text, etc.
Each projection, from the same Quick Square object, can be presented as follows
(with a combined multi-object cube).
Top
Plane
Front
Plane
Right
Plane
Combined
cube
In DrawPlus, you can specify a plane (Top, Front, or Right) directly from the
Standard toolbar's 3D Planes flyout. While working with the toolbar all newly
created objects will be drawn according to the currently set plane. Only one
plane can be set at any one time.
For more complicated projections, DrawPlus also allows Cabinet Oblique,
Cavalier Oblique, and various Dimetric and Trimetric projections to be
applied; you can also design your own Custom projection. All projections
represent a different object position about the X, Y and Z axes. Here's some