Exercise - Setting Up the System Panel
<sidebar>Sidebar: Getting Started</sidebar> You can customise and personalise the System Panel to your preference. You do not have to specifically follow the options used in this task, they are used as exercise to demonstrate the process.
Although specific settings are given, you should play around with alternatives to see the effect.
If you want a fully detailed exercise with the task of operating the System Panel and changing the settings and options for practical use then see the exercise Adding Objects to the System Panel.
New flowchart
- Start a new Flowcode flowchart, using the default microcontroller.
- Make sure that the System Panel is visible. If necessary, click on View and then select 'System Panel' a check-box will appear next to the option when enabled.
General options
- Click on the 'General options' tab 30px
- Make the following changes:
- Move the 'Level of detail' slider fully to the right (to '10').
- Select 'Table top' shadow mode.
- Choose a 'Background' style of 'Solid color' and set the background color to dark blue, (Red=0, Green=0, Blue=128 on the 'Custom' tab.)
- Set the 'Table top' size to '20'.
- Choose a 'Table top' style of 'Solid color' and set its color to light blue, (Red=0, Green=70, Blue=255 on the 'Custom' tab.)
Grid and snap options
- Click on the 'Grid and Snap options' tab 30px
- Make the following changes:
- Set it to snap to the 'Table top', by clicking on the check-box next to the 'Table top' label.
- Leave the 'Show' gridlines box unchecked.
Whats next?
Now that you know how to customise the System Panel, you need to know how to operate it effectively, see exercise Controlling the Camera to learn how to navigate the System Panel.
If you want more details on using these options in effect and practice operating the System Panel see the exercise Adding Objects to the System Panel.
