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Times New Roman Table of Contents Installation and Performance Welcome 9......................................................... ..... Using the Documentation l)......................................... ..... Technical Support 1................................................. ..... Installing Simply 3D ............................................... ..... *Simply 3D Recommended System Configuration ................... ..... 3Operating Simply 3D With Other Windows Applications .......... ..... 3Launching Programs from the Simply 3D Program Group ......... ..... (Launching the Simply 3D Interactive Demo ....................... ..... 3Using Objects and Textures from the ClipART Library ............. ..... Renderize Live EZ Overview Renderize Live EZ Screen Display !................................. #Renderize Live EZ Project Resources .............................. Resource Designer Windows &...................................... Mouse Conventions /............................................... Interface Entities 2.................................................. Using Resource Icons (-............................................. Using Drop-in Wells ............................................... 3Using and Controlling the Resource Designer Windows ............ #Renderize Live EZ File Organization .............................. $Renderize Live EZ Project File Types .............................. Customizing Renderize Live EZ #................................... The Visual Catalog Utility Overview 9......................................................... %Creating and Organizing Catalog Files ............................ )Loading Catalog Files into Visual Catalog ......................... Table of Contents Times New Roman <Selecting Resources to Load into Visual Reality Applications ....... 2Loading Resources into Visual Reality Applications ................ $The Visual Catalog Menu Bar Commands ......................... The Visual Font Utility Overview 9......................................................... ,Using Visual Font: A Procedural Walk-Through ................... Undoing Your Work I............................................... Using the Windows Clipboard %..................................... Using Simply 3D with CorelDRAW! AI Files and TrueType Font Files ".................................. )Creating 2D Drawings for Use in Simply 3D ....................... <Saving AI Files from CorelDRAW! and Loading them into Simply >.............................................................. ;Saving TrueType Files from CorelDRAW! and Loading them into 2 Simply 3D 6...................................................... Tutorial 1: QuickStart Starting Renderize Live EZ (........................................ $The Renderize Live EZ Opening Screen ........................... $What is a Renderize Live EZ Project? .............................. Loading a Project from Disk File ".................................. !Displaying a View in the Viewport 8 ................................ Rendering a View in the Viewport '!................................. Arranging Resources in 3D Space '!................................. &Quick-Rendering a View in the Viewport .......................... 8Editing Project Resources: the Resource Designer Windows ........ Generating a Final Rendering %..................................... Viewing a Final Rendering (........................................ Table of Contents Times New Roman Tutorial 2: Creating a Project Restarting Renderize Live EZ %..................................... $Loading Objects Using Visual Catalog ............................. Populating a View 0................................................ Arranging a View 1................................................. Rendering a View 1................................................. Loading and Extruding .AI Files ".................................. #Adding Resources to the Active View .............................. Using the Bounding Box Commands .............................. )Changing the Extrusion Depth of an Object ........................ Creating and Adding 3D Text %..................................... Using Images as View Backgrounds ............................... Saving a Project 3................................................... Tutorial 3: Exploring Materials Working with Color Palettes &...................................... Creating Shiny Materials [*.......................................... Using Images as Texture Maps $.................................... $Using the Material Designer Viewport ............................. Creating Transparent Materials #................................... Rendering Part of a View [*.......................................... Smoothing Objects 0................................................ Creating and Adding 3D Text %..................................... Joining Objects 3................................................... }&Tutorial 4: Texture Mapping Techniques What is a Texture Map? J+........................................... (Splitting Objects According to Materials ........................... Setting Mapping Types 9,............................................ 'Scaling Textures in Relation to Objects ............................ Table of Contents Times New Roman :Performing Test Renderings in the Object Designer Viewport ...... #Determining the Texture Repeat Type ............................. ,Assigning a Different Material to an Object ....................... Creating Material Libraries (........................................ Tutorial 5: Working with Images Combining Colors and Textures #................................... Editing Images 4.................................................... )Modifying a Texture by Modifying an Image ....................... Saving Images to Disk k,............................................ /Image File Extensions and Image File Conversion ................. 1Loading and Saving Images from the Image Designer .............. Exploring Image Processing '....................................... Editing Background Images '....................................... Saving Test Renderings |+........................................... Saving Test Images to Disk (........................................ Tutorial 6: Working with Lights Locating and Positioning Lights #................................... Positioning New Lights |+........................................... The Different Types of Lights %..................................... Creating Area Lights I............................................... Creating an Attenuated Light &...................................... Creating Shadows 1................................................. Setting Shadow Map Size )......................................... Self Shadow Bias 1................................................. Setting Shadow Density |+........................................... &Changing a Light's Color and Intensity ............................ Final Considerations I............................................... Tutorial 7: The Final Render Table of Contents Times New Roman The Rendering Options J+........................................... 'Setting the Final Aspect and Resolution ........................... "Assigning a Filename and File Type ............................... Viewing an Image 0................................................ }&Tutorial 8: Using Alpha Channel Mattes Alpha Matte Applications l)......................................... Creating the Alpha Matte l)......................................... -Integrating 2D Bitmap Images into a Rendering ................... Tutorial 9: Camera Animation "Creating Views to Use as Keyframes ............................... Setting Views as Keyframes '....................................... 'Viewing Animation Paths in the Viewport ......................... )Appending Keyframes on the Animation Path ..................... Moving a Keyframe View l)......................................... 4Inserting Keyframes Along an Existing Animation Path ........... 0Modifying the Animation Path by Editing Tangents ................ /Changing the Number of Frames Between Keyframes .............. Previewing an Animation l)......................................... Generating an Animation l)......................................... Playing an Animation Sequence #................................... &Additional Tips on Defining Animations .......................... The Project Designer What is a Project? 1................................................. "The Project Designer Window Layout ............................. !Introduction to Project Resources ".................................. Creating and Manipulating Views !................................. %Loading and Saving Files: An Overview ........................... Loading and Saving Projects &...................................... Table of Contents Times New Roman Loading and Saving Objects '....................................... Loading AI and WMF Files '....................................... 7Loading AI and WMF Files from Specific Drawing Products ....... Loading and Saving Images '....................................... 8Loading Objects and Images Through the Windows Clipboard ..... The Menu Bar Commands (........................................ The Command Bar '0................................................ The Viewport 5..................................................... The Resource Manager k,............................................ #Rendering Views: The Render Toolbox ............................ 7Orienting Project Resources in a View: The Move Toolbox ......... =Defining Material-to-Object Relationships: The Select Toolbox "Defining Colors: The Color Toolbox ............................... The View Designer The Default View 1................................................. Creating a View 3................................................... Positioning the Camera |+........................................... Setting the Camera Lens Optics #................................... Defining a View Background &...................................... $Setting the Amount of Ambient Light ............................. 'Defining a Depth Cue: The Fog Check Box ........................ Defining a Clipping Plane )......................................... $Creating Multiple Views in a Project .............................. View Realism 5..................................................... The Object Designer Loading Objects 3................................................... #Displaying and Manipulating Objects .............................. Copying and Cloning Objects %..................................... "Parent" and "Child" Objects %..................................... The Object Attributes Options %..................................... Table of Contents Times New Roman "Positioning and Rotating an Object ................................ Scaling an Object 1................................................. Mapping Textures onto Objects $.................................... Mapping Types Options J+........................................... Texture Repeat Options J+........................................... Mapping Select Options J+........................................... ;Positioning and Scaling Texture Maps in Relation to Objects ....... 3Rendering an Object in the Object Designer Viewport .............. Blurring a Texture Map J+........................................... 3Splitting Objects According to Material Definitions ................ The Light Designer Light Designer Overview [*.......................................... The Default Light Source [*.......................................... Light Types 7....................................................... Light Options 5..................................................... 'Defining a Light's Color and Intensity ............................ Positioning a Light 0................................................ Lighting and Views /............................................... The Material Designer The Materials Resource Icon &...................................... The Default Material ............................................... The Viewport 5..................................................... Material Illumination Types '....................................... Assigning Material Colors }(........................................ Assigning Textures to Materials #................................... Setting Material Opacity [*.......................................... -Defining a Matte Drop Out (Transparent) Color ................... 3Viewing and Changing Material-to-Object Assignments ........... Creating New Materials J+........................................... 2Controlling the Appearance of Materials in a View ................ Table of Contents Times New Roman The Image Designer Image File Characteristics )......................................... !The Image Operations Command Area ............................ The Viewport 5..................................................... The Sample Color Well |+........................................... Reading and Writing Images &...................................... 0Copying Images to and from the Windows Clipboard .............. 2Manipulating Images: The Image Operations Commands .......... The Animation Designer The Animation Resource Icon %..................................... Opening the Animation Designer ".................................. "Defining an Animation: an Overview .............................. The Animation Designer Interface '!................................. 5Editing an Animation in the Project Designer Viewport ............ Lighting and Animation |+........................................... &Setting the Resolution of an Animation ............................ /Selecting the Output File Type for an Animation ................... Playing an Animation Z-............................................. 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