Working with Panoramas in 2D View

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Wireframe Display Mode	State or Action	Comments
	Node deselected	Indicated by the camera (gray dot) and the horizontal or vertical viewpoint movement circle. Viewpoint active.
	Node selected	Represented by the camera (red point), with the target (blue) moving in a circle (blue circle), the focus angle (blue lines) and the angle's bisector line (red line). The node direction is represented by a red arrow for the first node and a green arrow for all others.
	Move the viewpoint.	Use the red point for this.
	Move the target.	Move the blue point in the blue circle. NB: The target point position defines the starting image when the panorama is read.
+	Duplicate the node	Press ALT and move the camera (red point) or Right click on the camera and then select "Duplicate" in the pop-up menu.
	Delete the node	Right click on the camera and then select "Delete" in the pop-up menu.
	Edit the Active Light with this Viewpoint.	Right click on the camera (red point). In the pop-up menu, choose "Edit Light", select the name of the light. NB: The inspector palette switches from Panorama mode to Light mode.
	Edit the Active Heliodon with this Viewpoint.	Right click on the camera (red point) then select "Edit Heliodon" in the pop-up menu. NB: The inspector palette switches from Panorama mode to Heliodons mode.
	The selected node becomes the first node; this is the first one played when playing the panorama.	Right click on the node of the panorama to select "Make First Node". When the node is already the first node the option to disable "Is First Node" is displayed.
	Initialize Node Direction with Camera Direction	Force the node to have the same direction as the camera. When reading, the node will use the camera direction instead of its original direction.
	Initialize Camera Direction with Node Direction	Force the camera to have the same direction as the node. When reading, the camera will use the node direction instead of its original direction.
	How do you define a new direction?	Click and move around, turn the red or green arrow tip to define the new direction of the node. The direction of all the other nodes will become affected. Only the first node is defined with a red arrow. When the panorama is played, this view is displayed by default. Every node has its own direction. Modifying one will not affect the direction of the other nodes.
	How do you create a link between two nodes?	Click in the blue circle of one node, hold the mouse button down and drag the cursor to the blue circle of the other node to connect them. A green arrow is drawn between the two nodes.
	How do you delete a link between two nodes?	To delete a link between two nodes: Click on the link to select it; it turns green. Then make a right click on it and choose Delete.

Wireframe Display Mode

State or Action

Comments

Node deselected

Indicated by the camera (gray dot) and the horizontal or vertical viewpoint movement circle. Viewpoint active.

Node selected

Represented by the camera (red point), with the target (blue) moving in a circle (blue circle), the focus angle (blue lines) and the angle's bisector line (red line).

The node direction is represented by a red arrow for the first node and a green arrow for all others.

Move the viewpoint.

Use the red point for this.

Move the target.

Move the blue point in the blue circle.

NB: The target point position defines the starting image when the panorama is read.

Duplicate the node

Press ALT and move the camera (red point)

Right click on the camera and then select "Duplicate" in the pop-up menu.

Delete the node

Right click on the camera and then select "Delete" in the pop-up menu.

Edit the Active Light with this Viewpoint.

Right click on the camera (red point). In the pop-up menu, choose "Edit Light", select the name of the light.

NB: The inspector palette switches from Panorama mode to Light mode.

Edit the Active Heliodon with this Viewpoint.

Right click on the camera (red point) then select "Edit Heliodon" in the pop-up menu.

NB: The inspector palette switches from Panorama mode to Heliodons mode.

The selected node becomes the first node; this is the first one played when playing the panorama.

Right click on the node of the panorama to select "Make First Node". When the node is already the first node the option to disable "Is First Node" is displayed.

Initialize Node Direction with Camera Direction

Force the node to have the same direction as the camera.

When reading, the node will use the camera direction instead of its original direction.

Initialize Camera Direction with Node Direction

Force the camera to have the same direction as the node.

When reading, the camera will use the node direction instead of its original direction.

How do you define a new direction?

Click and move around, turn the red or green arrow tip to define the new direction of the node. The direction of all the other nodes will become affected. Only the first node is defined with a red arrow.
When the panorama is played, this view is displayed by default.
Every node has its own direction. Modifying one will not affect the direction of the other nodes.

How do you create a link between two nodes?

Click in the blue circle of one node, hold the mouse button down and drag the cursor to the blue circle of the other node to connect them. A green arrow is drawn between the two nodes.

How do you delete a link between two nodes?

To delete a link between two nodes: Click on the link to select it; it turns green. Then make a right click on it and choose Delete.

Artlantis User Guide:Working with Panoramas in 2D View