Magic 3D Easy View
Objects settings
Objects settings
Moving objects or fixtures
In this window, objects and fixtures can be shifted individually or in a group using the multi-selection mode. There are six different settings available: three movements on the X, Y, Z axis (width, height and depth of the stage) and also three rotating movements around these very axes. Thus, objects can be positioned as they actually are on your stage. You must open the "Location" tab to do so and select objects and fixtures from the list (see below). The last tab allows you to simply setup the positions of the fixtures in line, circle, rectangle...
Changing size and colour of objects
We must go to the "Size" and "Color" tabs to change these settings. It is possible to modify the transparency of a 3D objects, this can be very useful to create a window...
Fixtures list
The list is located in the "Objects" tab of the "Objects settings" window. All fixtures are listed and folders can be created to simply classify them. The drag & drop is used to move the fixtures within the list. To add a new folder, click on the "New folder" button from the toolbar. The up and down arrow allow to expand or collapse the list.
To rename a fixture, double click on it and then enter the new name. It is also possible to select another layer for the fixtures by double clicking on the layer cell and selecting a layer from the list.
The list shows information that can not be modified like the name of the profile, or the DMX address and some options that can be modified like the beam color, the frost effect and gives the possibility to invert PAN/TILT channels.
The 4 last columns are :
- Gel color (can be modified by clicking on the color)
- The frost effect (a frost effect is available for every fixture)
- Invert Pan
- Invert Tilt
Duplicate objects
By using the "Duplicate" function, you can edit in and quickly position one or several objects. For example, imagine that you have designed a set of truss elements in circle and that you would like to carry out the same layout at 4 meters away on the left side... The "Duplicate" function enables you to reinsert the whole set of objects and to move them proportionally in order to get a similar layout. Now, you can select your first group of objects (referred to as "circle 1") and by a simple mouse click, make the following "Duplicate" menu appear on the screen.
Objects list
The list is located in the "Objects" tab of the "Objects settings" window. All objects are listed and folders can be created to simply classify them. The drag & drop is used to move the objects within the list. To add a new folder, click on the "New folder" button from the toolbar. The up and down arrow allow you to expand or collapse the list.
To rename an object, double click on it and then enter the new name. It is also possible to select another layer for the objects by double clicking on the layer cell and selecting a layer from the list.
Note: It is possible to choose whether or not to display column of the list by clicking on the title bar with the right mouse button.
