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178 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE
Customizing 3D path objects
PhotoImpact gives you many ways to customize the various aspects of 3D path
objects. Choose from a large variety of presets, or customize individual aspects
yourself. All aspects that you customize yourself can be saved for later use.
• Click Gallery on the Attribute Toolbar to open the EasyPalette, then select
either Material Gallery or the Material Attribute Gallery.
Material Gallery contains combined properties of texture, light, bump,
shadow, and more. Material Attribute Gallery contains presets for specific
3D characteristics, such as a type of bevel, shadow, shading, and other
aspects. Choose a preset thumbnail and apply it by dragging and dropping.
• Click Material on the Attribute Toolbar to customize various 3D properties
individually.
• Click Show or hide Tool Settings on the Attribute Toolbar to open the
Tool Settings panel. This lets you tweak the Width (bevel width) and
Depth (bevel angle), adjust the direction of light that is projected on the
object surface, and more.
Saving custom paths and attributes
To save the entire path object, including its attributes and 3D properties, simply
drag it to the EasyPalette. The Add to EasyPalette dialog box opens, letting you
save the object to the desired Object Library. Later on, you can simply drag the
thumbnail of the path object to the workspace to add it to another document.
When you click Add on the Attribute Toolbar, the Add to EasyPalette dialog box
opens, and by default allows you to save all the path attributes that you see on the
Attribute Toolbar (except for the color) to My Gallery - Gallery 1 in the
EasyPalette. Next time you want to use the same attributes, drag the thumbnail
from My Gallery - Gallery 1 to the workspace. The Attribute Toolbar changes to
reflect the saved attributes. You can then apply these attributes to the next path
object that you create.
You can also save 3D properties to the EasyPalette. For details, see
material properties to the
Note: By default, the galleries and object libraries (except for the Shape Library,
Outline Library, My Gallery, and My Library) are set to read-only to prevent
the presets to be overwritten. To save custom settings and objects to a gallery
or library, right-click its folder then clear Read-only (for Sharing).
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