Choose View > Resource Layout from the menu to access this window which shows a 2D basic representation of the Flat canvas and resources, enabling you to add, move and resize visual resources (Movies, Images, Text and Video capture) directly on the canvas.
Note that this only works in Flat modes (including Mesh Mode), not Dome mode. |
Drag resources from the resource pool on the left onto the canvas. Resources are initially full-screen by default, so click the maximize / windowed button (top right of the resource) to allow resizing and moving. This view is fully interactive with the playback window (inset below).
Click the resource pool ‘Timeline’ to view only resources that are on the timeline, hover the name there for properties, double-click to edit.
Right click a resource in the pool list (illustrated above) to go to that resource’s position on the timeline (if not in scope), or to delete it.
Resources are added sequentially on top of each other in Layer1. To change layering, double-click the title bar of a resource to access the Resource Editor.
Click the Enable tick-mark in each window’s top right corner to enable or disable that resource in the timeline.
Filters
Choose Enabled to only show enabled resources.
Choose In Scope to only show those resources which are visible at the current timeline time.
Choose Selected to only show one resource at a time in the layout window so that you can work with overlapping resources – simply choose the resource from the left resource window, then you can move that single resource. The resource will also be Outlined automatically once selected, and all others deselected for outlining.
Configure (Menu)
Draw resources as Solid
If disabled, the resource windows become see-through, allowing you to move a resource which is on a lower layer.
Draw resource details
Show the resource layer, coordinates within the resource window
Draw resource controls
Show the enable / maximize control in each resource window.
Show VCR Controls
Show the playback controls to enable moving the play head.
Snap
Enable or disable snapping points to the grid.
RESET Button
Resets the view so that the canvas is shown full screen.
Sizing and Zoom Control
Aspect ratio
When resizing, hold the Shift key down to lock the resource to its original aspect ratio.
Grid snap
When moving or resizing with the grid on, press the Ctrl key to temporarily ignore the snap function.
Zoom
The mouse wheel will zoom in / out about the cursor within the layout window.
Notes
•Enabling a movie while playing may not work, depending on the disk system.
•The position on the canvas as shown may not represent the true position as seen in the server playback window, since other resources (geometry, spline, transform animator) can override the position set within the resource.
•Once a resource is selected, also move it with the arrow keys, and press Control while using the arrow keys to move by 10 pixels a time.
Page edited [d/m/y]: 08/12/2020