Toolbox

In the below figure, there is an image of an toolbox of TiPiT. These buttons appended for TiPiT in a toolbox are shared by all instances of TiPiT like others as an event Move3D and so on. So, your mode selection apply to all instances. Below, listing the buttons and presenting their descriptions and the command words for registering shut-cut keys.

TOOLBOX

Fig. Toolbox

Button Description Command Words

pre-defined Their ten buttons have well-known functions and are pre-defined by Maya Composer. While an event editor of TiPiT is also opend, their buttons provide the same functions.

See Help-Documents of Maya Composer.

Switch Background Texture With clicking the button, TiPiT switch to the next input as a background texture cyclic. Then, TiPiT set the input that is resulted from the click, to an event parameter "Sample Image"

tipit switch background

Edit Spidery Mesh Switching to a edit mode "Edit Spidery Mesh". In the mode "Edit Spidery Mesh", building walls in a 3D space specified by the perspective.

tipit edit mash

Edit Region Switching to a edit mode "Edit Region". In the mode "Edit Region", putting bill-boards named "Region" on walls and regions.

tipit edit region

Region Information Openning a dialog "Region Information" for a region selected by a mouse operation in a edit mode "Edit Region". This dialog specifys a name, a parent, a color and so on of the resion selected.

tipit region info

Touched Edge Changing a region edge to the neighbor edge touched to the parent region or wall in a edit mode "Edit Region"

tipit edge touched

Reset Camera With clicking this button, TiPiT sets the initial position of the camera to the event parameters (View X, View Y and View Z) as the current position.

tipit camera reset

Pan Camera Switching to a camera mode and a camera movement mode "Pan". In this mode, a mouse drag on a swatch window applys a pan movement to the camera.

tipit camera pan

Track Camera Switching to a camera mode and a camera movement mode "Track". In this mode, a mouse drag on a swatch window applys a track movement to the camera.

tipit camera track

Dolly Camera Switching to a camera mode and a camera movement mode "Dolly". In this mode, a mouse drag on a swatch window applys a dolly movement to the camera.

tipit camera dolly

Zoom Camera Switching to a camera mode and a camera movement mode "Zoom". In this mode, a mouse drag on a swatch window applys a zoom movement to the camera.

tipit camera zoom