Common Features

Screen Information

The common features of all screen contents used for viewing and operating in all modes is explained here.

1. Grid

The grid can be displayed in the global space to show the model, effect direction, and size more clearly.

The grid spacing and show/hide settings can be changed in the initial settings file (Viewer.ini) and on the Viewer.

2. The view camera's look-at point



Shows the current location of the view camera's look-at point.

3. Position of camera



An icon indicates the position of the camera.

4. Light position



An icon indicates the position of the light.

5. Processing Meters



Meters are used to indicate the processing time spent for the main process in each mode.

The red meter shows the CPU processing time spent on animation and SRT calculations.
The blue meter shows the CPU processing time spent on drawing.
The green meter shows the processing time spent by the GPU.
The gray meter shows the processing time spent by the overall system. Processing will slow if this is far to the end.

Viewer in some cases will also show data that can be edited and rendering without optimization.

6. Mode Display



Shows the current main mode and sub-mode

• Main Mode
  • Graphics mode
  • Effect mode
  • Layout mode
• Sub-mode
  • Camera mode
  • Main mode
  • Menu mode
  • Log mode

Common Operations

Operations of Changing modes and opening menu screen are common controller operations regardless of the mode.

Unit controller

Key Operations	Description
START/SELECT Button + Left/Right Button	Switches the main mode.
START/SELECT Button + Up/Down Button	Switches the sub-mode.
R Button & B Button	Shows/hides the grid, camera viewpoint, particle emitter shape and screen information.

Debugging Pad

Key Operations	Description
PLUS/MINUS Button + Left/Right Button	Switches the main mode.
PLUS/MINUS Button + Up/Down Button	Switches the sub-mode.
ZR Trigger Button + B Button	Shows/hides the grid, camera viewpoint, particle emitter shape and screen information.

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