Ndot Panel.
Invoked from Edit
in Menubar or Alt-n.
Uses Motif Widgets (
List,
Choice,
Toggle,
Scale,
Push
) to
adjust properties of groups of normal vectors/dots in your
model.ndots list.
Currently, all groups are read in as ascii *.dot files.
(See Data Preparation).
Widget Name (Widget Type) --- description of function
- Ndots List (List)
-- select the objects to modify via widgets below.
- Select All (Push)
-- select every object in the Ndots List widget.
- Toggle All (Push)
-- toggle selection state of every object in the Ndots List widget.
- Ndot Display (Toggle)
-- visibility toggle for current Ndots List choice.
- Draw Style (Choice)
-- select one of: Square | Round(antialiased) for selected group.
- Line Width (Scale)
-- width in pixels.
- Overall Color (Choice)
-- select a color for the entire group,
or use the individual dot colors.
- Close Panel (Push)
-- dismiss the panel
- Ndot Editor (Push)
-- opens GUI with current model/primitive to create/modify dots.
- Ndot Refresh (Push)
-- must re-read any primitive created or modified with ndots-data.
- Panel Help (Push)
-- show this help screen
Hints:
For nice round dots, set Draw Style to Round and increase the Line Width.
For a quicky surface, greatly increase the Line Width.
Also see other types of and general information
on Control Panels.
Ribbons User Manual / UAB-CBSE / carson@uab.edu