Difference between revisions of "Exercise - System Panel - Controlling Shapes"

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The aim of this exercise is to mount the LED on the car's instrument panel, and to control the viewpoint of the resulting component.
 
The aim of this exercise is to mount the LED on the car's instrument panel, and to control the viewpoint of the resulting component.
  
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[[File:gen_exerciseSystemPanelcontrolviewpoint_addcylinder_01.png|150px|right]]
 
* Open the flowchart "System_Panel_Add_LED" which you created in [[Exercise - System Panel - Adding Objects]].
 
* Open the flowchart "System_Panel_Add_LED" which you created in [[Exercise - System Panel - Adding Objects]].
* Click and drag a cylinder onto the System Panel. [[File:gen_exerciseSystemPanelcontrolviewpoint_addcylinder_01.png|150px|right]]
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* Click and drag a cylinder from the vertical toolbar onto the System Panel.  
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* Click on it to select it. You will see five properties listed on the Panel Properties,
 
* Click on it to select it. You will see five properties listed on the Panel Properties,
 
: 'Shape', 'Color', 'Outline', 'Thickness' and 'Image'.
 
: 'Shape', 'Color', 'Outline', 'Thickness' and 'Image'.
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* The default 'color' property is red (0x0000C0). Click on tis value, and change the color to black (0x000000).
 
* The default 'color' property is red (0x0000C0). Click on tis value, and change the color to black (0x000000).
  
* Click on the 'Scale with mouse' icon
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[[File:gen_exerciseSystemPanelcontrolviewpoint_scaleicon_01.png|300px|right]]
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* Click on the 'Scale with mouse' icon on the top, horizontal toolbar.

Revision as of 13:46, 29 May 2013

The following assumes that you have added a single LED to the System Panel, as described in Exercise - System Panel - Adding Objects.

The aim of this exercise is to mount the LED on the car's instrument panel, and to control the viewpoint of the resulting component.


Gen exerciseSystemPanelcontrolviewpoint addcylinder 01.png
  • Click and drag a cylinder from the vertical toolbar onto the System Panel.


  • Click on it to select it. You will see five properties listed on the Panel Properties,
'Shape', 'Color', 'Outline', 'Thickness' and 'Image'.
  • The default 'color' property is red (0x0000C0). Click on tis value, and change the color to black (0x000000).


Gen exerciseSystemPanelcontrolviewpoint scaleicon 01.png
  • Click on the 'Scale with mouse' icon on the top, horizontal toolbar.