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1. Edit menu with options 12 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks e Undo e Redo e Cut e Copy e Paste e Delete e Preferences In the help menu there are the following options SPACE space file edt About Space Help Website Download Help menu with options e About Space e Help e Website e Download Open New Project This option allows the creation of new projects or the opening and finding of existing ones For a detailed description for creating new projects or opening existing ones please see the section here Insert library model This option is active when a project is opened and is in edit mode For a detailed description of how to use the model library see here Import 3d model This option allows the user to import 3D models created in external modelling software The SPACE Resource supports two main 3d model formats DAE and OBJ More information on importing 3d models is described here Save project Use this option to save your work The SPACE project is saved as a file in XML format within the project directory This directory may also include external files such as texture images Each project should have a dedicated and individual folder The name of the directory consists of the project name followed by the word SPACE in brackets For example a project called my first project would have a directory called my first project SPACE where all the assets used in the2. 34 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks DRS 1 DRS 2 DRS 4 Draw Steps VENUE TOOLS gt DRAW STEPS me o B The Draw Steps tool is very similar The only difference is that at the end of the process a different windows appears which is described here Steps Settings Steps 5 Height 7 576324 Width 19 66141 Depth 25 34784 Material To Stretch Steps Settings To make your steps click to define the first corner of the step area Then drag to create a ground plan and release the mouse DS 1 Set the total step height by moving the mouse up or down and left clicking to accept DS 2 The final result should be steps DS 3 with a default number of risers The parameters then can be changed and adjusted to requirements DS 4 as well the orientation and position can be changed via gizmo see here or transform window box see here FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 35 DS 1 DS 2 DS 4 Draw Box Stage VENUE TOOLS gt DRAW BOX STAGE A box stage is simply a stage in the shape of a box Using the Draw Box Stage tool click and drag with the left mouse button to define the ground plan of the stage DBxS 1 Then set the height of the stage by moving the mouse A perfectly formed box stage is the result DBxS 2 36 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks DBxS 1 1 To draw a box stage select the Venue Tools menu by clicking on the Venue Tools icon Click on the Draw Box Stage icon in the
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4. Canvas Box Settings When the Draw Canvas Box function is used then the Canvas Box Settings window will be presented Options allow the user to specify the overall dimensions of the object as well as its rake angle A Material To Stretch option is also available FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 21 Lights settings windows Profile Spot Settings Flood Settings Fresnel Settings Watts 650 W Watts Watts Beam Type 16 32 deg LEE Filter Gel Color LEE Filter Gel Color LEE Filter Gel Color Beam Angle 24 5 Intensity 100 Gobo Intensity 100 Shadows On Beam Angle 24 Shadows On Flood Settings Intensity 100 Focus 1 Fresnel Settings Shadows On Profile Spot Settings Parcan Settings Watts Par64 500 W Beam Type CP87 Narrow Spot LEE Filter Gel Color Intensity 100 Shadows On Parcan Settings The windows above represent the creation windows for each of the four lighting types Gizmo on selected objects A gizmo in the SPACE Resource is displayed when a transform tool Move Rotate Scale is applied to an object The type of gizmo displayed depends on the tool used see above Each axis of the gizmo is colour coded 22 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks e Red colour represents the X axis e Green colour represents the Y axis e Blue colour represents the Z axis The gizmo is always placed on the pivot point for the object If more than one object is select
5. 480 OF 800 x 500 aset 800 x 600 O Fast 848 x 480 QO Simple 960 x 600 9 Good 1074640 Beautiful 1024 x 768 1280 x 800 O Fantastic M Windowed _l Only show this dialog if the option key is down Choosing the resolution and quality window Mac OS 10 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks GUI Elements The basic GUI elements of the SPACE Resource are CON DN BP U N HL e edt help Project Menu Transform Single Loca Poly Stage Settings Eu A CERTU C W dth 10 06828 Depth 12 46654 Material To Stretch Basic GUI elements of the SPACE Resource Main menu Left hand side toolbar Bottom toolbar Compass Tool Tip information window Transform window Object properties window Gizmo on selected objects FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 11 Main menu The main menu button is located at the top left corner of the SPACE Resource Selecting the menu presents the following options File Edit Help Top menu activated via Main Menu button In the file menu there are the following options N SPACE edt Open New Project Insert Library Mod Import 3d Model Save Project Save As Save ScreenShot Quit File menu with options e Open New Project e Insert Library Model e Import 3d Model e Save Project e Save As e Save ScreenShot e Quit In the edit menu there are the following options space file help Und Red Cut C opy Paste Delete Preferences
6. Draw Venue outline amp Draw Stage Venue Outline Settings Stage Settings Height 2 268088 Width 7 680244 Depth 8 139996 Height 2 795245 Width 2 53466 Depth 2 387535 Material To Stretch Material To Stretch Edit Points Edit Points Venue outline Settings window Stage Settings window When a user draws a Venue outline the Venue outline Settings window will appear The options within the window inform about Height Width and Depth of the shape Options for Material To Stretch are available This allows the stretch default image texture to fit all the shape instead of proportional duplication tiling option An option called Edit Points allow user to change existing shape by replacing adding or removing points which made the shape of the Venue outline More details about how to use Edit Point are available here The same window but with a different title is presented when the user draws a Stage FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 19 Raked Seating Settings Raked Seating Settings No of Steps 5 Block Height 4 14934 Width 17 36057 Depth 20 55135 Seat Width 0 54 Seat Height 0 97 Seat Depth 0 67 Leg Room 0 33 LeftAisle Width 0 MiddleAisle Width 1 RightAisle Width 0 Material To Stretch Raked Seating Settings window When user draw an auditorium area raked seating the Raked Seating window will appear The following elements can be edited presented No of Steps number of steps to be
7. First the Group Select tool on the bottom toolbar allows you to draw a marquee rectangle around all the objects that you want Secondly pressing the CTRL key whilst double clicking on an object adds it to the selection set What are the units that the SPACE Resource uses SPACE uses metres for distances Angles are measured in degrees Is an auto save function available Afraid not Instead you can use the Save As function in the main menu Space file Save Project As this will prompt you to save a version of the current project under a name and location of your choice Can I change the colour of the background of the scene Go for it Use the preferences options in the main menu Space edit preferences Can I navigate using my keyboard You bet The Walkthrough tool in the bottom toolbar allows you to explore your creations in much the same way as a game Simply click the tool select a place to start and use the arrow keys to get moving Can I can fly and zoom around Sorry SPACE offers only the two types of navigation mouse based rotation panning and zooming around a centre point ideal for scene creation and placement and keyboard based walkthroughs FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 55 Question 9 Answer Question 10 Answer Question 11 Answer Question 12 Answer Question 13 Answer Question 14 Answer Question 15 Answer Question 16 Answer 56 SPACE User Ma
8. Green Blue and Alpha Alpha represents a value of transparency and it change colour visibility only if material type like Transparent Diffuse Transparent Specular Transparent Bumped Diffuse Transparent Bumped Specular Current Selection ess Previous Selection Colour selection window FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 53 Texture Selection Select Image Texture selection window Via this window the user can select the texture which should be applied to the right field in the Material Editor There is an ability to load one s own textures into project and use them within the material using the Load image button 54 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks FAQ Question 1 Answer Question 2 Answer Question 3 Answer Question 4 Answer Question 5 Answer Question 6 Answer Question 7 Answer Question 8 Answer Do I need an Internet connection to use the SPACE resource No an Internet connection is not required to use SPACE but you ll need one to download the latest version of it www space fusedworks com Here you will also find lots of information about the resource Does the SPACE resource run on a Mac or PC The SPACE resource is available in two formats one for Macs the other for PCs Simply specify the required version when downloading the resource Can I select multiple objects No problem SPACE gives you two methods for multiple selection
9. Uninstall X 2 Are you sure you want to completely remove SPACE and all of its components Uninstall confirmation window box SPACE Uninstall x SPACE was successfully removed From your computer Finish uninstall process window box Removing the SPACE resource on Apple Mac OS X To remove the SPACE Resource from Macs simply delete the folder where the installation package was uncompressed Make sure that you also delete any project folders which were created when using the SPACE resource FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 9 First run After executing the SPACE Resource the following window box will be presented SPACE Configuration f N simulated performing arts space creative environment EN ty www space fusedworks com space fusedworks com 1 Screen resolution Default value is 1024x768 pixels 3 If not selected then software will run in full Graphics Input screen mode v Windowed Screen resolution Graphics quality Good 2 Graphics quality The 4 Play button to run quality of your graphics sd 4 Play application card will determine the Quit will close the quality window e Choosing the resolution and quality window Windows OS m N simulated performing arts space creative environment x D www space fusedworks com space fusedworks com d Graphics Input Screen resolution Graphics Quality 640 x
10. menu Click where you would like the stage to start and holding down the left mouse button drag to draw release the left mouse button and move the mouse to create and adjust the height 4 To change the parameters for an existing box stage select it double click and choose Object Properties icon on Bottom toolbar Edit points Draw Venue outline and Draw Stage functions both allow the user to edit the ground plan of the final object To do this left mouse double click on the object to select it In the Settings window for the object an Edit Points button is shown To edit the shape click on this button The selected shape will change its colour to red img EP 1 lol xj SPACE Pini xi 1377 EP 1 EP 2 FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 37 EP 3 EP 5 EP 6 Using the left mouse button drag and drop a corner point of the shape to change it img EP 2 Using the mouse button drag and drop a corner point of the shape to change it img EP 2 To remove a point from the shape press ALT key and then click on the point img EP 3 To add the point to the shape press the CTRL key and then click on the edge line where the new point should be created img EP 4 When editing the original shape is presented and the new outline shape as well img EP 5 To finish the edit process and accept all the changes double mouse click The shape will change back to solid colour with default textures on it img EP 6 Right mouse clic
11. 0 0 in X Y Z axis Each object has its own axis orientation system attached called local Each object also has a pivot point which is usually located at its centre That point allows the user to transform the object via its own values i e when object is about to be moved by 2 meters in X axis instead of moving from global position i e 10 23 5 5 to position 12 23 5 5 FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 47 Selecting objects Wrong usage of selection tool None of the object will Right way usage of selection tool Two object will be be selected selected Two object are selected Above two objects are selected There is a white border plotted around the selected objects Also a move gizmo is presented at the centre point for those two objects The selection of multiple objects can also be realised by holding CTRL key pressed and double clicking on the desired objects Using Snap function Snapping makes precision drawing and placement easy The SPACE resource has its own built in snap functionality To use snaps click the Snap button on the bottom toolbar 48 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Draw Transform Snap Settings Enabled Io World When snap is active a semi transparent grid is presented next to the mouse cursor as default Visibility of this grid can be changed by deselecting field Show Grid on Draw Transform window From now each click of the mouse is locked to only locations Grid Space this is a val
12. ACE is freely available and can be re used and re purposed For licensing information about individual elements of the project see below e Unity 3d environment application the SPACE resource is available to the network via to the main SPACE website www space fusedworks com A link to this site can be found on the Jorum open website The resource which is in an executable format is released as open source under a GNU GPL license http www gnu org licenses gpl html e All source codes are released as open source under a GNU GPL license http www gnu org licenses gpl html e All Non software components i e user manual project guides are released under a creative commons attribution share alike CC BY SA licence http creativecommons org licenses by nc sa 3 0 Page available at the day of publication of this manual 31 08 2011 Page available at the day of publication of this manual 31 08 2011 Page available at the day of publication of this manual 31 08 2011 6 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Installation and un installation of the SPACE Resource Downloading the resource The installation process must begin with download of the latest version of the resource The main source of the SPACE project is located at 1 http www space fusedworks com page id 132 Depending on the operating system OS the user could download Windows or Mac OS versions Each version is available as a ZIP compressed ins
13. Editor Sphere Material editor window for Diffuse type of material Material Name The name for material It should be unique for each individual material Material Type In this field user can specified what type of material would like to use There are following options to be selected e Diffuse e Specular e Bumped Diffuse e Bumped Specular e Transparent Diffuse e Transparent Specular e Transparent Bumped Diffuse e Transparent Bumped Specular e Self Illuminated Diffuse e Self Illumin Specular FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 51 Color SpecColor Shininess Repeat Clamp MainTex BumpMap Illum e Self Illumin Bumped Diffuse e Self Illumin Bumped Specular depending on material type there could be one or more colours to be selected specified By clicking on the colour rectangle a colour selection window will be presented presented only if the selected material type supports SpecColor a horizontal slider to specify the value of shininess on the material if applicable button over each texture window Toggles between Repeat and Clamp type for texture on the material main texture for material texture responsible for bumpiness factor of the material texture responsible for illumination factor of the material Tiling amp Offset x y this values are available to change if material have texture attached lt lt Selector Close Get Material button to open the Material Selector window button to close the Material E
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15. PACE User Manual FusedWorks Compass Rotate Rotates objects Scale Scales objects Local Transform Sets coordinate system to local World Transform Set coordinate system to world House lights On Turns on default lights House lights Shadow Turns on default lights and adds shadows House lights Off Turns off default lights Snap Turns on or off snap constraints Material Selector Opens the Material Selector window Get Material Selects an object s material Put Material Applies selected material to an object Material Editor Opens the Material Editor window FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 17 Compass tool The compass tool is located at the bottom left hand corner of the SPACE resource window It is there to help the user to orientate the scene and navigate within it By left mouse clicking on specific elements of the compass the user can change the position of a viewpoint e Top view e Front view e Back view e Left view e Right view e Bottom view e Perspective view Tool Tip information window This area is used to present helpful information for the user about highlighted selected tool It presents short description of the tool which is currently in use Transform window Presents live information about the position orientation and scale of a selected object in the scene The Transform window can also can be used for entering and changing the transform values
16. Safety concerns common in the teaching of performing arts e help to make the teaching of performing arts more inclusive and accessible As an open educational resource SPACE is freely available and can be re used and re purposed and all source codes are released under a GNU GPL license http www gnu org licenses gpl html Who was involved The project was funded by JISC HEA as part the phase 2 OER programme and was a collaboration between e Doncaster College University Centre Doncaster incorporating performing arts lecturers teachers students management and the 3D design studio who operate as Fusedworks e National Skills Academy Creative and Cultural NSA Creative and Cultural Skills CCS and PALATINE networks of universities and colleges with a strength in performing arts who provided insight into the needs of performing arts lecturers teachers and helped to test and evaluate drafts of the resources e SHM a research company based in central London who conducted interviews facilitated workshops and helped to ensure the project was carefully managed and met the needs of a wide range of stakeholders 4 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Requirements The SPACE Resource requires a computer with one of the following operating systems OS e Microsoft Windows XP and higher e MacOSX There are two separate installation packages available one for each OS Each of the packages represents exactly the same resource To know
17. ble 500 W 1000 W LEE Filter Gel Color by clicking on small coloured rectangle on the right of the text LEE Filter Gel Color the pop up window should appear Name of the LEE filter in yellow colour Intensity a percentage value of light intensity A horizontal slider selects the value between 0 100 ShadowOn tick box to turn shadows on or off This option take effect only on computers where graphic cards allow shadows Adding a flood light To add a flood light select the Lighting Tools menu by clicking on the Lighting Tools icon 2 Click on the Add Flood icon in the menu 3 Double click where you would like the light 4 Usethe settings in the Flood Settings menu box to adjust the parameters for the light Parcan Light LIGHTING TOOLS gt ADD PARCAN eS Watts the power of the light bulb in Watts There are following options available Par65 500 W par64 1000W Birdie 50W Beam Type angular variants for the lights based on power of the bulb The applied options are presented in table below Par64 500 W CP87 Narrow Spot ee erst ros Par64 1000 W CP61 Narrow Spot OU ee Birdie 50 W 12 deg 50w EXT 24 deg 50w EXZ 38 deg 50w EXN 60deg 50w FNV FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 43 LEE Filter Gel Color by clicking on small coloured rectangle on the right of the text LEE Filter Gel Color the pop up window should appear Name of the LEE filter in yellow colour Intensity a percentage value of light intensity A horizonta
18. by direct entry into the text boxes When the Draw Venue outline tool is selected then the Transform window looks like this Draw Transform Snap Settings Disabled Transform window when Draw tool is selected i e Draw Venue outline Draw Stage etc Position fields present the position of the mouse which when clicked within the tool will be a construction point for the further venue The position is presented as X Y Z co ordinates Units used within the SPACE Resource are in meters When an object is selected the transform window looks like this 18 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Transform Single Local Dimensions Snap Settings Disabled Transform window when object is selected Position represents the X Y Z co ordinates of the object s pivot point This is the position of the gizmos centre Gizmos are described here Rotation is presented in degree angles Scale is presented in relative values As default object are in scale 1 1 1 in axis X Y Z If object have scale values like 0 5 1 1 means that it was scaled in X axis by the half of its dimension Dimensions area present as width W height H and depth D of the object This is calculated based on the local co ordinate system of the object Snap settings this elements is described here Object properties window This window pops up whenever an object is selected The content of the window depends upon the type of object selected
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20. cludes a choice of three bar types 44 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Figure Tools A stage needs people and the SPACE resource includes an in built character creator Here you can add a figure to the scene change its pose position and appearance Draw Figure Select this tool to insert a character in the scene Double click to position it A generic figure placed in the scene With the character selected the Figure Settings window appears Here you can specify details such as the material applied to the figure and the figure s name Figure Settings Material Natural Tint Color Gravity True Figure Name Figure Settings window Material use this field to apply the following styles to the figure e Natural e 1950s e Roman e Catering e Suit FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 45 Tint Color this allow user to change a main colour of the model Gravity True False this button trigger gravity to On and Off Figure Name add a unique name to the figure in this text box PICS ABE Oe de Different materials applied to a character Each figure has five yellow circles and a single orange circle attached These are the figure control points Using the Move and Rotate tools the user can transform the position of rotation of these to effect changes in the figure s pose The orange circle the master control point is used to move or rotate the whole figure 46 SPACE User Man
21. created on the draw area Default value is 5 The user can change this value every time the seating area is selected Leg Room the distance left for the legs in a row of the seats in meters PEUT beter oaamer o Left Aisle Width size of the empty columns to be left on the left side of the Middle Aisle size of the empty columns to be left in the middle side of the Right Aisle Width size of the empty columns to be left on the right side of the ee ewe Material To this option stretches the image texture on the wooden base of 20 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Steps Settings Steps Settings Steps 5 Height 7 576324 Width 19 66141 Depth 25 34784 Material To Stretch Steps Settings When the Draw Steps function is used then the Steps Settings window will be presented Options allow the user to specify the number of steps as well as the overall dimensions of the object A Material To Stretch option is also available Box Stage Settings Box Stage Settings Height 1 440818 Width 5 Depth 2 5 Rake Angle 10 Material To Stretch Box Stage Settings When the Draw Box Stage function is used then the Box Stage Settings window will be presented Options allow the user to specify the overall dimensions of the object as well as its rake angle A Material To Stretch option is also available Draw canvas box Canvas Box Settings Height 8 381989 Width 50 Depth 50 Material To Stretch
22. ditor window Get Material icon on bottom toolbar Material picker mouse pointer This tool can be used to select a material from existing object When this tool is active the mouse pointer change its look to pipette eyedropper From that moment left clicking on any of the existing object in the scene will gather the information about selected material and allow you to edit it The material which will be gathered with the tool will become active and its icon will be presented on bottom toolbar To deactivate this tool either click with the right mouse button or select any other tool from toolbars 52 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Put Material Put Material icon on bottom toolbar Put Material tool is designed to replicate the currently active material to the objects by selecting the objects When Put Material tool is active the mouse pointer change to a Paintbrush From that moment each time that any existing object is selected its material will be replaced by the currently selected the one visible on bottom toolbar To deactivate this tool either click with the right mouse button or select any other tool from toolbars Colour selection By using the colour selection window the user can specify the exact colour which should be applied within currently selected material The selection can be done either by using the colour palette and clicking on colour from it or by exact values of RGBA values RGBA stands for Red
23. ed then gizmo is placed on the centre of the selection FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 23 Project creation Opening existing project Open Existing or Create New Project ie x ia mySuperTheatre Open Existing or Create New Project window box On opening the SPACE project the user is prompted to either create a new project or open an existing one A window box with list of recently opened created projects is presented In the image above there is only one project previously opened called My First Project To open a project from the list of recently opened projects left click on its name If the project which the user wants to open is not on the list but the path is known the button Find Existing can be used To create a new project an option Create New is available Creating new project Create New Project Browse to the directory where the project should be created Path C Documents and Settings markf MARK Desktop LA Hub models LA images LA Mark s models Enter a unique name for the project C N Window box to specify a location for new project When Create New button is chosen from Open Existing or Create New Project window box another window box is presented called Create New Project The user is prompted to specify a location for the new project Selection of the elements from the hierarchy can be realised by left mouse clicking on the name of the folder By clicking the icon of the op
24. el button Apply Overide Filter PSL 3 Lee Filter Gel selection pop up window FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 41 Current selection of the gobo image Load image button allowing user to load own custom made gobo image PSL 4 Gobo pop up window Fresnel Light LIGHTING TOOLS gt ADD FRESNEL Li Watts the power of the light bulb in Watts There following options are available 650 W 1200 W 2000W LEE Filter Gel Color by clicking on small coloured rectangle on the right of the text LEE Filter Gel Color the pop up window should appear Name of the LEE filter in yellow colour Beam Angle a slider to select the beam angle degree value in the range available that range depends on the type chosen in field Beam Type and Watts Intensity a percentage value of light intensity A horizontal slider selects the value between 0 100 ShadowOn tick box to turn shadows on or off This option takes effect only on computers where graphic cards allow shadows Adding a Fresnel light To add a Fresnel select the Lighting Tools menu by clicking on the Lighting Tools icon 2 Click on the Add Fresnel icon in the menu 3 Double click where you would like the light 4 Usethe settings in the Fresnel Settings menu box to adjust the parameters for the light 42 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Flood Light LIGHTING TOOLS gt ADD FLOOD ae d Watts the power of the light bulb in Watts There are following options availa
25. ened file on right side of the text box the 24 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks user Can move up one level at the time in the disk hierarchy By clicking Create button the process of establishing a new empty project is finalised Creation of the project is actually creation of the special directory folder on the chosen location This directory receives the name given by the user followed by the word SPACE in brackets Within it all the files required in the future to re open send archive etc are stored Each new project automatically gets its position on the list of the recently opened projects so the next time SPACE is opened its name appears on the list Finding existing project Find Existing Project Window box for Find Existing Project This window box allow user to specify the location of the project which is not on the list of recently opened projects Saving project Saving project can execute by using Main menu and option Save project Detailed information about project saving is available here FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 25 Save Project As LN Save Project As Browse to the directory where the project should be created a l Enter a unique name for the project Save Cancel T ae Y 2r3 Save Project As window box This option allows the user to save an opened project under a new name and a new location A window is presented where the user can specify the destination f
26. k to cancel the edit mode without applying changes Mouse navigation is locked whilst editing shapes To change a viewpoint hold SHIFT key and then use mouse as usual to rotate zoom or pan the scene Set tools Draw Canvas Box To create a canvas box select the Draw Canvas Box tool then click and drag with the left mouse button to define the ground plan of the box Then move the mouse up to define the height of the box 38 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Draw Canvas Sphere To create a canvas sphere select the Draw Canvas Sphere tool then click and drag with the left mouse button to define the cross section of the sphere Then move the mouse up to define the height of the sphere see below Draw Canvas Sphere tools on left side there is box which will consist the future spheroid Lighting tools Bring your scene alive with lights Using the SPACE resource the theatrical designer can experiment with an infinite range of lighting effects and shadows Light colour intensity and where appropriate focus can all be adjusted Four key types of lights are provided profile spot fresnel flood parcan Each of the light types have options which can be changed and adjusted to users requirements In addition SPACE ships with its own lighting bar creator allowing the designer to devise and place their own bar and truss system Placing the light in the scene To place the light in the scene select the light icon f
27. l slider selects the value between 0 100 Shadow On tick box to turn shadows on or off This option take effect only on computers where graphic cards allow shadows Adding a Parcan light To add a Parcan light select the Lighting Tools menu by clicking on the Lighting Tools icon 2 Click on the Add Parcan icon in the menu 3 Double click where you would like the light 4 Use the settings in the Parcan Settings menu box to adjust the parameters for the light Lighting Bar LIGHTING TOOLS gt DRAW LIGHTING BAR Q 3 BarType gives you an option for three bar truss types standard triangular and square Width the width of the bar rig Depth the depth of the bar rig Truss Diameter the diameter of the truss Adding a Lighting Bar 1 To add a Lighting Bar select the Lighting Tools menu by clicking on the Lighting Tools icon 2 Click on the Draw Lighting Bar icon in the menu 3 Lighting bars are created in single straight segments Left mouse click to define the start of your lighting bar With the left mouse button still depressed drag the mouse to set the length of the bar then release 4 To add more segments to your bar repeat the above procedure To create a connected series of bars make sure that the start or end point of a new bar is over an existing one When the rig is completed double click the left mouse button Use the Lighting Bar Settings menu box to adjust the parameters for the lighting bar rig This in
28. lision of the object with another one The grid is hidden Local present transform values in local co ordinate system This is especially useful when the user wants to move the selected object by some value in relation to its current local position l e moving object by 2 meters in some axis when WORLD mode is ON Collision snap to collision of the object with another one World Offset present transform values in global world based co ordinate system Material editor s IA SO iae Bottom Toolbar This tool presents a window called Material Selector with list of all the materials in the current Material Selector project Material Selector Sphere F NY a Material Selector window box with samples as Sphere 50 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Material samples presented in the window are by default mapped onto spheres There is an option to change their style to following primitives sohere cube cylinder plane Using this window box the user can create new materials and copy or delete existing ones To close the window box click the Close button Currently selected material will have white border around the sample icon Selected material sample icon with white border around it When a material sample is double clicked the Material Editor window will be presented Integral materials cannot be deleted or renamed but all materials can be edited and or copied Material Editor Material
29. more about the types of installation resources please see the section called Installation Minimum Hardware requirements The SPACE resources is powered by Unity Engine v3 0 which operates in a scalable manner so the more powerful your computer the more functionality speed can be obtained from the resource If you find the resource is running slowly you may alter the quality settings in preferences turn off shadows on the lights or perhaps delete a number of figures from your scene each of these methods will help to increase performance Below is an estimated minimum specification however the user through experimentation may soon find their own machines limitations e Processor 1 4 Ghz or higher e RAM Ideally 1Gb of memory e Hard Drive free space At Least 100MB e Graphic card Graphics card supporting ShaderModel2 Shadows and 64Mb Memory e Input devices Keyboard Mouse and Monitor Known limitations and issues of the resource Some antivirus software may present a message that SPACE is a key log type software which it is not The source code and other elements of the SPACE Resource has been tested for viruses and at time of release deemed free of any undesirable software such as key logs malware viruses etc The source of the software is freely available from the SPACE project website or via JISCs on line repository Jorum Open FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 5 License As an open educational resource SP
30. n may be slow Navigation Using mouse and keyboard Most of the functionality in the SPACE resource requires usage of a mouse A three button mouse is the preferred choice Command selection is by left mouse clicking the icon object selection by double clicking the object to draw the objects etc Navigation in 3D space within the resource is by using mouse and predefined combination of mouse buttons The navigation is enabled all the time when no edit shape tool is active see more here To rotate the viewpoint use left mouse button pressed and move mouse left and right To pan move the view position press and hold the middle mouse button and then move the mouse in the pan direction If a two button mouse is used the same effect can be achieved by pressing and holding CTRL key on the keyboard and then moving mouse with left mouse button also pressed FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 29 To zoom in and zoom out the scroll wheel on the mouse can be used If the mouse has no scroll then hold the ALT key and click drag the left mouse button If the user is in Edit point mode all functionality for navigation is disabled It can be activated if the SHIFT key is pressed Right mouse button is to be used whenever the current operation tool is to be cancelled Using the compass Using the compass tool bottom left of screen the user can rapidly change their view position to one of seven predefined ones See below Perspective Fr
31. nual FusedWorks When I m drawing a stage want the lines parallel what do I do Simple use SPACE s snap function This is a drawing aid that constrains lines to a grid allowing the user to design with confidence Can I clean up the last open project list The project list represents the last saved projects and cannot be edited Can I rename existing project Yes Use the Save Project As function as described above Can export elements from one project to another one Not directly You can however use the Save Project As function to save a copy of the current project then delete those elements in the project that you don t want What modelling software can I use to create my scene elements You can fashion your props and other elements using any modelling software that allows the export of DAE and OBJ file types Can I record the stage look Have a design that you like Use the Save ScreenShot function to record its look Space file Save ScreenShot Can I share my design with others No problem Simply make a copy of your project compress it if necessary and email it Can I get the figures to run around and interact with each other No
32. o PSL 4 by clicking the image on the right side of the text a pop up window should appear From that window the user can select one of the predefined gobo image Also a custom image can be loaded To load 40 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks the custom gobo image only JPG or PNG image file are supported Custom image is saved within the project and automatically converted to greyscale If image PNG have an alpha channel then the alpha channel will be used as masked Beam Angle a slider to select the beam angle degree value in the range available that range depends on the type chosen in field Beam Type and Watts Intensity a percentage value of light intensity A horizontal slider selects the value between 0 100 Focus Amount of blur to the light beam Slider to select value between 1 and 22 Shadow On tick box to turn shadows on or off This option take effect only on computers where graphic cards allow shadows amp Add Profile Spot Lee Filter Gel al Profile Spot Settings Profile Spot Settings i Curent filder colour Name of LEE Filter which is most Lee Filter Gel representation similar to selected RGB colour Colour selector 2 Colour selector 2 RGB value sliders Override Filter button allows to Current Selection choose the colour which is not an Previous Selection actual LEE filter Apply button this will apply the p most relevant LEE filter based on RGB values placed by the user Canc
33. older and name for the projects copy Use this option to save predefined projects as different names and then edit those projects to make sure that the predefined ones are still available in its original form Using predefined projects The Space Resource include some of predefined stage types e Proscenium e Endon e Thrust e Traverse e n The Round The user can use them from the list of recently open projects They are also available from the same location that the SPACE Resource was installed in See subfolder called ProjectExamples 26 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Qe O T see Folders Li File and Fokber Tasks Uther Places A cJ LJ J g e deer ied ul Lj My Documents dba end on SPACE sage peoxcenikum s siege Drunk SPACE ibage traverse SP Ey Shared Documents M My Computer M My Hebunek Places a E Details 7 Trairi d a PropkExamples zo Project Examples folder with predefined stage types Using library The SPACE Resource includes a built in library of key stage elements and some exiting whole scene examples Any time that a project is open and running the user can call the library by choosing the option Insert Library Model from Main Menu The following window will appear Import Library Model Library gt au gt m Import Library Model window The library of the models is divided into sub categories listed on left hand side of the window box B
34. om the top From the right From the front D ER SE 3 2 From the left 30 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Using the Walkthrough tool The Walkthrough icon on the bottom toolbar Step into your design with the Walkthrough tool Walkthrough provides users with an intuitive method of testing their creations by giving a person s eye view of the stage area Select the tool from the bottom toolbar Then click to select a surface on which to walk Use the keyboard arrows to navigate Images below left normal navigation view of stage area Right Walkthrough in action igj x Keyboard shortcuts F focus on selected object LCTRL C copy L CTRL X cut LCTRL V paste DEL delete selected object F2 move tool F3 rotate tool FA scale tool L CTRL snap on off L CTRL Z Undo L CTRL 4 Y Redo LCTRL 1 screen shot LCTRL 4S save L CTRL SHIFT S save as L CTRL O Open FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 31 Creating and editing the venue Venue Tools Venue tools are used to draw the main elements of the scene rooms stages steps etc These tools can be launched via left hand side toolbar Venue Tools icon on left hand side toolbar Draw Venue outline VENUE TOOLS gt DRAW VENUE OUTLINE di This tool allows the user to draw a polygonal multisided room of their own design Select Draw Venue outline tool from the left hand side menu Venue Tools Draw Venue outline Using left mou
35. or house light The House lights options on the bottom toolbar provide control of these House lights On This option changes the visibility parameters for the design area When house lights are on the scene is visible Use this mode when designing and browsing the design area House lights Shadow This mode may not be supported by all graphic cards The scene is presented with more graphical details Some main shadows from house lights are projected House lights Off This mode is designed for testing the lighting in the project All house lighting is switched on Only lights designed by the user are shown gt COLLADA file format http en wikipedia org wiki Collada Wavefront OBJ file http en wikipedia org wiki Wavefront obj file 28 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks Some computers graphic cards especially older than 4 years may not support shadow generation Sometimes a computer may not wish to display shadows for reasons of its own A solution here can be to restart the SPACE resource and choose a lower quality option in graphic quality window on the start See image bellow SPACE Configuration www space fusedworks com space fusedworks com Graphics Input Screen resolution 1024 x YEG v Windowed Graphics quality cod r Fantastic Change graphic quality window It is important to note that depending on number of active lights in the scene the performance speed of the applicatio
36. ource Delete DEL This option deletes the selected object s from the scene Preferences This option allows you to access the settings for quality ambient light colour background light colour mouse button double click speed screen shot preferences i e show hide gizmos during screen shot About SPACE 14 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks This option shows author details Help This option provides a link to the latest user manual Website This option will take the user to the SPACE project website www space fusedworks com Download Checks for and downloads latest versions of SPACE project Left hand side toolbar Draw Venue outline Creates a multi sided venue Draw Stage Creates a multi sided stage Draw Raked Seating Creates a sloped seating area Draw Steps Creates steps Draw Box Stage Creates a simple box stage Draw Canvas Box Creates a canvas box Draw Canvas Sphere Creates a canvas sphere Lighting Tools FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 15 Add Profile Spot Creates a spot light Add Fresnel Creates a fresnel light Add Flood Creates a flood light Add Parcan Creates a parcan light Draw Lighting Bar Creates a lighting rig Figure Tools Draw Figure Creates a figure Bottom toolbar Bottom Toolbar Undo Redo Walkthrough Walkthrough navigation mode Group Select Select multiple objects Move Moves objects 16 S
37. project are stored Save as FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 13 This option allows the user to save an opened project under a new name and a new location A window is presented where user can specify the destination folder and name for the projects copy More about project saving as is presented here Save ScreenShot This option allows the user to save a screenshot image from the SPACE Resource The default format for screenshot image is PNG The size depends upon the user s screen size The screenshot will not include any elements of the user interface such as buttons or toolbars The user can specify a location to save the screenshot using the window box presented f Quitting the application Would you like to save your project Yes No Save project on exit resource window box Undo This option allows the user to undo recently made changes Redo This operation allows the user to redo an operation that was undone Cut CTRL X If an object is selected this option will delete it from the scene but also a virtual copy of the object will be made That virtual copy can be placed in the project via the Paste option Copy CTRL C If an object is selected this option will make a virtual copy of it It can be inserted in the scene as many times as needed via Paste option Paste CTRL V Inserts into the scene an object that was copied or cut A pasted object is placed in the same location as its s
38. revious installation it is recommended to uninstall it before installing the newer version ZIP file format http en wikipedia org wiki ZIP 9628file format9629 FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 7 BIER Ssewun space o Select Start Menu Folder E Select Additional Tasks E Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts e Which additional tasks should be performed h t D Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perForm while installing SPACE then HH Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the Following Start Menu Folder Click Next PE E 2 To continue click Next If you would like to select a different Folder click Browse Additional icons v d icon SPACE Resources Browse v Create a desktop icon Create a Quick Launch icon Don t create a Start Menu folder lt Back Cancel lt Back Cancel In next step specify the Main menu folder name and if a desktop icon should be created Ae o Stun SPACE zizi Ready to Install by Setup is now ready to begin installing SPACE on your computer Q Wu uv Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Completing the SPACE Setup Wizard Setup has Finished installing SPACE on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Destination location Click Finish to exit Setup Sze Besar are sesssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssss
39. rom the left hand side toolbar Lighting Tools gt Add Profile Spot gt Add Fresnel gt Add Flood gt Add Parcan Then by double click to place it in the scene Depending on the light chosen the light setting window will appear FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 39 Profile Spot Light LIGHTING TOOLS gt ADD PROFILE SPOT 43 p 1 To add a profile spot select the Lighting Tools menu by clicking on the Lighting Tools icon Adding a profile spot light 2 Click on the Add Profile Spot icon in the menu 3 Double click where you would like the light 4 Use the settings in the Profile Spot Settings menu box to adjust the parameters for the light Profile Spot Settings Watts 650 W Beam Type 16 32 deg LEE Filter Gel Color Gobo Beam Angle 24 Intensity 100 Focus 1 Shadows On Profile Spot Settings In Profile Spot Settings window the following options are available Watts option of available power values of the bulbs in Watts Beam Type angular variants for the lights based on power of the bulb The applied options are presented in table below Beam Type available Bulb power Watts angles in degrees 650W 16 32 deg 28 40 deg 11 26 deg 18 32 deg 26 44 deg 2000 W 12 22 deg 19 32 deg LEE Filter Gel Color by clicking on small coloured rectangle on the right of the text LEE Filter Gel Color the pop up window should appear Name of the LEE filter in yellow colour Gob
40. s Start Menu folden D SPACE Resources Additional tasks Additional icons Create a desktop icon ae Finally the user is informed about the installation process and on its end the Finishing window will appear Installation process on Apple Mac OS X Installation of the SPACE resource on MacX OS is consists of uncompressing the downloaded resource to the required location see below CI SPACE Resource 9 Y DEVICES Macintosh HD E iDisk E BOOTCAMP EENES space_mac zip Y SHARED QE E EE EE E All Y PLACES E3 Desktop es T hy Applications Ld Macintosh HD Xj Users Gj Desktop j SPACE Resource Jj space mac 09 G by M a lect 323 5 e AVI OCICVICM 222 IJ evaieuvie 8 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks space mac oo oo PI tg Ce i Y DEVICES Li Macintosh HD E iDisk Lj BOOTCAMP Y SHARED a LL m a 0 85 All Y PLACES E3 Desktop zd Macintosh HD Xj User gt Deskto 5 SPACE Resou space mac Ii space lof 1 selected 33 08 GB available c Applications Removing the SPACE Resource on Microsoft Windows The best way to remove SPACE Resource from a PC is to use the uninstall tool attached to the resource and which can be executed using Main menu Programs SPACE resource Uninstall SPACE The following window boxes will be presented SPACE
41. se button click to start drawing the polygonal ground plan By clicking further locations points the user creates the edges of the polygon shape img DPR 1 SPACE SPACE uU Draw Roo w To finish the polygon declaration the user has to double click with the left mouse button img DPR The height of the room is defined by moving the mouse up or down and then left mouse clicking img DPR 3 A fully fledged 3D room is the result DPR 4 32 SPACE User Manual FusedWorks On the end the right hand side panel will present Venue outline Settings window described here If at any time you wish to cancel the drawing process simply right click the mouse Draw Stage VENUE TOOLS DRAW STAGE This tool works exactly as the Draw Venue outline but results in a solid stage area Freeform shape i 2 3 To draw a stage select the Venue Tools menu by clicking on the Venue Tools icon Click on the Draw Stage icon in the menu Click one location within the design area move your pointer to a different location and click again Continue to click to create your desired stage shape On the final point double click to complete the shapes outline and move the mouse to create and adjust the height After the shape is created the Stage Settings window appears and allows to change some of the parameters Poly Stage Settings Height 4 976927 Width 21 54906 Depth 18 52918 Material To Stretch Stage Settings windo
42. tallation package The size of the compressed installation package is presented on the webpage 1 After downloading the package uncompressing software maybe required Usually the software is automatically included within the OS but any external compressing uncompressing package can be used examples include e 7Zip http www 7 zip org e WinRar http www rarlab com e WinZIP http www winzip com Installation process on Microsoft Windows The installation wizard guides the user through the set up process See below for an explanation of the main wizard steps The executive file space setup exe should be located on your hard drive in the location where it was uncompressed Following the wizard steps the installation path is the folder SPACE located under the user s program file folder In Windows XP the default program file is C ProgramFiles Select Destination Location bi n to the SPACE setup Where should SPACE be installed This will install SPACE version 1 3 on your computer r LJ Setup will install SPACE into the Following Folder It is recommended that you close all other applications before alicia To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup At least 62 9 MB of free disk space is required Cancel Back Cancel If the folder SPACE already exists i e there is p
43. ual FusedWorks Position changes in character Manipulation of the object To manipulate any object in the SPACE Resource the object must be selected first Moving objects To move a selected object the move function is available at the bottom toolbar F2 keyboard shortcut The gizmo for move allows changing the position of the selected object s in each direction By dragging the gizmo s arrow the object can be moved in the selected direction The Transform window presented when an object is selected also allows the user to move the object to a specific position Rotating objects To rotate a selected object the rotate function is available at the bottom toolbar F3 keyboard shortcut The gizmo for rotation curved arrows allows changing orientation of the selected object s in each axis By dragging the gizmo s arrow object can be rotate in selected direction The Transform window presented when an object is selected also allows the user to rotate the object to a specific position Change co ordinate systems local and global world Each object existing in the SPACE Resource is located in three dimensional space To describe its position and orientation a specific axis systems been used The main origin point for all the scene is called Centre Stage and its located on cross point of the grey semitransparent cross gizmo It is where so called world or global axis system is based on The values of position for that point is 0
44. ue in meters This value is presenting density of the grid As default the density of the grid is 0 5m Grid Size Default value is 10 This value determines how many grid elements should be projected in each of direction In other words if Grid Size will store value 2 and Grid Space value will be 0 5 the grid will be presented as two units in each direction from yellow centre of the grid Each unit square of the grid will be in distance of 0 5 meter from each other Show Grid This option toggles the visibility of the grid Even when grid is not visible the snap function is still active Remember snaps can be used for the precision creation of an object or for the accurate placement of an object that already exists they re there to help Snap modes information about current snap mode is presented next to the Snap setting option Several snap modes exist depending on the user s operation When creating a new object like venue stage etc The options will be as follows To World orientates the grid to the scene co ordinating system This option is most useful when object have to be drawn with specific dimensions FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 49 Object Points this option allow the user to snap to the edges of an existing object such as a stage This is a great way to align objects with confidence For object that already exist the following snap options are available when LOCAL mode is ON Collision snap to col
45. vensaneseasesatenreaadentunaaeacsaneaeeaedarsabeatdaraas 32 VENUE TOO tM 32 SO eras 38 WEG STEN EPO e AA toe savanna A E A E E S AE A E AA sauces 39 AE T E AE A TE A E N EEE E EA A A EE 45 DPIN FEO a T ANA 45 IVI GO E ODIBCE ar E A T E E T deeauencetaguycateaeteaneteate 47 MOVIE ODIE M TR AEE EA A meals EEA statue E AEE AE 47 ROLNE OD CS r E E 47 Change co ordinate systems local and global world cecinere 47 Selecting 1 eI NRI T 48 Using Snop UNCON mem 48 Materaledi OT sacccorsconacissucvccdoansuerdcetedeacenacs E E 50 FAO erra A E AA E A N E E S 55 FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 3 Introduction This manual is created by FusedWorks Doncaster College It consists of detailed information about the SPACE Simulated Performing Arts Creative Environment Resource and is divided into chapters SPACE is a 3D teaching and learning resource for use by performing arts lecturers teachers and students It was co developed with teachers lecturers and students in further and higher education It is an open educational resource created as part of the JISC OER phase 2 programme Benefits The aim of this resource is to e supplement and enhance the teaching of performing arts e help to overcome some of the Health and
46. w More details about Stage Settings window here Drawing the Stage shape Finished Stage shape located on Venue outline FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 33 Draw Raked Seating VENUE TOOLS gt DRAW RACKED SEATING ER Raked seating is a tiered hierarchy of seat levels The Draw Raked Seating tool makes creating this easy Simply select the tool above then click and drag with the left mouse button to define the ground plan of the seating DRS 1 Then move the mouse up to define the height of the seating DRS 2 The final result should be an auditorium area DRS 3 The parameters then can be changed and adjusted to requirements DRS 4 using Raked Seating Settings window described in details here Auditorium area 1 To draw the auditorium area select the Venue Tools menu by clicking on the Venue Tools icon Click on the Draw Raked Seating icon in the menu Click where you would like the seating to start and holding down the left mouse button drag to draw release the left mouse button and move the mouse to create and adjust the height 4 Use the settings in the Raked Seating Settings menu box to adjust the parameters for the auditorium Raked Seating Settings No of Steps 5 Block Height 4 14934 Width 17 36057 Depth 20 55135 Seat Width 0 54 Seat Height 0 97 Seat Depth 0 67 Leg Room 0 33 LeftAisle Width 0 MiddleAisle Width 1 RightAisle Width 0 Material To Stretch Raked Seating Settings window
47. y default all the library models are presented in the window A user can filter a sub category by clicking the appropriate button To insert a particular model left click the icon The model is inserted at the global origin point 0 O 0 The library is located in the SPACE Resource installation folder as a subfolder called Library Models The library can be extended and replaced by new version by replacing this folder with new one FusedWorks SPACE User Manual 27 Importing models A key requirement of the SPACE resource was the ability to import 3D models from other sources To do this use the Main Menu and the option called Import 3d model The following window box will be presented LN Import 3D Object Mesh Path NO onfig vs Files of type obj dae Cancel i Import 3D Object Mesh window box By specifying the location of the 3D model the user can import it to a currently running project The SPACE resource allows the import of the following 3D model type Collada DAE and Wavefront OBJ The SPACE team has made particular efforts to ensure that the resource is compatible with most popular variants of DAE and OBJ file types Unfortunately the SPACE team cannot guarantee that each DAE or OBJ file will be imported without problems Occasionally an import my fail resulting in so called SPACE debris Shadows and general visibility options When a new project is opened the scene is lit with a default
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