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3D Preview Settings: General

3D Preview Settings: General
 
Use this dialog to setup 3D Preview settings: positions, light effects, reflections, etc. Those settings will be used for the final 3D Box Shot Rendering.
 
To open this dialog either double click in the 3D Preview area, or press the button in the main toolbar, or an item in the View menu.
 
The General section allows you setup 3D box shot positions.
1

Background  Color

1. Background  ColorSelect the 3D preview background color from the drop down palette or drag the color picker tool over the screen. To load the background from image file or from the clipboard click the Background button and select the command from the pull down menu.
2

Position X

2. Position XUse the slider to setup the horizontal shift of the box shot from the center of the 3D preview area.
3

Position Y

3. Position YUse the slider to setup the vertial shift of the box shot from the center of the 3D preview area.
4

Camera distance

4. Camera distanceUse this slider to change the "camera distance" for the 3D box shot scene. The distance value affects the perspective effect calculation.
5

X rotation

5. X rotationUse this slider to specify the angle of 3D box shot rotation about the horizontal X-axis.
6

Y rotation

6. Y rotationUse this slider to specify the angle of 3D box shot rotation about the vertical Y-axis.
7

Z rotation

7. Z rotationUse this slider to specify the angle of 3D box shot rotation about the orthogonal Z-axis.
8

Zoom

8. ZoomUse the slider to specify the size of the 3D box shot image relatively to the whole 3D scene.
9

Perspective

9. PerspectiveUse the slider to specify the perspective value of the 3D box shot image. This perspective value defines dimensions and position of the camera in the 3D scene.
For instance, the nearest parts of the box look bigger in the picture
10

Ok

10. OkPress the button to save the changes and to close the dialog.
11

Cancel

11. CancelPress the button to discard the changes and to close the dialog.
12

Help

12. HelpPress the button to show the context help.
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