MetaCreations Canoma Tutorial

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Basics
Chapter Overview
Customising
Setting Your preferences
Setting up the workspace in Canoma
The Creation of a Canoma Project
Organising the Project Folder
How to Add 2D Images
The Creation of 3D models in Canoma
Add a texture
Create animations
Undo Operations
Save& Close
Import, export and render

Preparing Projects
Taking Photo's
Best Practices
Using several Photographs
Working from Overviews - More Detailed Photos
Don't Move things
Modify Your Photos
Exposure and lighting Explained
Camera location Explored

Building Projects
Canoma Mechanics
How to Model 3D objects
Working with 2d source images
Modeling from the ground up Explained
Canoma is always Calculating
Before you start - Caution!
Handling Objects
Matching objects to photo elements
Selecting the correct starting object
Objects with editable polyline contours
Caliating a Scene Explained
How to Add an Object
Setting selection based options
Selecting and object
Deletion of an object
Checking object info
How to Stack objects
Duplication of objects
Pinning Objects
Viewing projects in progress
Using Beads
Defining Edges
Working with Glue
How to Delete All Constraints
Using Solo Mode and Shadows
Displaying the Background Image
Avoiding Model Stress
Working with Texture
Stealing Textures 0631
Working with the 2D lmage Palette

Viewing Models
How to Position the View of Your Model
Using the Trackball & Cross Controls in Canoma
Using the In-View Navigation Controls
Banking Control Explained
Field of View Described
Zooming and Panning
How to Reset the Viewpoint

Editing Textures
Retouching Textures in 2D
Editing Textures in 2D
Editing for 2D Renders Explained
The Alpha channel

Creating Animations
Animation Explained (with overview)
The Creation of an Animation
Using the Animation Controls
The Creation of Keyframes
How to Set Animation Options
Previewing and Rendering an Animation

Advanced Modeling
Modeling Objects in Canoma
How to Add Source Images
Free versus Constrained Parameters
Misleading Canoma and Stressing a Model
Geometric Tricks Described
Modeling the 1st Image
Working with Temporary Helper Objects
Creating the Same Orientation
Duplication of Objects with the Same Dimensions
Forcing Necessary Parameters
Using:
• Glue to Align Objects
• Point To Point Glue
• Point to Edge Glue
The Creation of a Balcony Using Edge to Edge Glue
Course Summary