Shinichiro Nishiya's Metasequoia LE Tutorials

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Basic operation on Metasequoia LE

These are some basic operation on using Metatasequoia to create a plane.

1 Basic Menu setting (My setting)
View: Select [D3D] or [GL]
Edit option: [Pt] ,  [Ln] and [Fc]  ON / iWhen you map the texture and change the color on the face, make [Ln] and [Fc] ON)
Pers : [Pt](point), [Ln](line), [Fc](face) are ON / [Fr](front) OFF

2 "I can see only wires and points, I can't see the faces. "
You must choice [D3D] or [GL] on [View] window in the left side menu.
And select [Fc] in the upper window [Pers]



3 How to use a Mouse
(1)Rotate a wheel : Zooming or zoom out  the  view
(2)Drag with pressing a wheel : Slide the view
(3)Drag with pressing right button : Rotate the view
You can exchange the function among them.

 
4 "The zooming speed dose not fit for me. "
Menu [system] > [config] > [Mouse] > [Wheel button] > [Zoom] input your favorite speed.
Mine is 1.10

5 How to use the Edit panel



The left row is for sliding / The middle row is for expanding & redacting / The right row is for rotating
Drag the square buttons. X,Y and Z  mean the axes.
Use the buttons by dragging with pressing left button of the mouse.
The circle button on the middle is xyz-expand-redact button.
You can move the panel  to the most useful position on the screen by dragging the blue bar.

6 "Why Should I create each new cell of the object in the object panel."
You must create a new cell for a new object before you make a new one by creating from  gPrimitiveh for example.
If you donft do this,  you will be confused because all of the objects are combined in one and you canft edit them.

7 "I can cut only the face with Knife, I can't cut the reverse side."
You have to confirm [Fr](front) button that is in the upper menu.
And don't forget to set [Fr] button OFF, before you edit (cut, move and change color), or you will be terribly disappointed when you finished.
The reverse side have not been edited.

8 "I donft have an idea about the necessity of eyes and keys on the Object panel."
If you shut the [eyes] on some objects, they will disappear and they wonft be edited.
Check the [keys] on some objects, they wonft disappear and they wonft be edited.
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