Exercise - Setting Up the System Panel

<sidebar>Sidebar: Getting Started</sidebar> This exercise covers customising and personalising the System Panel to configure it to your preference.. You do not have to follow the options used in this task specifically - they are used to demonstrate the process.

Although specific settings are given, you should play around with alternatives to see the effect.

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

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

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.