Index
Numerics
3D model
A
active objects 75
active tools 75
active window 7
adding
bookmarks 31
aligning 155
CVs horizontally 110
image planes 155
angles
draft 245
application
starting up 1
arc tangent to curve tool 239
arcs
keypoint arcs 239
arrow on tool icons 10
axes
resetting 144
B
backgrounds
environment shader 304
image 304
blend curve create tool 242
bookmarks
removing 32
renaming 32
setting and showing 31
using 32
boundary curves 206
boundary surfaces
bulge texture 314
bulge 314
C
camera
tracking, dollying and tumbling 25
camera move keys 26
camera move mode 25
canvas planes 72
changing
surfaces 115
changing view
Look at tool 27
Viewing Panel 29
circles
editing 156
click
definition xiii
closing windows 5
cloud parameters 305
cloud texture 305
in sky texture 305
components 35
concept design workflows xi
cone 11
construction history 115
deleting 187
warning dialog 187
construction objects
picking 163
construction points
definition 238
between curves and surfaces 208
CVs for curvature 211
for duplicated surfaces 202
for mirrored surfaces 202
Control Panel
location 3
control vertices
copying
objects 84
CourseWare directory 81
location (Windows) 73
saving new work to 81
create geometry command 250, 268
creating
fractal texture 306
new projects in UNIX 81
new projects in Windows 82
primitives 75
projects 81
cross knot insertion 201
current project
in UNIX 71
in Windows 73
curve edit palette
project tangent tool 208
crv button 77
hot keys 79
turning off 78
curves
aligning CVs horizontally 110
changing shape 112
circular arcs 122
curvature continuity 207
edit point curves 159
hull 111
keypoint 122
layers 163
location of CVs 112
making continuous with surface 208
making invisible 164
mirroring 168
moving CVs 156
offsetting 261
organizing 163
picking 163
projecting onto surfaces 258
revolving 115
skinning 168
sweeping 161
three point arc 240
curves of degree 5 207
Curves palette
primitives > circle 122
curves palette
arcs > arc (three point) 122, 127, 240
arcs > arc tangent to curve 239
blend curve create 242
curve primitives > circle 129
new curve > new curve (CVs) 110
new curves > new curve (edit pts) 159
curves with 6 CVs 207
customizing
hot keys 23
aligning horizontally 110
curvature continuity 211
first CV 110
hiding 158
hull 111
location of 112
moving 113
moving onto X axis 114
picking 112
third 111
cylinder 12
cylinder tool 143
D
DAG, see directed acyclic graph
default layer 119
default shader 147
deleting
construction history 187
objects 75
primitives 75
shaders 317
textures 317
deletion
preventing 120
design
concept design workflows xi
displaying
marking menus 155
displaytgls menu
object toggles > canvas planes 72, 74, 109
shade 147
window toggles > grid 155
window toggles > window sync 155
dollying 25
double-click
definition xiii
angle/distance manipulator 245
definition 244
draft angle 245
editing 246
intersecting 247
pull direction 245
surface depth 245
trimming 247
draft tool 244
drag
definition xiii
duplicate > mirror command 94, 168
duplicate > object command 86
duplicate object command 137
duplicating
surfaces with continuity 202
E
edges
rounding 175
edit menu
copy 84
duplicate 84
paste 84
undo 76
edit points 159
hiding 158
editing
curves 159
extruded surfaces 124
sun in sky texture 307
surfaces 115
environments
control window 304
shader 304
extruded surfaces 131
scaling 124
extruding
curves 124
F
file browser 71
creating new projects in UNIX 81
creating new projects in Windows 82
menu buttons 71
navigating in Windows 83
opening 71
saving files in UNIX 81
saving files in Windows 82
Windows style 73
file lister
show list button 71
file menu
import > file 226
open 71
save as 81
save as (Windows) 82
files
import file option box 226
importing 226
opening in UNIX 71
saving in UNIX 81
saving in Windows 82
fillet surfaces
round 175
fillets 175
Delete button 218
undoing rounds 218
variable 175
with two radiuses 175
first CV of a curve 110
flat surfaces 117
floors
removing from sky texture 307
fog 306
G
generation curves
extruded surfaces 131
swept surfaces 161
global quality level 302
graphics
in tutorials xii
grid command 155
grid snap 77
hot keys 79
grid snapping 11
see also hot keys 10
grids
turning off 155
group command 93
grouping
grouping objects 93
H
help menu 4
hiding
CVs 158
edit points 158
hulls 158
keypoints 158
history,construction 115
horizontal arrow 80
horizontal indicator 80
camera move keys 26
camera move mode 25
customizing 23
snap modes 79
hulls 111
hiding 158
location of CVs 112
I
icon size
interface options 20
icons
below file menu 213
sizing icons in title bar 110
identifying icons 76
displaying 109
synchronizing 155
turning on display 154
images
canvas planes 72
reference images 72
import command 226
import file options box 226
importing
files 226
import file options box 226
increasing
reflectivity 319
information
information window 219
on objects 219
interface
control panel 3
main window 3
menu bar 3
overview 3
palette 3
shelves 3
interface options
icon size 20
point of interest 28
discarding excess 185
draft 247
keeping surfaces 187
overbuilt 162
invisible
curves 164
layers 164
IRIX
starting up 2
toolchest menu 2
isographic camera view 31
cross knot insertion 201
on ideal surface 201
K
keypoint arcs
tangent to curve 239
keypoint curves 122
keypoints
hiding 158
knots 201
L
curves 163
definition 119
inactive 200
making invisible 164
making pickable 143
mirror-image 200
pickable state 143
symmetry 200
layers menu
new 119
symmetry > create geometry 250, 268
layouts menu
all windows > all windows 72
lessons project
creating in UNIX 82
creating in Windows 83
lights
picking 163
lines
light blue on geometry 200
location
of origin 79
logging in to StudioTools 1
Look at tool 27
M
magnet snap
hot keys 79
manipulating
point of interest 28
manipulators 75
on draft surfaces 245
tangent 209
mapping
surface placement tab 315
marking menus 155
shelf window 22
shortcuts 16
using 21
maximizing
views 110
menu bar
location in StudioTools software 3
menus
mesh tolerance 303
middle mouse button 80
minimizing
views 110
mirror command 94
mirroring 168
components 94
objects 168
surfaces with continuity 202
using layers 200
modeling
organizing curves 163
planning 163
workflow 198
models
definition xiii
modes
curve snap 77
grid snap 77
magnet snap 77
modifying
surfaces 115
mouse
buttons (left, middle, and right) 79
moving
CVs 113
CVs onto X axis 114
objects 80
pivot points 77
undoing 182
with middle mouse button 80
moving windows 7
multi-lister
delete > active 317
deleting active swatches 317
N
new curve (CVs) tool 110
new curve (edit pts) tool 159
option box 207
new layers command 119
nodes 34
node states 34
nurbs surfaces
combining 171
O
object display
controlling 158
object edit palette
offset > offset 261
object toggles command
objectdisplay control
command 158
objectdisplay control window 158
objectdisplay menu
control 158
Objects
Primitive tools 10
objects 168
active 75
aligning axes 144
construction points 238
copying 84
creating reference objects 120
curves-on-surface 172
deleting 75
deselecting all 92
drawn with blue lines 75
drawn with white lines 75
getting information 219
grouping 93
mirroring 94
moving 80
offsetting 261
pasting 84
picking 87
picking and unpicking 13
picking using pick box 92
preventing deletion 120
resetting rotated axes 144
rotating 87
selected 75
shading 147
transforming using mouse buttons 79
offset tool 261
offsetting
objects 261
open command 71
opening
file browser 71
tutorial file in UNIX 71
tutorial file in Windows 73
option boxes 12
origin 79
overbuilding surfaces 162
overview
Control Panel 3
interface 3
menu bar 3
palette 3
shelves 3
StudioTools main window 3
P
palette
location in StudioTools software 3
using 24
palette window 9
palette/shelf menus 11
password 1
pasting
objects 84
path curves
extruded surfaces 131
perspective vs. isographic 31
perspective window
Viewing Panel 29
Pick
Component tool 35
pick component tool 163
icons 213
pick curve-on-surface tool 172
pick CV tool 112
pick object tool 87
pick palette 13
object types > curve on surf 172
pick box 92
pick CV 112
pick object 87
Pick tools 14
picking
all 13
by name 15
components using icons 213
confirming picked objects 219
construction objects only 163
curves only 163
curves-on-surface 172
CVs 112
lights only 163
nothing 13
objects 13
preventing accidental picking 120
sections only 163
shells only 163
spheres 184
surfaces only 163
picking objects
with scene block diagram 34-36
pivot points
definition 77
moving 77
plane tool 220
point of interest
activating 28
locking 31
showing and hiding 30
using 28
point snap mode 122
points, construction 238
positional continuity 202, 209
primary surfaces 198
primitive NURBS objects
cone 11
creating 10
cylinder 12
sphere 10
primitives
creating 75
deleting 75
manipulators 75
project directories
creating 81
definition 81
project menu
set current command 71
set current command (Windows) 73
project tangent adjustment box 208-212
project tangent tool 208
manipulator 209
project tool 258
projecting
curves 258
projects
creating lessons project (UNIX) 82
creating lessons project (Windows) 83
current (in UNIX) 71
current (in Windows) 73
new (UNIX) 81
new (Windows) 82
renaming (in UNIX) 81
renaming (in Windows) 83
pull direction 245
R
radius indicator
adjusting interactively 176, 177
round tool 175
rail curves
rail surfaces 253
swept surfaces 161
rail surface tool 252
raycasting 317
limiting reflections 319
reducing time 319
rebld column
square control option box 201
red line joining CVs 111
red outline around tools 75
reference images 109
reference layers 120
making pickable 143
reflections
limiting 319
reflectivity
increasing 319
removing
grids 155
renaming
bookmarks 32
projects in UNIX 81
projects in Windows 83
tools 19
render
command 301
command 302
global quality level 302
render menu
globals 302
render 301
rendering 301
facetting (removing) 302
global quality level 302
limiting reflections 319
mesh tolerance 303
process 302
quality 302
quality variables 301
raycast 317
reducing time 319
variables 302
workflow 302
rendering options box 318
resetting
axes of rotated objects 144
resizing windows 5
revolve tool 115
options box 199
revolving
-90 degrees about Z 199
curves 115
partial revolves 199
right mouse button 80
rotate tool 87
rotating
defining degrees of rotation 123, 129
objects 87
undoing 182
adjusting radius indicator 177
radius indicator 175
variable fillet 175
rounding
adjusting radius 177
edges 175
trimmed surfaces 175
with variable fillet 175
S
in UNIX 81
in Windows 82
shelves 17
nodes 34
window 35
scale tool 76
scaling
extruded surfaces 124
with right mouse button 80
scene
rendering 301
scenes
definition xiii
sections
picking 163
Sections option 12
set current command 71
in Windows 73
set pivot tool 135
setting
bookmarks 31
current project (Windows) 73
pivot points 77
shade command 147
shaded mode 147
turning off 170
shaders
default shader 147
deleting 317
environment 304
shading
objects 147
shadowed boxes 12
shelf/palette menus 11
shells
picking 163
shelves
adding tools 18
clearing 17
location in StudioTools software 3
removing tools 20
saving 17
shortcuts 16
shortcut icons
StudioTools 2
shortcuts
tools 16
showing
bookmarks 31
simulating
cloud 306
fog 306
smoke 306
clouds 305
removing floor 307
sky button 305
sun 307
sunrise 307
sunset 307
smoke 306
snap buttons 11
snap mode
see also hot keys 10
snap modes
hot keys 79
snapping
curve 77
grid 77
magnet 77
to grid 11
granite 309
special effects tab 314
sphere primitive 10
sphere tool 134
spheres 134
picking 184
splash window 3
sponge surfaces 313
square control option box 200-203, 212-213
square surfaces 200-203, 212-213
starting up
IRIX 2
process 3
start-up screen 3
troubleshooting 3
Windows 2
workspace window 3
starting up StudioTools 1
start-up screen 3
studio layout 72
StudioTools
help menu 4
interface 3
logging in 1
shortcut icons 2
splash window 3
starting up 3
starting up on IRIX 2
starting up on Windows 2
troubleshooting during start-up 3
workspace window 3
sub-palettes 10
sun
editing 307
sunrise 307
sunset 307
surface edit palette
create curvesonsurface > intersect 171, 184
create curvesonsurface > project 258
trim > untrim 173
surface placement tab 315
surface textures
bulge 314
surfaces
boundary curves 200
combining 171
construction history 115
continuity 202
cross knot insertion 201
discarding intersected surfaces 185
dotted outline 172
editing 115
extra isoparms 201
flat 117
grouping 224
ideal 201
increasing reflectivity 319
isoparms 201
keeping intersected surfaces 187
length 209
mirroring with continuity 202
organizing 224
overbuilding 162
partially revolved 199
picking 163
preparing for intersection 162
preventing gaps when intersecting 162
primary 198
projecting curves onto 258
rebuilding curves 201
reducing reflections 319
revolved 115
round fillets 175
rounding trimmed surfaces 175
scaling extruded surfaces 124
sponge 313
swept 161
tessellation 302
trimmed 173
two-dimensional 117
U direction 209
undoing rounds 218
V direction 209
variable round fillets 175
width 209
surfaces palette 75
boundary surfaces > square 200
draft 244
fillet surfaces > round 175, 217
primitives > cylinder 143
primitives > plane 220
primitives > sphere 134
revolve 115
swept surfaces > extrude 124, 131
swept surfaces > rail surface 252
swept surfaces > swept 161
sweep option 12
swept surfaces 161
swept tool 161
symmetry
on layers 200
synchronizing
image planes 155
views 155
T
terms
in tutorials xiii
tesselator section
toggle shade settings 147
tessellation 301
definition 302
test directed acyclic graph (DAG) 34
texture procedures window
opening 304
textures
bulge 314
cloud texture 305
deleting 317
environments 304
fractal 306
sponge 313
surface 304
surface placement tab 315
three point arc tool 122, 127, 240
title bars
sizing icons 110
toggle shade 147
toggle shade settings option box 147
tesselator section 147
tool tips 76
toolchest menu 2
tools
active 75
adding to shelves 18
options 12
outlined in red 75
picking components 35
removing from shelves 20
renaming 19
shortcuts 16
small icons 20
using 24
tools palette 24
tracking 25
Transform palette
zero transforms 144
transform palette
local > set pivot 135
move 80
rotate 87
set pivot 77
undoing commands 76
transformations
undoing 182
using mouse buttons 79
transition surfaces 198, 206, 212-213
untrim 173
trimmed surfaces 173
trimming
discard process 185
draft surfaces 247
keeping surfaces 187
troubleshooting
curve snap 77
during start-up 3
grid snap 77
identifying icons 76
magnet snap 77
using help menu 4
tumbling 25
in orthographic windows 27
tutorial file
opening in UNIX 71
opening in Windows 73
tutorials
graphic conventions xii
terms xiii
two-dimensional surfaces 117
U
U direction 209
undo command 76
undoing
transformations 182
transforms 182
trimmed surfaces 174
UNIX
opening tutorial file 71
opening wire files 71
unpicking
objects 13
untrim tool 173
user account 1
user name 1
using
hot keys 23
marking menus 21
pick boxes 15
Pick tools 14
StudioTools 4
tools 24
Viewing Panel 29
V
V direction 209
view
view windows
minimizing 110
removing grids 155
title bars 110
viewing
CVs 158
edit points 158
hulls 158
keypoints 158
marking menus 155
shaded mode 147
Viewing Panel
bookmarks 31
bookmarks section 31
perspective option 31
point of interest section 30
using 29
view directions 30
views
shaded mode 147
W
window
location in StudioTools 3
window sync command 155
Windows 82
creating lessons project 83
displaying Windows browser 73
file browser 73
location of CourseWare directory 73
navigating in the file browser 83
opening tutorial file 73
renaming projects 83
setting current project 73
starting up 2
up 1 Level button 83
windows
active 7
closing 5
moving 7
resizing 5
windows menu
information > information window 219
workflows
concept design xi
write-protected 81
X
X axis
moving CVs onto 114
Z
zero transforms command 144
Notes