Tutorial: Importing A Viewpoint Object - Adobe ATMOSPHERE User Manual

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CHAPTER 6
Importing Scripts
Scripts are used to control the behavior of objects and environments. The Import menu will open JavaScript (JS)
fi les. Scripts are Scene Objects and can only be imported when the Scene Editor is active. Imported Script Objects will
appear at the origin of the current scene. Scripts are covered in more detail in Chapter 14, "Adding Interactivity with
Scripts," and Appendix C, "JavaScript API Documentation."
Importing Viewpoint Objects
Atmosphere can import models created in other 3-D applications and saved as Viewpoint Media fi les. Viewpoint
Objects can be imported into Atmosphere using the File > Import > Viewpoint Objects menu command. This menu
command is only enabled when the Scene Editor is active. Viewpoint Objects have an MTS, MTZ or XML extension.
These objects will appear at the origin of the Scene Editor view window. You can learn more about using these objects
in Chapter 8, "Using Scene Objects."

Tutorial: Importing a Viewpoint Object

In this tutorial, we'll import a Viewpoint Object of a chandelier created in an external 3-D package.
To import the chandelier, follow these steps.
1 In Atmosphere, select a wireframe view and double click on its background to make sure Scene Editor is active.
The default background color will be dark gray.
2 Select the File > Import > Viewpoint Object menu command. A fi le dialog will open. Locate the Chandelier
directory under the Extras\Objects\Set_1 folder in the directory where Atmosphere was installed. It should be a
path similar to c:\Program Files\Adobe\Atmosphere\Extras\Set_1. Click on the chandelier.mtx fi le and select Open.
The chandelier will appear in the center of the view.
3 Select View > Player View (F4) to open a Player View window and then select the View > Fit All (Ctrl+0)
command to size the chandelier to the Player View window.