INDEX

Numerics

12-field chart 5-8

3D editor 1-10

A

Acclaim

skeleton export format 2-54

add to part 4-3

adding a new object 2-2

aim menu 5-6

aim-distance 1-3

aimpoint 1-3

align 5-6

allow double edge cuts? 7-19

annotate 7-6

apply transform 3-4

arc sampling 2-21

area of influence 1-40

defining 1-41

along the surface 1-42

falloff 1-43

influence distance 1-43

shortest route 1-42

with midpoints 1-41

aspect ratio for spotlights 4-3

attribute-edit default 5-4

auto hither/yon 7-10

auto ranging 5-3

axis

menu 1-43

Camera 1-45

Eyepoint to Object 1-45

Select a Segment 1-44

Select element pair 1-44

Select Normal 1-44

This Element's Normal 1-44

Type in Cartesian Direction 1-45

Type in Spherical Orientation 1-45

selecting for an operation 1-43

axis move 3-6, 4-3

axis scale 3-6, 4-5

B

backfacing 3-28, 6-4

bevel 4-5

BioVision

skeleton export format 2-55

bless 4-7

bodies 1-5, 4-1

coplanaring edges of 4-18

making faces convex 4-17

rotating 4-77

scaling 4-80

selecting elements of 4-81

smoothing 4-46, 4-83

triangulating 4-91

welding objects together 4-94

bridge 4-7

brightness 4-9

Bspline

setting weight of control points 4-83

C

camera 1-2

aiming 5-6

aligning 5-6

camera motion menu 1-21

constraining 1-21

defining a new format 7-12

direction 1-3

leveling 5-7

moving 1-21

view angle 1-3

camera background color 7-17

camera background image 7-16

camera format 1-3, 7-12

defining 7-12

camera menu 1-13

camera modifiers 1-24

camera motion

move global 1-30

move local 1-31

pan global 1-28

pan local 1-29

shift global 1-32

shift local 1-33

swing global 1-26

swing local 1-27

camera motion menu 1-10, 1-11

fixed aim 1-24

global 1-24

rotate 1-22

table of moves 1-25

translate 1-23

zoom+ 1-21

camera text color 7-17

camera views 5-4

Cartesian coordinates 1-2

change sampling 4-10

chip off 4-11

chip off region 4-12

clipping plane 1-3

coincidence tolerance 7-19

collapse 4-13

collectability test 7-20

collections

ending 1-36

growing and shrinking 1-37

saving as a part 1-38

starting 1-35

using the lasso 1-37

2D 1-37

3D 1-37, 1-38

color 4-14

combine 4-14

compound objects 1-6

connect new 4-15

constraining camera movement 1-21

constraining mouse movement 1-16

continuity 4-16

contour solid 2-30

control line

default display color 7-17

control objects 4-85

convexify 4-17

coplanar 4-18

copy 2-59, 3-29, 4-20

copy bridgee? 7-19

copy copies appearance 7-21

copy from 3-7

copy into trajectory 4-20

copy into wire 4-21

copy mirrored 4-21

copy with history 4-85

creating polyhedra 2-17

C-S init rot (initial rotation) 2-21

cube 2-19

cull elements 4-22

eliminating double edges A-3

cursor

3-arm locator 2-34

choosing default type 7-16

crosshair 2-34

full box locator 2-35

halfbox locator 2-34

locator box 2-34

custom menus 7-25

cut 4-23

cutting an object 4-70

cylinder 2-19

cylindrical mappers 2-8

D

default arc subdivide angle 7-19

default control line color 7-17

default light line color 7-17

default mapper line color 7-17

default object directory 7-17

default object line color 7-17

default object surface color 7-17

default operation 1-46

default primitive size 7-20

default view directory 7-17

deformation states (displacements) 4-27

dehole 4-25, A-3

delete 2-68, 3-29

depth 2-21

derez 4-26

describe 3-29, 4-27

describe selected? 7-15

deselecting elements 1-35

directory

selecting 1-19

displace 4-27

displacements 4-50

combining into gestures 4-29

linear vs. rotational 4-54

displaying overlays 5-7

dissolve 4-30

dodecahedron 2-18

DXF

exporting objects as 2-54

E

edge subdivide 4-31

edges

dissolving 4-30

Edit Body 2-66

edit menus 7-25

style 7-22

Edit Object 2-67

elements 1-5

adding to a part 4-3

deselecting 1-35

edge 1-5

face 1-5

moving 1-39, 4-63

moving along an axis 4-3

selecting 1-34

vertex 1-5

ending a collection 1-36

evert 4-31

export 2-53, 3-29

extrude 4-32

extrude region 4-33

extruding

using multiple operations 4-66

eyepoint 1-3

F

faces

cutting 4-23

making triangular 4-91

with holes A-1

faces around 2-21

falloff angle 4-34

file 1-13

file types

supported 2-48

finding illegal faces 4-41

fixed aim camera moves 1-24

flatten 4-35

flip 4-36

flip path 4-36

font data (default path) 7-17

fractalize 4-37

free rotate 3-8, 4-39

free rotate aimed 4-39

free scale 3-9, 4-40

freeze mapper 4-57

G

GC behavior 7-23

geobody 1-4

GeoMenus 1-12

geometry

sharing between objects 1-5

gestures 4-29

get 2-57

global axis

gap size 7-15

length 7-15

setting color 7-16

show letters? 7-15

global axis color 7-17

global camera moves 1-24

global coordinate system 1-2

global default (pathname) 7-17

global origin 1-2

grid 2-38

mesh 2-39

NURBS sheet 2-39

polyhedral 2-39

grouping elements into parts 4-69

grouping objects 1-8

grow 4-40

H

hard edging 3-30, 6-4

height 2-21

highlight hidden (elements) 7-21

highlight segment heads 7-21

highlights

positioning 4-74

history

smoothing with 4-85

hither and yon planes 1-3

home 3-9

hotkeys 1-47

HTR

skeleton export format 2-55

I

icosahedron 2-18

identity matrix 1-7

illegal faces 4-41

image

generating objects from 2-43

info 7-6

inheritance 1-8

inset 4-42

interp smooth 4-46

L

labeled axes 5-3

lamina 2-30

lasso 1-37

level menu 5-7

lift from edge 4-48

lift from vertex 4-49

light groups 2-15

light strength radius 7-21

lights

aim point 2-15

aspect ratio 4-3

brightness 2-15, 4-9

color 2-15

creating 2-13

ambient 2-13

infinite 2-13

spot 2-13

creating a light group 2-15

default display color 7-17

direction 2-16

falloff angle 4-34

hue 4-41

location 2-15

positioning the highlight 4-74

projecting 2-16

radius 2-15

reference space for 2-14

saturation 4-79

set light view 4-82

setting color of 4-14

setting the direction 4-82

shadowing 2-16

specifying a type 2-14

spot angle 4-88

linear displacements 4-54

list 3-30

list objects 7-6

loading objects from LISP 2-57

local axes 6-5

setting length 7-16

toggling display of 3-31

local coordinate system 1-2

local skew 3-11

logo utilities item 7-19

M

magnet distance route 7-18

magnet falloff function (see area of influence) 7-18

magnet moves 1-40

main menu

style 7-22

main radius 2-21

major axis 2-21

make part frozen mapper 4-58

make patch body 4-58

make spline (wires) 4-59

make splined surface 4-60

mappers 2-7

cylindrical 2-8

default display color 7-17

freezing 4-57

freezing on parts 4-58

planar 2-7

restructuring 2-10

spherical 2-9

materials 4-62

applying to a part 4-69

applying to an object 4-62

max face size for update 7-19

maximum face bevel ratio 7-19

maximum normals for update 7-19

menus

customizing 7-25

min hither dist 7-11

minimum bounds ratio 7-19

minimum edge length 7-19

mirror 4-62

modes menu 5-2

modify body 2-64

modify menu

style 7-22

modifying bodies 1-34

modifying vs. transforming 1-7

monitor operations 7-14

mouse

accelerator 7-14

clicks 1-15

constraining 1-16

shift key factor (for translation) 7-14

speed 7-14

translation factor 7-14

mouse monitor 1-14

enabling 7-14

move 3-12, 4-63

move away 3-13

move origin 3-15

move texture 4-64

move to 3-16

moving the camera 1-21

multi-instanced objects 1-5

multiple extrude 4-66

multiply 2-61, 3-31

N

Nintendo 64

exporting objects as 2-56

n-Latitudes 2-21

n-Longitudes 2-21

non-planar faces A-4

normals 3-31

displaying 6-6

editing 4-78

flipping 4-31

numeric input default 5-4, 7-18

NURBS sheet 2-39

O

OBJ

exporting objects as 2-54

object

body 1-4

object addition mode 7-20

object description display 7-15

object display menu 1-13

object hierarchy 1-8

object lists 1-17

objects

adding 2-2

annotating 7-6

applying a material 4-62

bridging between 4-7

checking integrity of 4-22

clearing & editing materials 4-62

combining several into one 4-14

copying 2-59

creating multiple copies 3-31

creating reinstanced copies 3-32

default display color 7-17

default surface color 7-17

displaying information about 7-6

displaying normals 3-31

displaying points 3-32

grouping 1-6, 7-2

hierarchy 1-18

listing current 7-6

loading from LISP 2-57

making a copy of 4-20

moving 1-39

through menus 1-39

with the mouse 1-39

multiplying 2-61

parts of 1-4

positioning 4-72

rebuilding 2-64

reinstancing 2-59

renaming 3-33, 7-5

restructuring 3-33, 7-2

saving 2-50, 3-33

scaling along an axis 4-5

showing data about 7-7

tightening 4-90

toggling sensitivity of 3-33, 6-7

toggling shading of 3-34, 6-7

toggling stand-ins for 3-34, 6-8

toggling visibility of 3-35, 6-8

transformation matrix 1-4

transforming 2-64

tunneling through 4-7

verifying internal consistency 4-7

octahedron 2-18

Open 2-48

origin 2-21

menu 1-45

Aimpoint 1-46

Cursor 1-45

Eyepoint 1-46

Object Midpoint 1-45

Origin 1-46

Point along Segment 1-46

Select Element 1-46

This Element's Midpoint 1-45

Type In Location 1-46

selecting for an operation 1-45

ortho display 5-3

orthographic mode 7-10

overlays menu 5-7

P

part materials 4-69

parts 4-69

patch bodies 2-36

creating 4-58

pie-cut poles 2-22

planar mappers 2-7

plane cut 4-70

plane move 3-19

point display radius 7-21

points 3-32, 6-6

highlighting display of 6-6

polar axis 2-22

polyhedra

creating 2-17

parameter descriptions 2-21

sketching 2-25

polyhedra parameters

arc sampling 2-21

C-S init rot (initial rotation) 2-21

depth 2-21

faces around 2-21

height 2-21

main radius 2-21

major axis 2-21

n-Latitudes 2-21

n-Longitudes 2-21

origin 2-21

pie-cut poles 2-22

polar axis 2-22

radius 2-22

ring 2-22

sketch axis 2-22

swept angle 2-23

toroidal 2-23

tube radius 2-24

wedge cut 2-24

width 2-24

pop-up windows

moving 1-40

position 4-72

preferences

menu 7-9

saving 7-9

projects

selecting 1-19

R

radius 2-22

randomize 4-74

range expansion 7-11

rebuild 2-64

reducing polygon count 4-26

reinstance 2-59, 3-32

relative bodyfile directory 7-17

remember 3-20

rename 3-33, 7-5

Render 7-8

replace with arc 4-75

replace with bezier 4-75

replace with Bspline 4-76

replace with wire 4-76

restructure 3-33, 7-2

how objects are renamed 7-20

reverse 4-77

ring 2-22

rotate 3-21, 4-77

rotate normal 4-78

rotating the camera 1-22

rotation axis 2-4

rotational displacements 4-54

S

saturation 4-79

save 2-50, 3-33

saving preferences 7-9

scale 3-22

scale by zero action 7-18

scale by zero standin 7-18

scale to fit 3-23

scaling 4-80

scaling center 2-3

screen stretch factor 7-10

Sega SGL

exporting objects as 2-56

segment highlight width 7-21

segments

cutting 4-23

dissolving 4-30

selecting a loop 4-80

select 3-24

select edge loop 4-80

select elements 4-81

select face 4-82

select shared edges 4-82

selecting elements 1-34

sensitivity 3-33, 6-7

sensitivity element menu 1-10, 1-11

sensitivity threshold 7-20

serial numbers 5-3

set home 3-25

set weight 4-83

set? 7-6

setting preferences 7-9

shading 3-34, 6-7

shadows

from lights 2-16

shift key factor 7-14

shortcuts 1-46

show data 7-7

show global axes 7-15

shutdown save objects 7-20

shutdown save views 7-14

skeleton 2-46

sketch axis 2-22

sketch grid

defaults for 7-15

skew 3-26

smooth 4-83

with history 4-85

smoothing with history 4-85

solid of rotation 2-25

Sony RSD

exporting objects as 2-55

sphere 2-20

spherical mappers 2-9

sphericize 4-87

splined surface

creating 4-60

spot light angle 4-88

stand-ins 3-34, 6-8

displaying 3-34

starting a collection 1-35

sticky standins 5-4

making the default 7-21

swept angle 2-23

swirl 4-93

T

taper 4-88

tetrahedron 2-17

text 2-40

text edit boxes 1-18

textures

moving on a model 4-64

tighten 4-90

toroidal 2-23

torus 2-20

track serial numbers? 7-14

trajectories 2-32

transform 2-64

transformation matrix 1-4, 1-7, 4-1

applying to body 3-4

transformations

axis move 3-6

axis scale 3-6

copying from another object 3-7

free rotate 3-8

free scale 3-9

local skew 3-11

move 3-12

move away 3-13

moving an object to another point 3-16

moving an object's origin 3-15

plane move 3-19

remembering an object's matrix 3-20

rotate 3-21

scale 3-22

scale to fit 3-23

selecting a matrix to use 3-24

setting an object's home position 3-25

setting home position 3-9

skew 3-26

transforming vs. modifying 1-7

translating the camera 1-23

translation factor 7-14

triangulate 4-91

tube 2-25

tube radius 2-24

tube solid 2-27

tube transforming

specifying additional parameters 7-18

TV-safe area 5-7

twist 4-92

U

undo 4-93

use accelerator 5-3

utilities menu 1-13

V

vertex subdivide 4-94

view angle 1-3

view window 1-10, 1-11

viewing volume 1-4

views menu 5-4

visibility 3-35, 6-8

visible attachments 5-3

visible attachments? 7-21

visible axes 5-3

W

wave off distance 7-23

wedge cut 2-24

weld 4-94

width 2-24

windows

moving pop-ups 1-40

wires 2-32

adding segments 4-15

changing continuity (smoothness) 4-16

converting to spline 4-59

encoding options 2-33

joining two wires 4-76

replacing segments with arcs 4-75

replacing segments with bezier curves 4-75

replacing segments with Bsplines 4-76

reversing direction 4-77

world units 7-12

Z

zooming the camera 1-21

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