Panel Forge 6.0 Documentation: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:16, 10 July 2025

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 production studio.

PanelForge Fundamentals:

PanelForge Free Downloads:

PanelForge Video Tutorials:

Become a PanelForge Professional.

PanelForge Example Projects:

Download and Lean By Example.

Exploring PanelForge In Detail:

Concepts
- Maya Tools (Studio)

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

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

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

Palette Windows

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+<big>'''Welcome to the 'PanelForge' Documentation Homepage:'''</big>
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+PanelForge is the Drawing, 3D Layout, Storyboard and Animatic production software tailored for the pre-production needs of a modern production studio.
-'''Welcome to the 'PanelForge' documentation home page'''
+{|
+| valign="top" style="width: 25%;" |
+'''PanelForge Fundamentals:'''
-PanelForge is the Drawing, 3D Layout, Storyboard and Animatic production software tailored for the pre-production needs of a modern animation production studio.
+* [[System Requirements]]
+* [[Installation]]
+* [[Introduction]]
+* [[Troubleshooting]]
-<span style="color:#ff0000">'''This area is under construction. Some of this information may be outdated or incomplete.'''</span>
+'''PanelForge Free Downloads:'''
+* [[ExampleProjectsDownloads|Example Projects]]
+* [[BrushPresetsDownloads|Brush Presets]]
+* [[ColourSwatchesDownloads|Colour Swatches]]
+* [[AudioFilesDownloads|Audio Files]]
-{|
-|
-'''PanelForge Fundamentals:'''
-* [[System Requirements]]
-* [[Installation]]
-* [[Introduction]]
-| valign="top" style="width: 50%;" |
+| valign="top" style="width: 25%;"  |
-'''Essential PanelForge Tutorials:'''
+'''[[Video_Tutorials|PanelForge Video Tutorials:]]'''
-* [[Getting_Started_Tutorial|Getting Started Tutorial]]
+[[File:WelcomeTutorialVideoOver2x.png|frameless|250px|link=Video_Tutorials]]
-|}
+Become a PanelForge Professional.
-{|
-|
-'''PanelForge Tutorial Videos:'''
-* [[Video_Tutorials|Presets]]
+| valign="top" style="width: 25%;"  |
-* [[Video_Tutorials|Overlays]]
-* [[Video_Tutorials|Renaming & Panel Management]]
-* [[Video_Tutorials|Stage Materials]]
-| valign="top" style="width: 50%;"  |
+'''[[ExampleProjectsDownloads|PanelForge Example Projects:]]'''
-'''PanelForge Free Downloads:'''
+[[File: WelcomeDownloadExampleOver2x.png|frameless|250px|link=ExampleProjectsDownloads]]
-* [[BrushPresetsDownloads|Brush Presets]]
+Download and Lean By Example.
-* [[ColourSwatchesDownloads|Colour Swatches]]
-* [[AudioFilesDownloads|Audio Files]]
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-* [[Project]]
+* Concepts
-* [[Panel]]
+** [[Maya Tools|Maya Tools (Studio)]]
-** [[Canvas]]
-** [[Stage]]
-** [[Guides]]
-** [[Overlays]]
-* [[Asset Library Creation]]
-* [[Exporting|Exporting Data]]
-* [[Importing|Importing Data]]
-* [[Maya Tools|Maya Tools (Studio)]]
-* Main Menus
-** [[File Menu|File]]
-** [[Edit Menu|Edit ]]
-** [[Project Menu|Project ]]
-** [[Canvas Menu|Canvas ]]
-** [[Stage Menu|Stage ]]
-** [[Window Menu|Window ]]
-** [[Help Menu|Help ]]
 * Dialogs Windows
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 ** [[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]]
+* Main Menus
+** [[File Menu|File]]
+** [[Edit Menu|Edit ]]
+** [[Project Menu|Project ]]
+** [[Canvas Menu|Canvas ]]
+** [[Stage Menu|Stage ]]
+** [[Window Menu|Window ]]
+** [[Help Menu|Help ]]
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 ** [[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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 ** [[Stage Material]]
 ** [[Clip Information]]
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