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a global event (page 3–949) to a birth event (page
3–916), represented by a dashed blue line; and one
that connects a test (page 3–1021) to a local event
(page 3–963),representedbyasolidblueline.
Wire from global event to birth event (above); wire f rom test
to local event (below)
Towireatesttoanevent,dragfromitstest output,
thebluedotthatbydefaultsticksouttotheleftof
the test, to the event’s event input,whichsticksout
from the top, or vice-versa. Similarly, you can wire
a global event to a birth event by drag ging between
the source output on the bottom of the global event
and the event input.
The mouse cursor resembles the first
imagewhenyoucanbeginthisoperation:the
bottom portion is the top of a small square. The
cursor resembles the second image w hen you can
complete the operat ion: the square at the bottom
has become an arrow.
To delete a wire, right-click it and choose Delete
Wire, or click it (it hig hlights in yellow) and t hen
press the
Delete key. Or, with a wire b etween a
test and an event, drag from either connector to a
blank area of the event display (page 3–936).
Wireframe Mode
Wireframe mode display of a director’s chair and megaphone
Wireframeisaviewportsettingthatletsyou
viewobjectsinagivenviewportasawiremesh.
This is the default setting for non-Perspec tive
viewports. You change this setting from the
viewport right-click menu (page 3–731).
In addition, you can set the Standard and Raytrace
materialstorenderaswires. UsetheExtended
Parameters rollout to set the size of the wire, and
specify its mea surement in either pixels or units.
When you use pixels, the thickness of the wire is
based on the screen pixels. Therefore, it ’s absolute,
and remains the same, regardless of its distance
from the camera. If you use units, the thickness is
based on world u nits, and varies depending on the
distance from the camera. It’s easier to comp are
theeffectofpixelsandunitsifyoufirstadjustthe
camera view to give a greater sense of distance.
You can most easily do this with the Perspective
viewport navigation tool, w hich dollies the camera