Creating a Display Preview - Revision history

OriginalHotrodder at 04:12, 25 March 2013

2013-03-25T04:12:22Z

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	[[File:Display-Group-Creation.png\|350px\|Creating a Display Group]]<br /><br />		[[File:Display-Group-Creation.png\|350px\|Creating a Display Group]]<br /><br />
	*Continue creating Display Groups for all elements. When adding additional Display Groups, a window will prompt to either edit or create a new Group. Click "New" to continue creating groups.<br /><br />		*Continue creating Display Groups for all elements. When adding additional Display Groups, a window will prompt to either edit or create a new Group. Click "New" to continue creating groups.<br /><br />
	[[File:Display-Group-Creation2.png\|Prompt to add a new group]]<br /><br />		[[File:Display-Group-Creation2.png\|350px\|Prompt to add a new group]]<br /><br />

	===Creating the Preview Window===		===Creating the Preview Window===
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	*When drawing elements, the "active" type of drawing being done will be in green, while all others are in red. In the example picture, "Line" is green because it has been selected.<br /><br />		*When drawing elements, the "active" type of drawing being done will be in green, while all others are in red. In the example picture, "Line" is green because it has been selected.<br /><br />
	*To '''Move''' display objects, left-click the move square for the object, then drag it in the display window.		*To '''Move''' display objects, left-click the move square for the object, then drag it in the display window.
	[[File:Preview-Toolbar-Activedrawing.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		[[File:Preview-Toolbar-Activedrawing.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	====Drawing Line Objects====		====Drawing Line Objects====
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	*Once completed, press SPACEBAR to complete the line drawing.		*Once completed, press SPACEBAR to complete the line drawing.
	*A ''Line Object'' window will open with statistics about the drawing.<br /><br />		*A ''Line Object'' window will open with statistics about the drawing.<br /><br />
	[[File:Line-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		[[File:Line-Object.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*'''For Standard Christmas Lights:'''		*'''For Standard Christmas Lights:'''
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	**Assign a name to the Preview Object.		**Assign a name to the Preview Object.
	**Click OK, OK to complete the channel assignment.		**Click OK, OK to complete the channel assignment.
	<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-STD.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-STD.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*'''For Pixels:'''		*'''For Pixels:'''
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	**'''Note:''' "Assign Channels in Reverse" is used if your pixels are running from right to left (for example, if power is distributed from the center).		**'''Note:''' "Assign Channels in Reverse" is used if your pixels are running from right to left (for example, if power is distributed from the center).
	**Video Tutorial [http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/showthread.php?25001-HLS-Preview-Using-Custom-Display-Objects]		**Video Tutorial [http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/showthread.php?25001-HLS-Preview-Using-Custom-Display-Objects]
	<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-PIX.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-PIX.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	====Drawing Triangle Objects====		====Drawing Triangle Objects====
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	*Once complete, press SPACEBAR to finish.		*Once complete, press SPACEBAR to finish.
	*An ''Arch Object'' window will open giving a choice to use a single string of pixels or multiple light segments.		*An ''Arch Object'' window will open giving a choice to use a single string of pixels or multiple light segments.
	<br /><br />[[File:Arch-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Arch-Object.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*'''For Multiple Light Segments:'''		*'''For Multiple Light Segments:'''
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	**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing tree.		**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing tree.
	**The ''Tree Object'' window will appear.		**The ''Tree Object'' window will appear.
	<br /><br />[[File:Tree-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Tree-Object.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*'''Single Color megaTree:'''		*'''Single Color megaTree:'''
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	**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing.		**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing.
	**The ''Custom Object'' window will appear.		**The ''Custom Object'' window will appear.
	<br /><br />[[File:Custom-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Custom-Object.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*'''Drawing and Assigning Channels to Custom Objects:'''		*'''Drawing and Assigning Channels to Custom Objects:'''
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	*Open Preview		*Open Preview
	*Draw Object as described in previous sections.		*Draw Object as described in previous sections.
	<br /><br />[[File:Megastring-Assignment.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Megastring-Assignment.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*Once you press SPACEBAR, Assign lights to the preview, as seen in above picture.		*Once you press SPACEBAR, Assign lights to the preview, as seen in above picture.

OriginalHotrodder at 04:00, 25 March 2013

2013-03-25T04:00:09Z

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	**On the ''Edit Preview Toolbar'', select ''Set Resolution''.		**On the ''Edit Preview Toolbar'', select ''Set Resolution''.
	**This will open the ''Setup'' window, as shown:<br /><br />		**This will open the ''Setup'' window, as shown:<br /><br />
	[[File:Preview-Setup-Window.png]]<br /><br />		[[File:Preview-Setup-Window.png\|350px\|]]<br /><br />

	*'''Using the Setup Window:'''		*'''Using the Setup Window:'''
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	*When drawing elements, the "active" type of drawing being done will be in green, while all others are in red. In the example picture, "Line" is green because it has been selected.<br /><br />		*When drawing elements, the "active" type of drawing being done will be in green, while all others are in red. In the example picture, "Line" is green because it has been selected.<br /><br />
	*To '''Move''' display objects, left-click the move square for the object, then drag it in the display window.		*To '''Move''' display objects, left-click the move square for the object, then drag it in the display window.
	[[File:Preview-Toolbar-Activedrawing.png]]<br /><br />		[[File:Preview-Toolbar-Activedrawing.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	====Drawing Line Objects====		====Drawing Line Objects====
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	*Once completed, press SPACEBAR to complete the line drawing.		*Once completed, press SPACEBAR to complete the line drawing.
	*A ''Line Object'' window will open with statistics about the drawing.<br /><br />		*A ''Line Object'' window will open with statistics about the drawing.<br /><br />
	[[File:Line-Object.png]]<br /><br />		[[File:Line-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	*'''For Standard Christmas Lights:'''		*'''For Standard Christmas Lights:'''
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	**Assign a name to the Preview Object.		**Assign a name to the Preview Object.
	**Click OK, OK to complete the channel assignment.		**Click OK, OK to complete the channel assignment.
	<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-STD.png]]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-STD.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	*'''For Pixels:'''		*'''For Pixels:'''
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	**'''Note:''' "Assign Channels in Reverse" is used if your pixels are running from right to left (for example, if power is distributed from the center).		**'''Note:''' "Assign Channels in Reverse" is used if your pixels are running from right to left (for example, if power is distributed from the center).
	**Video Tutorial [http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/showthread.php?25001-HLS-Preview-Using-Custom-Display-Objects]		**Video Tutorial [http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/showthread.php?25001-HLS-Preview-Using-Custom-Display-Objects]
	<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-PIX.png]]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Assign-Light-to-Preview-Group-PIX.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	====Drawing Triangle Objects====		====Drawing Triangle Objects====
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	*Once complete, press SPACEBAR to finish.		*Once complete, press SPACEBAR to finish.
	*An ''Arch Object'' window will open giving a choice to use a single string of pixels or multiple light segments.		*An ''Arch Object'' window will open giving a choice to use a single string of pixels or multiple light segments.
	<br /><br />[[File:Arch-Object.png]]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Arch-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	*'''For Multiple Light Segments:'''		*'''For Multiple Light Segments:'''
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	**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing tree.		**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing tree.
	**The ''Tree Object'' window will appear.		**The ''Tree Object'' window will appear.
	<br /><br />[[File:Tree-Object.png]]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Tree-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	*'''Single Color megaTree:'''		*'''Single Color megaTree:'''
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	**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing.		**Press SPACEBAR to complete drawing.
	**The ''Custom Object'' window will appear.		**The ''Custom Object'' window will appear.
	<br /><br />[[File:Custom-Object.png]]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Custom-Object.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	*'''Drawing and Assigning Channels to Custom Objects:'''		*'''Drawing and Assigning Channels to Custom Objects:'''
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	*Open Preview		*Open Preview
	*Draw Object as described in previous sections.		*Draw Object as described in previous sections.
	<br /><br />[[File:Megastring-Assignment.png]]<br /><br />		<br /><br />[[File:Megastring-Assignment.png]\|350px\|]<br /><br />

	*Once you press SPACEBAR, Assign lights to the preview, as seen in above picture.		*Once you press SPACEBAR, Assign lights to the preview, as seen in above picture.

OriginalHotrodder: /* Assign Channels to a Display Group */

2013-03-25T03:56:45Z

Assign Channels to a Display Group

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	*To be able to display, draw, and preview channels, they must be assigned to a display group.		*To be able to display, draw, and preview channels, they must be assigned to a display group.
	*Click ''Manage Channels'', then select ''Select Channels and Assign to Display Group''.<br /><br />		*Click ''Manage Channels'', then select ''Select Channels and Assign to Display Group''.<br /><br />
	[[File:Assign-Channels-to-Display-Group.png\|~~250px~~]]<br /><br />		[[File:Assign-Channels-to-Display-Group.png\|350px]]<br /><br />
	*Left-click into the ''Work'' column and select the first channel to be added to a Display Group. Then, Click and drag, highlighting all cells to be part of the Display Group.		*Left-click into the ''Work'' column and select the first channel to be added to a Display Group. Then, Click and drag, highlighting all cells to be part of the Display Group.
	*Check the cells selected by clicking ''Check''.		*Check the cells selected by clicking ''Check''.
	*Add a Name for the Display Group, then press Save Changes.		*Add a Name for the Display Group, then press Save Changes.
	*In the picture example, a Display Group named "Window" is being created for the four highlighted elements that outline a window.<br /><br />		*In the picture example, a Display Group named "Window" is being created for the four highlighted elements that outline a window.<br /><br />
	[[File:Display-Group-Creation.png\|~~500px~~\|Creating a Display Group]]<br /><br />		[[File:Display-Group-Creation.png\|350px\|Creating a Display Group]]<br /><br />
	*Continue creating Display Groups for all elements. When adding additional Display Groups, a window will prompt to either edit or create a new Group. Click "New" to continue creating groups.<br /><br />		*Continue creating Display Groups for all elements. When adding additional Display Groups, a window will prompt to either edit or create a new Group. Click "New" to continue creating groups.<br /><br />
	[[File:Display-Group-Creation2.png\|Prompt to add a new group]]<br /><br />		[[File:Display-Group-Creation2.png\|Prompt to add a new group]]<br /><br />

OriginalHotrodder: /* Preparing Channels for Preview */

2013-03-25T03:56:02Z

Preparing Channels for Preview

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	*The image shows an example of an arch with 8 segments that has been selected and then assigned a Preview Group and Preview Numbers. It is assigned Preview Group '''4''' since the previous display element (a mini tree) was assigned group 3. Groups do not have to be in sequential order.<br /><br />		*The image shows an example of an arch with 8 segments that has been selected and then assigned a Preview Group and Preview Numbers. It is assigned Preview Group '''4''' since the previous display element (a mini tree) was assigned group 3. Groups do not have to be in sequential order.<br /><br />
	[[File:PreviewGroups.png\|~~500px~~]]<br /><br />		[[File:PreviewGroups.png\|350px]]<br /><br />

	===Assign Channels to a Display Group===		===Assign Channels to a Display Group===

OriginalHotrodder at 04:00, 24 March 2013

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	*The image shows an example of an arch with 8 segments that has been selected and then assigned a Preview Group and Preview Numbers. It is assigned Preview Group '''4''' since the previous display element (a mini tree) was assigned group 3. Groups do not have to be in sequential order.<br /><br />		*The image shows an example of an arch with 8 segments that has been selected and then assigned a Preview Group and Preview Numbers. It is assigned Preview Group '''4''' since the previous display element (a mini tree) was assigned group 3. Groups do not have to be in sequential order.<br /><br />
	[[File:PreviewGroups.png\|500px~~\|thumb~~]]<br /><br />		[[File:PreviewGroups.png\|500px]]<br /><br />

	===Assign Channels to a Display Group===		===Assign Channels to a Display Group===

OriginalHotrodder at 03:59, 24 March 2013

2013-03-24T03:59:53Z

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	*The image shows an example of an arch with 8 segments that has been selected and then assigned a Preview Group and Preview Numbers. It is assigned Preview Group '''4''' since the previous display element (a mini tree) was assigned group 3. Groups do not have to be in sequential order.<br /><br />		*The image shows an example of an arch with 8 segments that has been selected and then assigned a Preview Group and Preview Numbers. It is assigned Preview Group '''4''' since the previous display element (a mini tree) was assigned group 3. Groups do not have to be in sequential order.<br /><br />
	[[File:PreviewGroups.png\|500px]]<br /><br />		[[File:PreviewGroups.png\|500px\|thumb]]<br /><br />

	===Assign Channels to a Display Group===		===Assign Channels to a Display Group===

Jlowe at 15:57, 25 February 2013

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	===Preparing Channels for Preview===		===Preparing Channels for Preview===
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Jlowe at 04:01, 19 February 2013

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	===Preparing Channels for Preview===		===Preparing Channels for Preview===

OriginalHotrodder: /* Stepping Through a Sequence with Display Preview */

2013-02-10T09:46:37Z

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OriginalHotrodder: /* Assign Channels to a Display Group */

2013-02-10T09:45:16Z

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	*To be able to display, draw, and preview channels, they must be assigned to a display group.		*To be able to display, draw, and preview channels, they must be assigned to a display group.
	*Click ''Manage Channels'', then select ''Select Channels and Assign to Display Group''.<br /><br />		*Click ''Manage Channels'', then select ''Select Channels and Assign to Display Group''.<br /><br />
	[[File:Assign-Channels-to-Display-Group.png]]<br /><br />		[[File:Assign-Channels-to-Display-Group.png\|250px]]<br /><br />
	*Left-click into the ''Work'' column and select the first channel to be added to a Display Group. Then, Click and drag, highlighting all cells to be part of the Display Group.		*Left-click into the ''Work'' column and select the first channel to be added to a Display Group. Then, Click and drag, highlighting all cells to be part of the Display Group.
	*Check the cells selected by clicking ''Check''.		*Check the cells selected by clicking ''Check''.
	*Add a Name for the Display Group, then press Save Changes.		*Add a Name for the Display Group, then press Save Changes.
	*In the picture example, a Display Group named "Window" is being created for the four highlighted elements that outline a window.<br /><br />		*In the picture example, a Display Group named "Window" is being created for the four highlighted elements that outline a window.<br /><br />
	[[File:Display-Group-Creation.png\|Creating a Display Group]]<br /><br />		[[File:Display-Group-Creation.png\|500px\|Creating a Display Group]]<br /><br />
	*Continue creating Display Groups for all elements. When adding additional Display Groups, a window will prompt to either edit or create a new Group. Click "New" to continue creating groups.<br /><br />		*Continue creating Display Groups for all elements. When adding additional Display Groups, a window will prompt to either edit or create a new Group. Click "New" to continue creating groups.<br /><br />
	[[File:Display-Group-Creation2.png\|Prompt to add a new group]]<br /><br />		[[File:Display-Group-Creation2.png\|Prompt to add a new group]]<br /><br />