Draw Guide

Illumination
The light color cannot be changed, the
brightness can be changed only in three levels,
and some effects may not be rendered with total
correctness.
left: from left under, dim
middle: from left under, bright
right: from right under, normal
Surface
Only four built-in variations are possible. At
present only Wireframe and Matt are correctly
rendered.
left: Wireframe
right: Matt
You can also choose a gradient, hatching, or
bitmap for the surface; these are only applied to
the extruded surface—the sides remain in the
color of the object.
3D Color
Here you can choose the color of the sides of the
extruded surface.
The symbol shows the color of the most recently
chosen shape object.
Combining objects in 3D scenes
3D objects produced by extrusion or rotation are shown in the status bar as a
3D scene. You can group together several of these objects. Other object types cannot
be so grouped. Management of the group is carried out in the same way as described
in other parts of this guide (Modify > Enter Group, or Modify > Exit Group), see
also “Grouping Objects” in Chapter 5 (Combining Multiple Objects).
As an example, we will produce a game piece.
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