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The 'Stage Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the stage workspace. The palette also makes available all the available settings to currently active stage workspace tool.
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:[[File:StageToolsCollapsed01.png|thumb| 222px |none|Stage Tools Palette with Settings Collapsed.]]
 
  
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The 'Stage Tools' palette provides the ability to choose the current interactive tool in the Stage workspace.
  
To set the active stage workspace select the corresponding tool icon button. The active stage tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active stage tool settings label below the stage tool icon buttons.
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This palette also makes available all the settings for the active stage workspace tool.  
  
The ability to quickly switch between different stage tools is provided by custom [[Keyboard Shortcuts]].
 
  
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:[[File: StageTools.PNG|thumb| 570px |none|]]
  
=Select Tool=
 
  
:[[File:StageToolsSelect01.png|thumb| 219px |none|Select Tool.]]
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To set the active stage workspace tool select the corresponding tool icon button.  
  
The select tool provides a way to interactively select stage objects in the stage view.  
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The ability to quickly switch between different stage tools is provided by custom [[Keyboard Shortcuts]].  
  
Moving the mouse cursor over a stage object in the stage view and clicking will select the object replacing the current selected stage objects. When the mouse cursor is dragged over the stage view a bounding rectangle will be displayed where on mouse release the objects inside or overlapping the bounding rectangle will be selected replacing the currently selected stage objects.
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The current stage workspace tool can also be selected in the ’Tools’ sub menu of the ’Stage’ main application menu.
  
The tool behaviour of replacing the current stage object selection can be modified to instead adding to the current selection if the shift key is held during tool interaction. Alternatively holding the Alt key will remove the new selection from the previous stage selection.
 
  
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The active stage tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active stage tool settings label below the stage tool icon buttons.
  
=Move Tool=
 
  
:[[File:StageToolsMove01.png|thumb| 215px |none|Move Tool.]]
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===Stage Tool Buttons===
  
If the move manipulator is not being interacted with the tool behaviour will replicate the above select tool.
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Use the 'Detailed Information...' link in the below selections to view help about using each of the available Canvas Tools:
  
  
==Object Space==
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====Select Tool====
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[[File: ToolMarqueeSelect.png|60px|left|caption|link=Stage_Tools_Select]]
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Select the Stage objects in a rectangular area of the Stage Viewport by dragging.
  
==World Space==
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[[Stage_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Manipulator at Last Selected==
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====Rotate Tool====
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[[File: RotateTool.png|60px|left|caption|link=Stage_Tools_Move]]
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Interactively rotate the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the rotate manipulator in the Stage Viewport. Alternatively, select Stage Objects by dragging in the Stage Viewport.
  
==Manipulator at Selection Centre==
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[[Stage_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
  
==XY Nudge==
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====Move Pivot Tool====
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[[File: MovePivotTool.png|60px|left|caption|link=Stage_Tools_Move_Pivot]]
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Interactively move the pivot of the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the pivot manipulator in the Stage Viewport.
  
==XZ Nudge==
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[[Stage_Tools_Move_Pivot|Detailed Information...]]
  
==YZ Nudge==
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==Nudge Value==
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====Move Tool====
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[[File: TranslateTool.png|60px|left|caption|link=Stage_Tools_Move]]
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Interactively move the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the move manipulator in the Stage Viewport. Alternatively, select Stage Objects by dragging in the Stage Viewport.
  
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[[Stage_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
  
=Rotate Tool=
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====Scale Tool====
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[[File: ScaleTool.png|60px|left|caption|link=Stage_Tools_Move]]
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Interactively scale the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the scale manipulator in the Stage Viewport. Alternatively, select Stage Objects by dragging in the Stage Viewport.
  
:[[File:StageToolsRotate01.png|thumb| 219px |none|Rotate Tool.]]
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[[Stage_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Object Space==
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====Magic Transform Tool====
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[[File: MagicTransformTool.png|60px|left|caption|link=Stage_Tools_Magic_Transform]]
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Press an object to Move and Rotate the object based on an object's surface in the Stage Viewport.
  
==World Space==
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[[Stage_Tools_Magic_Transform|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Manipulator at Last Selected==
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==Manipulator at Selection Centre==
 
 
 
 
 
=Scale Tool=
 
 
 
:[[File:StageToolsScale01.png|thumb| 224px |none|Scale Tool.]]
 
 
 
==Object Space==
 
 
 
==World Space==
 
 
 
==Manipulator at Last Selected==
 
 
 
==Manipulator at Selection Centre==
 

Latest revision as of 20:33, 22 September 2020


The 'Stage Tools' palette provides the ability to choose the current interactive tool in the Stage workspace.

This palette also makes available all the settings for the active stage workspace tool.


StageTools.PNG


To set the active stage workspace tool select the corresponding tool icon button.

The ability to quickly switch between different stage tools is provided by custom Keyboard Shortcuts.

The current stage workspace tool can also be selected in the ’Tools’ sub menu of the ’Stage’ main application menu.


The active stage tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active stage tool settings label below the stage tool icon buttons.


Stage Tool Buttons

Use the 'Detailed Information...' link in the below selections to view help about using each of the available Canvas Tools:


Select Tool

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Select the Stage objects in a rectangular area of the Stage Viewport by dragging.

Detailed Information...

Rotate Tool

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Interactively rotate the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the rotate manipulator in the Stage Viewport. Alternatively, select Stage Objects by dragging in the Stage Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Move Pivot Tool

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Interactively move the pivot of the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the pivot manipulator in the Stage Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Move Tool

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Interactively move the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the move manipulator in the Stage Viewport. Alternatively, select Stage Objects by dragging in the Stage Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Scale Tool

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Interactively scale the currently selected Stage objects by dragging the scale manipulator in the Stage Viewport. Alternatively, select Stage Objects by dragging in the Stage Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Magic Transform Tool

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Press an object to Move and Rotate the object based on an object's surface in the Stage Viewport.

Detailed Information...