Panel Forge 7.0 Documentation: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:17, 12 August 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'''
-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: 25%;" |
 '''PanelForge Fundamentals:'''
 * [[System Requirements]]
 * [[Installation]]
 * [[Introduction]]
-* [[What is PanelForge and Why]]
+* [[Troubleshooting]]
+'''PanelForge Free Downloads:'''
-'''Essential PanelForge Tutorials:'''
+* [[ExampleProjectsDownloads|Example Projects]]
+* [[BrushPresetsDownloads|Brush Presets]]
+* [[ColourSwatchesDownloads|Colour Swatches]]
+* [[AudioFilesDownloads|Audio Files]]
-* [[Getting_Started_Tutorial|Getting Started Tutorial]]
+| valign="top" style="width: 25%;"  |
+'''[[Video_Tutorials|PanelForge Video Tutorials:]]'''
+[[File:WelcomeTutorialVideoOver2x.png|frameless|250px|link=Video_Tutorials]]
-'''PanelForge Tutorial Videos:'''
+Become a PanelForge Professional.
-* [[Getting_Started_Tutorial|Getting Started Tutorial]]
+| valign="top" style="width: 25%;"  |
-* [[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]]
+'''[[ExampleProjectsDownloads|PanelForge Example Projects:]]'''
-* [[Canvas First Steps]]
-* [[Stage First Steps]]
-* [[Basic Panel Organisation]]
+[[File: WelcomeDownloadExampleOver2x.png|frameless|250px|link=ExampleProjectsDownloads]]
+Download and Lean By Example.
+|}
+----
 '''Exploring PanelForge In Detail:'''
+{|
+|
+* Concepts
+** [[Maya Tools|Maya Tools (Studio)]]
-* [[Project]] (Draft)
+* Dialogs Windows
-* [[Panel]] (Draft)
+** [[Application Preferences]]
-** [[Canvas]] (Draft)
+** [[New Project]]
-** [[Stage]] (Draft)
+** [[Export]]
-** [[Guides]] (Draft)
+*** [[Export Images|Image Sequence]]
-** [[Overlays]] (Draft)
+*** [[Export Video|Video/Audio]]
-* [[Exporting|Exporting Data]]
+*** [[Export PDF|PDF]]
-* [[Importing|Importing Data]]
+*** [[Export Alembic|Alembic]]
-* [[Asset Library Creation]]
+*** [[Export Project|Project]]
-* [[Maya Tools]]
+*** [[Export Edit XML|Edit XML (Studio)]]
+*** [[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]]
+** Stage Transforms
+*** [[Tween Object]]
+*** [[Track Object]]
 * Main Menus
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 ** [[Window Menu|Window ]]
 ** [[Help Menu|Help ]]
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+* 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]]
-** [[Editing Timeline]]
 ** [[Undo History]]
 ** [[Canvas Tools]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Hand|Hand / Zoom Tool]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Paint|Paint / Erase Tool]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Fill|Fill Bucket / Gradient Tool]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Eyedropper|Eyedropper Tool]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Move|Move / Free Transform / Distort Transform Tool]]
+*** [[Canvas Tools Select|Rectangle Select / Lasso Select / Magic Wand Tool]]
 ** [[Canvas Layers]]
 ** [[Colour Picker]]
 ** [[Colour Swatches]]
 ** [[Brush Editor]]
+*** [[Brush Editor General|General Settings]]
+*** [[Brush Editor Shape|Shape Settings]]
+*** [[Brush Editor Texture|Texture Settings]]
 ** [[Brush Presets]]
 ** [[Stage Tools]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Select|Select Tool]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Move|Move / Rotate / Scale Tool]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Move Pivot|Move Pivot Tool]]
+*** [[Stage Tools Magic Transform|Magic Transform Tool]]
 ** [[Stage Outliner]]
 ** [[Stage Object Attributes]]
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-* Floating Windows
+|}
-** [[Set Panel Names]]
-** [[Find and Replace Panel Names]]
-* Dialogs Windows
-** [[Application Preferences]]
-** [[New Project]]
-** [[Export]]
-** [[Project Information]]
-** [[Project Notes]]
-** [[Asset Library Manager]]
-** [[Asset Reference Manager]]
-** [[Project Panel View Settings]]
-** [[Project Panel Naming
-** [[Project Panel FPS]]
-** [[Project Panel Defaults]]
-** [[Project Panel Resolution Resize]]
+----
 '''Revision Changes:'''
 * [[Revision_History|Version History]]
-* [[PanelForge Pro and PanelForge Studio]]