Introduction

This manual explains how to use NintendoWare for CTR CreativeStudio (henceforth referred to simply as CreativeStudio).

Please refer to this manual when using CreativeStudio.

CreativeStudio is one of the development tools provided within NintendoWare for CTR. It can centrally manage and link the various graphics-related resources.

NintendoWare for CTR is the collective name for the tools and libraries used to develop CTR game software.

The purpose of NintendoWare is to provide the developer with the basic tools and libraries for game development.

Rules of Notation in Manual

This section explains the rules of notation used in this manual.

Menu Notation

Menu names and menu items are shown in bold.

Example: The notation for the Open item in the File menu is: File > Open.

To indicate a submenu item from inside a menu item, the notation is: File > Menu Item Name > Submenu Item Name.

Key Binding Notation

Key bindings, or shortcuts, use multiple keys at the same time. The key binding is designated using the "+" sign.

Example: CTRL+S means: press the S key while holding down the CTRL key.

File Path Notation

This manual uses parenthesis to indicate a file path.

Example: "NintendoWare/CTR/setup.wsf "

Abbreviation

Here is an explanation of the abbreviations used in this manual:

Abbreviation Description
NW4C NintendoWare for CTR
CreativeStudio NintendoWare for CTR CreativeStudio
%NW4C_ROOT% The folder to which the environment variable NW4C_ROOT is set.

These abbreviations will be used for the remainder of the manual.

Operating Environment

CreativeStudio has been confirmed to run in the following operating environment:

To run CreativeStudio, you must have .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 or later.

OS

Hardware Operating Environment

CreativeStudio has been confirmed to operate normally given the following specifications:

Item Operating Environment
CPU CPU that supports SSE3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE3)
Memory 2 Gigabytes
Video card nVIDIA GeForce7000 series or later

Operations have been confirmed on the above environment, which differs from the actual game development environment.

Supported versions of related software

CreativeStudio can run using data created with certain related software.

Here are the software versions for which operation has been confirmed:

Autodesk Maya

Adobe Photoshop


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