Panel Forge 4.0 Documentation: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:07, 22 September 2022

Welcome to the 'PanelForge' Documentation Homepage:

PanelForge is the Drawing, 3D Layout, Storyboard and Animatic production software tailored for the pre-production needs of a modern animation production studio.

PanelForge Fundamentals:

PanelForge Free Downloads:

PanelForge Video Tutorials:

Getting Started Tutorial

Exploring PanelForge In Detail:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Concepts

Main Menus
- File
- Edit
- Project
- Canvas
- Stage
- Window
- Help

Dialogs Windows
- Application Preferences
- New Project
- Export
- Project Information
- Project Notes
- Project Settings
- Asset Library Manager
- Asset Reference Manager
- Stage Transforms
  - Tween Object
  - Track Object

Viewports/Workspaces
- Welcome
- Canvas
- Stage

Floating Windows
- Set Panel Names
- Find and Replace Panel Names

Palette Windows

Revision Changes:

Version History

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+<big>'''Welcome to the 'PanelForge' Documentation Homepage:'''</big>
-'''Welcome to the 'PanelForge' documentation home page'''
 PanelForge is the Drawing, 3D Layout, Storyboard and Animatic production software tailored for the pre-production needs of a modern animation production studio.
-<span style="color:#ff0000">'''This area is under construction.'''</span>
+{|
+| valign="top" style="width: 60%;" |
 '''PanelForge Fundamentals:'''
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 * [[Installation]]
 * [[Introduction]]
-* [[What is PanelForge and Why]]
+* [[Troubleshooting]]
-'''Essential PanelForge Tutorials:'''
+'''PanelForge Free Downloads:'''
+* [[ExampleProjectsDownloads|Example Projects]]
+* [[BrushPresetsDownloads|Brush Presets]]
+* [[ColourSwatchesDownloads|Colour Swatches]]
+* [[AudioFilesDownloads|Audio Files]]
+| valign="top" style="width: 60%;"  |
+'''PanelForge Video Tutorials:'''
 * [[Getting_Started_Tutorial|Getting Started Tutorial]]
+* [[Asset_Management_Tutorial|Asset Management]]
+* [[Stage_Cameras_Tutorial|Stage Cameras]]
+* [[Stage_Tweening_Tutorial|Stage Object/Camera Tweening/Tracking]]
+* [[Presets_Tutorial|Brush and Colour presets]]
+* [[Edit_Timeline_Tutorial|Edit Timeline and Audio tracks]]
-'''PanelForge Tutorial Videos:'''
+* [[Video_Tutorials|Presets]]
+* [[Video_Tutorials|Overlays]]
+* [[Video_Tutorials|Renaming & Panel Management]]
+* [[Video_Tutorials|Stage Materials]]
-* [[Video_Tutorials|PanelForge Mini-tutorial: Presets]]
+|}
-* [[Video_Tutorials|PanelForge Mini-tutorial: Overlays]]
-* [[Video_Tutorials|PanelForge Mini-tutorial: Renaming & Panel Management]]
-* [[Video_Tutorials|PanelForge Mini-tutorial: Stage Materials]]
-* [[Creating a new Project]]
-* [[Canvas First Steps]]
-* [[Stage First Steps]]
-* [[Basic Panel Organisation]]
+----
 '''Exploring PanelForge In Detail:'''
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 {|
 |
-* [[Project]]
+* [[Keyboard Shortcuts]]
-* [[Panel]]
+* Concepts
-** [[Canvas]]
+** [[Project]]
-** [[Stage]]
+** [[Panel]]
-** [[Guides]]
+*** [[Canvas]]
-** [[Overlays]]
+*** [[Stage]]
-* [[Asset Library Creation]]
+*** [[Guides Overlays|Guides & Overlays]]
-* [[Exporting|Exporting Data]]
+** [[Asset Library Creation]]
-* [[Importing|Importing Data]]
+** [[Exporting|Exporting Data]]
-* [[Maya Tools]]
+** [[Importing|Importing Data]]
+** [[Maya Tools|Maya Tools (Studio)]]
 * Main Menus
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 ** [[Window Menu|Window ]]
 ** [[Help Menu|Help ]]
-* Floating Windows
-** [[Set Panel Names]]
-** [[Find and Replace Panel Names]]
 * Dialogs Windows
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 *** [[Export Alembic|Alembic]]
 *** [[Export Project|Project]]
-*** [[Export Edit XML|Edit XML]]
+*** [[Export Edit XML|Edit XML (Studio)]]
-*** [[Export Project XML|Project XML]]
+*** [[Export Project XML|Project XML (Studio)]]
 ** [[Project Information]]
 ** [[Project Notes]]
+** Project Settings
+*** [[Project Panel View Settings|Panel View Settings]]
+*** [[Project Panel Naming|Panel Naming]]
+*** [[Project Panel FPS|Panel Frames Per Second]]
+*** [[Project Panel Defaults|Panel Defaults]]
+*** [[Project Panel Resolution Resize|Panel Resolution Resize]]
 ** [[Asset Library Manager]]
 ** [[Asset Reference Manager]]
-** [[Project Panel View Settings]]
+** Stage Transforms
-** [[Project Panel Naming]]
+*** [[Tween Object]]
-** [[Project Panel FPS]]
+*** [[Track Object]]
-** [[Project Panel Defaults]]
-** [[Project Panel Resolution Resize]]
+| valign="top"  style="width: 50%;" |
-| valign="top" |
+* Viewports/Workspaces
+** [[Welcome Window|Welcome]]
+** [[Canvas Viewport|Canvas]]
+** [[Stage Viewport|Stage]]
+* Floating Windows
+** [[Set Panel Names]]
+** [[Find and Replace Panel Names]]
 * Palette Windows
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 ** [[Panel Information]]
 ** [[Panel Timeline]]
+*** [[Panel Timeline Thumbnails|Thumbnails]]
+*** [[Panel Timeline Timeline|Timeline]]
 ** [[Panel Thumbnails]]
 ** [[Undo History]]
 ** [[Canvas Tools]]
-*** [[Canvas Tools Hand|Hand/Zoom]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Hand|Hand / Zoom Tool]]
-*** [[Canvas Tools Paint|Paint/Erase]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Paint|Paint / Erase Tool]]
-*** [[Canvas Tools Fill|Fill Bucket/Gradient]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Fill|Fill Bucket / Gradient Tool]]
-*** [[Canvas Tools Eyedropper|Eyedropper]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Eyedropper|Eyedropper Tool]]
-*** [[Canvas Tools Move|Move/Free Transform/Distort]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Move|Move / Free Transform / Distort Transform Tool]]
-*** [[Canvas Tools Select|Rectangle Select/Lasso/Magic Wand]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Select|Rectangle Select / Lasso Select / Magic Wand Tool]]
 ** [[Canvas Layers]]
 ** [[Colour Picker]]
 ** [[Colour Swatches]]
 ** [[Brush Editor]]
-*** [[Brush Editor General|General]]
+*** [[Brush Editor General|General Settings]]
-*** [[Brush Editor Shape|Shape]]
+*** [[Brush Editor Shape|Shape Settings]]
-*** [[Brush Editor Texture|Texture]]
+*** [[Brush Editor Texture|Texture Settings]]
 ** [[Brush Presets]]
 ** [[Stage Tools]]
-*** [[Stage Tools Select|Select]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Select|Select Tool]]
-*** [[Stage Tools Move|Move/Rotate/Scale]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Move|Move / Rotate / Scale Tool]]
-*** [[Stage Tools Move Pivot|Move Pivot]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Move Pivot|Move Pivot Tool]]
-*** [[Stage Tools Magic Transform|Magic Transform]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Magic Transform|Magic Transform Tool]]
 ** [[Stage Outliner]]
 ** [[Stage Object Attributes]]
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 '''Revision Changes:'''
 * [[Revision_History|Version History]]
-* [[PanelForge Pro and PanelForge Studio]]