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145 \r
146 <h1 class="whs1">Setting presentation \r
147  view parameters </h1>\r
148 \r
149 <p class=TODO>To change view parameters of the presentation: </p>\r
150 \r
151 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
152 \r
153 <p class="whs3">Right-click on the submesh (for which you \r
154  have already created a presentation) in the Object Browser or right-click \r
155  on this presentation in the viewer. From the associated pop-up menu choose \r
156  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Representation</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span> \r
157  submenus. </p>\r
158 \r
159 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
160 \r
161 <p class="whs5"><img src="../note1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="36px" height="38px" border="0" class="img_whs6"> All these view parameters are context-sensitive: NOT all \r
162  types of visualization and NOT all properties can be set for a definite \r
163  3D presentation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="margin-left: 40px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r
164 \r
165 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
166 \r
167 <p class="whs4">The main options for \r
168  changing &nbsp;view \r
169  parameters of presentations are the following:</p>\r
170 \r
171 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
172 \r
173 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
174         \r
175         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">&nbsp;<a \r
176  href="#Changing"\r
177         style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Changing \r
178  &nbsp;the type \r
179  of visualization of presentations;</a></p></li>\r
180 </ul>\r
181 \r
182 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
183 \r
184 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
185         \r
186         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">&nbsp;<a \r
187  href="#Shrinking/unshrinking"\r
188         style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shrinking/unshrinking \r
189  presentations</a></p></li>\r
190 </ul>\r
191 \r
192 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
193 \r
194 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
195         \r
196         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">&nbsp;<a \r
197  href="#Changing1"\r
198         style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Changing \r
199  the color of presentations</a></p></li>\r
200 </ul>\r
201 \r
202 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
203 \r
204 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
205         \r
206         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">&nbsp;<a \r
207  href="#Changing3"\r
208         style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Changing \r
209  opacity of &nbsp;presentations</a></p></li>\r
210 </ul>\r
211 \r
212 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
213 \r
214 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
215         \r
216         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">&nbsp;<a \r
217  href="#Width"\r
218         style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Changing \r
219  the width of the lines</a></p></li>\r
220 </ul>\r
221 \r
222 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
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224 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
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226 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r
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228 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
229 \r
230 <p class=TODO><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a name=Changing></a></span>To \r
231  change the type of visualization of a particular presentation: </p>\r
232 \r
233 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
234 \r
235 <p class="whs8">Choose \r
236  one of the available types of visualization of the presentation from <span \r
237  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Representation</B></span> submenu of the pop-up \r
238  menu:</p>\r
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240 <p class="whs10">&nbsp;</p>\r
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280 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
281 \r
282 <p class=TODO>To change the type of visualization of all presentations, \r
283  currently displayed in the viewer: </p>\r
284 \r
285 <p class="whs10">&nbsp;</p>\r
286 \r
287 <p class="whs8">- \r
288  Choose one of the available types of visualization of the presentation \r
289  in the main menu: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Representation &gt; \r
290  Display Selection</B></span></p>\r
291 \r
292 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
293 \r
294 <p class="whs8">- \r
295  Click on one of the icons, representing the types of visualization in \r
296  the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Representation toolbar</B></span>:</p>\r
297 \r
298 <p class="whs8"><img src="../pics/display1.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="198px" height="54px" border="0" class="img_whs13"></p>\r
299 \r
300 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span \r
301  style="font-style: italic; font-size: 11pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:11pt;"><I>Points \r
302  &nbsp;Wireframe \r
303  Surface</I></font></span></p>\r
304 \r
305 <p class="whs14">&nbsp;</p>\r
306 \r
307 <p class="whs15">&nbsp;</p>\r
308 \r
309 <p class=TODO><a name="Shrinking/unshrinking"></a> &nbsp;Shrinking/unshrinking \r
310  the presentation:</p>\r
311 \r
312 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
313 \r
314 <p class="whs3">From the submenu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Representation \r
315  </B></span>you can choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shrink </B></span>option, \r
316  which will display a shrinked image of the presentation: all cells of \r
317  the presentation of the mesh will be visually compressed:</p>\r
318 \r
319 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
320 \r
321 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="../pics/shrink.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="422px" height="220px" border="0" class="img_whs16"></p>\r
322 \r
323 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
324 \r
325 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;To \r
326  return the presentation back to normal, unshrinked mode of visualization, \r
327  choose the same submenu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Representation</B></span>, \r
328  and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Unshrink </B></span>option.<span \r
329  style="font-weight: bold;"> <B></B></span></p>\r
330 \r
331 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
332 \r
333 <p class="whs12">&nbsp;</p>\r
334 \r
335 <p class=TODO><a name=Changing1></a> To change the color of the presentation: \r
336  </p>\r
337 \r
338 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
339 \r
340 <p class="whs3">From the submenu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties \r
341  </B></span>choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color. </B></span>From the \r
342  standard <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Select Color </B></span>dialog box \r
343  &nbsp;choose \r
344  the required color for the presentation of your submesh. </p>\r
345 \r
346 <p class="whs3">&nbsp;</p>\r
347 \r
348 <p class="whs17">&nbsp;</p>\r
349 \r
350 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r
351 \r
352 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
353 \r
354 <p class=TODO><a name=Changing3></a> &nbsp;Changing \r
355  opacity of the presentation:</p>\r
356 \r
357 <p class=TODO>&nbsp;</p>\r
358 \r
359 <p class="whs3">&nbsp;From \r
360  the submenu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties </B></span>choose \r
361  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Opacity. </B></span>The following dialog \r
362  box will appear:</p>\r
363 \r
364 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
365 \r
366 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
367 \r
368 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="../pics/opacity.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="335px" height="181px" border="0" class="img_whs18"></p>\r
369 \r
370 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
371 \r
372 <p class="whs4">In this dialog box you \r
373  can set the value (between 0 and 100) of opacity of the presentation. \r
374  &nbsp;To validate \r
375  your choice click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button.</p>\r
376 \r
377 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
378 \r
379 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
380 \r
381 <p class=TODO><a name=Width></a> &nbsp;&nbsp;Changing \r
382  the width of the lines:</p>\r
383 \r
384 <p class=TODO>&nbsp;</p>\r
385 \r
386 <p class="whs3">From the submenu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties \r
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394 <p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>\r
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