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--- software:smode [2025/05/13 12:24] – created mh
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 Smode's interface is similar to Blenders in a few ways. Every panel's display can be selected in the top left corner dropdown menu.
+==== Compositing ====
+Smode composites whatever is present in the **Element Tree** from top (back) to bottom (front).
+Smode's timeline is used whenever you need to **animate** an item's property.
+Compositions can be nested inside the **Element Tree** of a composition.
+When selecting an element, the **Parameter** panel has several tabs, notably the **Generator** tab with parameters on how the element is built and the **Renderer** tab with parameters on how the element is displayed.
+==== Viewport ====
+The **Viewport** panel can toggle between the 2D view and the 3D view. It's handy to split the viewport in two to have both 2D and 3D views side by side.
+In the **3D View**, double-clicking in the viewer opens the quad view to choose TOP/FRONT/SIDE or PERSPECTIVE views. Navigation is done by holding down **''ALT''** and left (orbit) middle (pan) and right (zoom) mouse buttons.
+D layers can be rendered in the 3D scene by selecting the **3D Renderer** property in the **Renderer** tab, **Type** option.
+Renderers can be added by using **''CTRL'' + ''SHIFT'' + ''A''** to create a separate rendering pipeline for an element.
+When a 2D layer is rendered with the **3D Renderer** you can right click on it in the **Element Tree** and select the option to convert it to a 2D Plane textured with the 2D layer.