Adobe ATMOSPHERE User Manual page 27

Atmosphere Player Toolbar Buttons
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Collide toggle
Gravity toggle
Show My Avatar toggle
Controls
Preferences
Bookmarks
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Toggle buttons are enabled when they are indented–highlighted in white.
Detecting Collisions
You may notice as you move through Atmosphere environments, that you cannot move through solid objects such as
walls and pillars. This is because the Collide option is enabled. The Collide button allows you to toggle this feature,
enabling movement through solid objects when turned off.
If you have trouble navigating a particular environment, you can disable the Collide button to m ake it easier to move
around.
Setting Gravity
Another physical constraint in Atmosphere environments is gravity. If the Gravity toggle button is enabled while you
are higher than the fl oor of the environment, then you, and avatar - if turned on, will descend until you come to rest
on a solid object.
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You won't descend unless both the Gravity and Collide button are enabled.
If there is no solid object underneath you, then you will continue to descend until the entire environment is out of
site. If the Gravity toggle button is disabled, then you will hang in the air after releasing the mouse.
If you ever fi nd yourself falling off the edge of environment, you can right click on the environment and select
Navigation > Reenter World from the pop-up menu to restore yourself to the Entry Point location.
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Enables collision detection in the environment
Enables gravity in the world
Shows your avatar in the environment
Chat Enables chat mode and opens the Chat palette
Opens the Controls palette which may include custom controls
Opens the Preferences palette for setting Player preferences
Users Opens the Users palette which lists the other users in the current environment
Avatars Opens the Avatar palette where you can change the current avatar
Opens the Bookmarks palette which stores bookmarks of favorite sites
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