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Luminous - If this box is checked, the object will appear to give off its own light and will have gradual shadows caused by the defined light sources.

No select - If this box is checked, the object cannot be selected using the mouse in the Orthographic / Perspective views.

Minimum Magnification - This is the minimum magnification that the object will be visible for.

Maximum Distance - This is the maximum distance that the object will be visible for. If your view is further than this distance the object will not be displayed.

Billboard Mode - This option is usually only used when "Visual display" is set to Plane. Options include:

  • No Billboard - The visual tool will display based on its set rotation.
  • Vertical Billboard - This will cause the plane to stand vertically in the model and always face toward the camera along the same viewing plane.
  • All Around Billboard - This will cause the plane always present its face to you no matter what the viewing angle is.
  • Screen Locked Billboard - Locks the Visual Tool in front of the view.

Visual display - This selects the display type the VisualObject will be. The available types are: Plane, Cube, Column, Sphere, Imported Shape, Text, or Presentation Slide. The various options in this drop-down menu and the subsequent changes to this tab page are described in more detail in the VisualTool section.

Texture

These properties are used to define how a texture is drawn on the 3D object.

Filename - This file is the bitmap image that will be textured on the object.

Vertical Repeats - This number defines how many times the texture image will be repeated vertically across the image.

Horizontal Repeats - This number defines how many times the texture image will be repeated horizontally across the image.

Divisions - This number is used to define the number of sides on the object if it is a column and the "roundness" of the object if it is a sphere. If the object is a sphere, this number should be relatively high (~20).

Text

These options are available when Text is selected in Visual display.

Text display - This picklist defines what text will be displayed. You may choose from the picklist options, or click the to edit the code directly.

Text Size - This number defines the height of the text in the object. The width of the text will be automatically adjusted to keep the text easily legible.

Text Thickness - This number defines the thickness of the text in the object.

Model

These options are available when Imported Shape is selected in Visual display.

Filename - Specifies which 3D shape to display. You can use a 3D shape from the model, or import a new shape by clicking the down arrow and selecting Browse...

Presentation Slide

These options are available when Presentation Slide is selected in Visual display.

Choose Text - Presentation Slides may have multiple text displays. Click the to add a new text object. The options below will enable to specify the text's properties.

Text display - This picklist defines what text will be displayed. You may choose from the picklist options, or click the to edit the code directly.

Size - The size of the displayed text.

Color - The color of the displayed text.

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