7 TM Contents Welcome to Strata 3D Welcome to Strata Design 3D SE 7 ...................................................... 1 Design 3D SE Learning Resources ....................................................... 2 Strata 3D University ................................................................. 2 StrataCafe - the Strata Community ........................................... 2 Strata Support ........................................................................... 2 About Strata Design 3D SE ................................................................... 3 New Project Dialog ................................................................... 3 Design 3D CX and CXi ........................................................................5 Copyright and Legal Notices ................................................................ 6 1-The Workspace The Tool Palette ...................................................................................... 2 Edit Button ................................................................................ 3 The Button Bar....................................................................................... 3 Convert Menu ........................................................................... 4 File Handling ............................................................................ 5 Edit Functions ........................................................................... 5 Modeling Functions .................................................................. 5 Numeric Feedback .................................................................... 5 Palette Management Icons ........................................................ 6 The Modeling Window .......................................................................... 6 New Project Dialog ................................................................... 7 Modeling Window Controls ..................................................... 8 View Orientation ....................................................................... 9 Display Methods ....................................................................................10 OpenGL ...................................................................................10 Toon .........................................................................................11 Perspective Selector .................................................................12 1 STRATA DESIGN 3D SE 7 Table of Contents Extra View Controls .................................................................13 Depth Cueing ...........................................................................15 Texture Display ........................................................................15 View Management Tools ......................................................................15 View Move Tool ......................................................................16 View Rotate Tool .....................................................................17 View Zoom Tool ......................................................................18 View Set Center .......................................................................19 The Palettes ...........................................................................................20 Using Plus Menus ....................................................................20 Environment Palette .................................................................20 Object Properties Palette ..........................................................21 Details Palette ..........................................................................22 Modeling Commands Palette ...............................................................23 Resource Palette ....................................................................................24 Resource Panels .......................................................................25 Libraries ...................................................................................25 Context Menus and Hotkeys ................................................................26 Using Context Menus ..............................................................26 Using Hotkeys .........................................................................27 Customizing and Adding Hotkeys ...........................................27 Setting Defaults .....................................................................................28 Using The Preferences Dialog .................................................29 Setting Defaults for Tools ........................................................29 Setting Units ............................................................................29 Setting the Mouse Filter ...........................................................29 2-Design 3D Tools The Tool Palette .....................................................................................31 Edit Button ...............................................................................32 2 STRATA DESIGN 3D SE 7 Table of Contents Move Tools ..............................................................................32 Rotate Tool ...............................................................................33 Scale Tool ................................................................................34 3D Drawing Tools ....................................................................34 2D Drawing Tools ....................................................................35 Pen Tools ..................................................................................36 Text Tool ..................................................................................37 2D to 3D Tools .........................................................................37 Boolean Tools ..........................................................................40 Reflect Tools ............................................................................42 Deform Tools ...........................................................................43 Joint and Bone Tools ................................................................45 Point Light Tool .......................................................................47 Spotlight Tool ..........................................................................48 Camera Object Tool .................................................................48 Guide Tool ...............................................................................49 Grid Tool ..................................................................................50 View Move Tool ......................................................................51 View Rotate Tool .....................................................................51 View Zoom Tool ......................................................................51 Rendering Tool ........................................................................52 3-Modeling Basics Working with Grids ..............................................................................53 Tridents ....................................................................................54 World Grids ..............................................................................55 Switching Grids .......................................................................55 User-defined Grids ...................................................................56 View Grids ...............................................................................57 Snap to Grid .............................................................................58 3 STRATA DESIGN 3D SE 7 Table of Contents Manipulating Objects ...........................................................................58 Selecting Objects .....................................................................59 Double-clicking on a Shape, Group or Object .........................61 Move Tool ................................................................................61 Snap-To Tool ............................................................................62 Rotate Tool ...............................................................................63 Scale Tool ................................................................................64 Transforming with Object Properties ......................................65 Transforming with the Project Window ...................................66 Nudging Objects ......................................................................67 The Selection Menu .................................................................68 Editing Objects ........................................................................68 Importing Models ....................................................................69 Starting with 3D Primitives .................................................................70 The Text Tool ...........................................................................72 Editing 3d Primitives ...............................................................73 Starting with 2D Objects ......................................................................73 Rectangle Tool ........................................................................74 Ellipse Tool ..............................................................................75 Rounded Rectangle Tool ..........................................................75 2D Polygon Tool ......................................................................75