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- textomatic - interactive program for creating 3d text
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- _t_e_x_t_o_m_a_t_i_c is an Inventor program for creating beveled, 3D text. It
- supports arbitrary bevels, arbitrary messages, assigning different
- materials to the front, back and sides of the text, and supports pasting
- into other applications (like showcase or SceneViewer).
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- The textomatic window is split into four parts:
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- The top of the window is an Inventor examiner viewer, displaying the 3D
- text and allowing you to rotate and zoom it. By default the "decoration"
- of buttons and thumbwheels used to control your view is turned off; you
- can turn it back on using the popup menu that will appear if you press
- the right mouse button in this window. Help on how to use the viewer is
- also available from the 'Functions->Help' menu entry on that popup.
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- The lower-right of the window contains a Motif text widget, which can be
- used to change the 3D message displayed. Just click the left mouse
- button in the window and start typing; the 3D text is automatically
- updated 1 second after you stop typing.
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- At the bottom center of the window is a representation of the bevel used
- for the sides of the text. You can use the left mouse button to add
- points to the bevel and will immediately see changes in the 3D text. For
- example, position the cursor in the middle of the cyan line, where the
- two red lines cross. Press and hold the left mouse button, then drag the
- mouse up and down a little. Notice how the bevel on the 3D text changes
- to match the cross-section defined by the cyan line. Try adding some
- more points. You can use the backspace key to delete points, and you can
- move existing points by clicking on them (notice that a little white
- cross is drawn when your cursor gets close to them).
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- The lower-left of the window contains four buttons:
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- _C_o_p_y Will copy the Inventor scene graph used to draw the 3D text onto the
- X clipboard, where it can be viewed (use the xclipboard program) or
- pasted into another Inventor application (like showcase or
- SceneViewer).
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- _E_d_i_t _P_a_r_t_s
- Brings up a material editor and some radio buttons that let you
- independently turn on or off the front, back and sides of the text,
- or change their material. Try disabling editing of the sides'
- material (click on the yellow 'Edit' button in front of 'Sides:')
- and then changing the diffuse color (by clicking on the little
- diamond button in front of the 'Diff:' slider, and then changing the
- color in the color wheel that appears).
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- Brings up a short description of textomatic.
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- _Q_u_i_t Exits textomatic. Note that the data copied to the X clipboard with
- the copy button will disappear when texomatic exits, so be sure to
- paste your creations before exiting.
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- Note that the source code to _t_e_x_t_o_m_a_t_i_c comes with the _O_p_e_n _I_n_v_e_n_t_o_r _3_d
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- /usr/share/src/Inventor/demos/textomatic/* - Source to textomatic
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- drop, maze, noodle, qmorf, revo, showcase, SceneViewer, inventor, ivview
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