Complete Help Docs

Laser Show Technology for Lighting Professionals

User Tools

Site Tools

You are here: The Pangolin Wiki » BEYOND 3D » Lasershow Converter Blender
tools:lcblender:start

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision 		Previous revision
Last revision Both sides next revision
tools:lcblender:start [2023/04/25 22:37]
William R Benner [Lasershow Converter Blender Installation] 		tools:lcblender:start [2023/08/07 17:16]
Bob Varkevisser created
Line 8: Line 8:
 The current version of Lasershow Converter Blender supports LTS version 3.3, as well as newer interim versions 3.4 and 3.5.  The current version of Lasershow Converter Blender supports LTS version 3.3, as well as newer interim versions 3.4 and 3.5. 
  
-  - Install Long Term Support (LTS) version 3.2 of Blender, which can be found here: (https://www.blender.org/download/lts/)  +  - Install Long Term Support (LTS) version 3.3 of Blender, which can be found here: (https://www.blender.org/download/lts/)  
-  - Run the Lasershow Converter Blender installer (LCBlender_install.exe), which can be found in the **InstallSupport** folder where BEYOND is located.+  - Run the Lasershow Converter Blender installer (LCBlender_install.exe), which can be found in the **InstallSupport** folder where BEYOND is located. Or located on the wiki at the [[:download_center|Download Center]].
   - Start Pangolin BEYOND first, and then start Blender.    - Start Pangolin BEYOND first, and then start Blender. 
   - In the main Blender window, select **Edit** on the main menu, and go to **Preferences**{{:tools:lcblender:blender1.png?400|}}   - In the main Blender window, select **Edit** on the main menu, and go to **Preferences**{{:tools:lcblender:blender1.png?400|}}
Line 21: Line 21:
   - On the **Render Properties** panel, you will see the following panels:    - On the **Render Properties** panel, you will see the following panels: 
      - **Lasershow Converter Blender**      - **Lasershow Converter Blender**
-     - **Lasershow Converter Default setting** +     - **Lasershow Converter Default settings** 
-  - The main **Lasershow Converter Blender** panel is shown below: {{:tools:lcblender:blender5.png?400|}}+  - The main **Lasershow Converter Blender** panel is shown and described below: {{:tools:lcblender:blender5.png?400|}}
  
 ==== Settings ==== ==== Settings ====
Line 229: Line 229:
 ===== Setting render options for a selected object ===== ===== Setting render options for a selected object =====
  
-(this will allow the selected object to override the default settings)+Although the default options on the main rendering screen of Lasershow Converter Blender will create good results for most scenes, occasionally you may want greater control over the rendering process, by assigning specific rendering options to each separate object. 
  
-{{:tools:lcblender:blender16.png?400|}}+Within the Object panel of Blender, you will see Lasershow Converter Object settings. These settings work in exactly the same was as the Default settings described above. You simply check the box next to the respective setting, and then apply relevant settings in each panel. 
  
-Setting render option for object is the same as setting for a layer.+{{:tools:lcblender:blender17.png?400|}}
  
-If the settings for a layer are in effect, they affect all objects that belong to this layer. But, if you need to set the value for this object individually, then you need to set the **checkbox for the required group** of Lasershow Converter Object setting parameters in the Blender objects panel. +For example, if you want to select Freestyle Strokes for only a single object, this would be done as shown below:
- +
-For example: +
- +
-{{:tools:lcblender:blender17.png?400|}}+
  
-Freestyle mode is selected for this object, other objects can also be Freestyle or geometric objects +{{:tools:lcblender:blender18.png?400|}} 
 + 
  
 ===== Setting render options for a selected Grease Pencil Layers ===== ===== Setting render options for a selected Grease Pencil Layers =====
Line 288: Line 285:
     * **Exposure** - Used to control the image brightness 0     * **Exposure** - Used to control the image brightness 0
     * **Gamma** - 1     * **Gamma** - 1
- 
- 
  
tools/lcblender/start.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/24 09:07 by Bob Varkevisser

Page Tools

Donate Powered by PHP Valid HTML5 Valid CSS Driven by DokuWiki