dot2 User Manual
dot2 Quick Start Guide
dot2 3D
- Install and Uninstall
  - System Requirements
  - Installation
  - Uninstall dot2 3D
- First Steps
  - Hardware Connection
  - Create session and connect 3D
- Data Management
  - Master/Slave
  - Coordinate system
- Program Surface
  - Menu Bar
    - File Menu
      - File - Settings
    - Edit
    - Functions
    - Tools
    - View
    - Help
  - Tool Bar
  - Main Windows
    - Stage View
    - Mouse + Keyboard Actions
    - Arrangement of Objects (Align Objects)
    - Duplicate (copy 3D Objects)
    - 3D Objects
  - Assets (Information Window)
  - Properties
  - Media Database
  - Materials
  - Video Player
  - Moving Paths
  - Sessions
  - Status Bar
  - Window Layout
- Fixture Types
- 3D Modeling and Import
  - 3D Models Principles
  - Parameters
    - Axes
    - Rotation Axes
    - Linear Axes
    - Beam of Light
    - Automated Import
    - Assigning of Models to Fixture Types
    - Checklist for 3D Modeling
    - Creation of a 3D Model
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- dot2 3D FAQ
dot2 Release Notes

Version 1.9

View

The view menu in detail.

Fullscreen	Opens the stage view in full screen.
.	.
Open New Stage View	Opens a new Stage view. Refer to, Stage View.
.	.
Assets Window	Opens the Assets window. Refer to, Assets Window.
.	.
3D Objects Window	Opens the 3D Objects view. Refer to, 3D Objects View.
.	.
Materials Window	Opens the Materials window. Refer to, Materials Window.
.	.
Video Player	Opens the Video Player view. You can map video files instead of textures on surfaces and control this files via the video player window.
.	.
Media Database Window	Opens the Media Database window. Refer to, Media Database Window.
.	.
Cameras	The following options are available.
.	The cameras/views are added in the stage view and gives you a view on the stage from the added camera/view position.
	- Add Front Camera
	- Add Front/Left Camera
	- Add Left Camera
	- Add Back/Left Camera
.	- Add Back Camera
.	- Add Back/Right Camera
.	- Add Right Camera
.	- Add Front/Right Camera
.	- Add Top Camera
.	- Add Front View (2D)
.	- Add Side View (2D)
.	- Add Top View (2D)
.	- Add at Current Position. Adds a further camera at the current positon. Double check in the Assets Window.
.	- Use Selected. Uses the selected camera from the Assets Window.
	- Cameras Visible. Displays the cameras in the stage view as direction arrows.
.	- Camera Spanning. Spans the cameras in stage view. This makes sense if you use more than one screen in the fullscreen mode.
	- Cameras Window. Opens the Cameras Window.
.	.
Properties Window	Opens the Properties windows. Refer to, Properties Window.
.	.
Sessions Window	Opens the Sessions window. Refer to, Create a Session.
.	.
Screenshots	Opens the Screenshots window.
.	.
Commandline Window	Opens the Commandline Window.
.	.
Debug Window	Opens the Debug 3D Window (system monitor).
.	.
Render Info	Turns the render information in the stage view on or off.
.	.
Help Elements Visible	Turns the X,Y,Z axis in the stage view on or off.
.	.
Window Layout	The following options are available: Refer to, Window Layout Arrangement.
	- Load Window Layout. Opens the windows explorer to load a saved window layout.
	- Save Window Layout. Opens the windows explorer to save the current window layout.
	- Reset Window Layout. Resets the window layout to default.
.	.
Optimize Columns	Sets the columns in the 3D Objects grid to optimal size.
.	.
Units	The following options are available: This affects the Properties Window.
	- Size as Dimension. Sizes are displayed in physical units, e.g. meter and inch.
	- Size as Scaling Factor. Sizes in the are scaled in % of the original size.
.	.
Lock	Locks the Properties Window.
.	.
Go To	The following options are available:
	- Previous Selection. Selects the previous selection.
	- Next Selection. Selects the next selection.