Pattern Machine 3D - User Manual

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Toolbar File Menu Edit Menu Transform Menu Tools Menu Select Menu Zoom Menu View Menu Window Menu Help Menu Back to Index
Toolbar
File Handling History of changes Selecting Objects Navigation Create Segments Transform Objects Model Segments and Meshes Create Mesh and Elements Rendering
File Menu		contents
The File menu can be used to open and save Files, defining Program Settings etc.
New Create new File Open Open existing File Save Save Objects to File Save As... Save Objects to a File with different Filename	Print... Show Print Dialog Canvas Properties Show Canvas properties like Size, Background Image and Orientation Properties Show File properties like Object and Vertex listing, Rendering Properties etc. Program Settings Set Program Settings like Mesh Color, Ruler and Guide Settings, Display settings etc. Close Close File
Edit Menu		contents
The Edit Menu can be used to Create Segments
Undo Undo changes Redo Redo changes Create Segment Open Create Segment Dialog Paint Toggle Freehand Segment Paint mode	Polygon Toggle Polygon Segment Paint mode Line Toggle Line Segment Paint mode Circle Toggle Circle Segment Paint mode Text Toggle Text mode Delete Delete Selected Objects
Transform Menu		contents
The Transform Menu can be used to transform and model Segments, Meshes and Elements
Move Toggle Move Mode Rotate Toggle Rotate Mode Scale Toggle Scale Mode	Flip Horizontal Flip selected Objects horizontally Flip Vertical Flip selected Objects vertically Rotate 90° Rotate selected Objects 90° clockwise Numeric Show Numeric Transform Dialog Delete Delete Selected Objects
Tools Menu		contents
The Tools Menu can be used to model Segments, Meshes and Elements
Smooth Smooth Vertices of selected Objects Relax Relax Vertices of selected Objects Clone Clone selected Vertices or Objects Divide Divide Segment in selected sub-Segments Weld Toggle Weld mode for Segments	Reorder Vertices Reorders the Vertices in a Segment by Vertex Number Select Segment Order Toggle Select Segment Order mode Flip Mesh Normals Flips the XY coordinates of selected Meshes Condense Vertices Move selected Vertices to common Center Render Element Preview Render Output as Background of Element View
Select Menu		contents
The Select Menu can be used to Select Objects
All Select all Objects Whole Object Select whole Segment, Mesh or Element starting from selected Vertices. None Deselect all Objects Invert Selection Invert Selection from selected to unselected Objects
Zoom Menu		contents
The Zoom Menu can be used to Navigate and Zoom the Object layout
Zoom In Zoom in Object layout Zoom Out Zoom out Object layout Fit on Screen Fit Object layout on screen Fit Original Size Fit the Objects layout to 100%
View Menu		contents
The View Menu can be used to show/hide Rulers, Guides, Grid, History etc.
Vertices Show/Hide Object Vertices Vertex Numbers Show/Hide Object Vertex Numbers Object Gizmo Show/Hide Object Gizmo Background Show/Hide Viewport Background	Rulers Show/Hide Rulers Guides Show/Hide Guides Grid Show/Hide Grid	Snap to Grid Snap Mouse to Grid lines Snap to Guides Snap mouse to Guides Refresh Repaint Viewport and Canvas
Window Menu		contents
The Window Menu can be used to access Rendering Options, Materials, Mesh Options etc.
Documents Arrange Viewport Windows Navigator Show/Hide Navigator Guide Dialog Show/Hide Guide Dialog Segment Sampler Show/Hide Segment Sampler	Mesh Options Show/Hide Mesh options to create Meshes and Elements Materials Show/Hide Materials for Texturing Rendering Options Show/Hide Rendering options to create previews or high resolution outputs History Show/Hide History Window Properties Show/Hide Object properties to select and edit Objects by name
Help Menu		contents
The Help Menu can be used to access the User Manual and Application Info
User Manual Launch Pattern Machine 3D User Manual About Show Application Info like version and registration status
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