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--- software:smode [2025/05/13 13:54] – [Compositing] mh
+++ software:smode [2025/06/02 21:23] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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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.
+**[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwlsjXYLydHkH4n0W0EOzO2tEtY1bBPNA|Tutorial List]]**
 ==== Compositing ====
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 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.
-The **Viewport** panel can toggle between the 2D view and the 3D view.
+==== Viewport ====
-When creating a camera in the **Element Tree**, use the **''ALT'' + ''LEFT CLICK''** to re-orient the camera or **''ALT'' + ''MOUSE WHEEL''** to zoom in/out.
+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.
+==== Animation Banks & Cues ====
+Smode has a powerful function enabling the animation of properties on elements by selecting the element and right clicking on it.
+This creates an animation bank with an animation cue (or appends the animation cue to an existing bank).
+The cue can be edited to different parameters and function (Speed, Easing curve, etc.)
+<WRAP tip round 25%>**This is an interesting and powerful feature**</WRAP>
+==== 3D Objects ====
+Importing 3D Objects works either as a Group (keep constuction hierarchy) or as a reference (one element).
+Animations based on bones and rigs do not function in Smode.
+Animations based on Postion/Rotation/Scale should import fine.