Preview Picture

Available from the GDL Object Editor. The preview is the default representation of your Object in tool settings dialog boxes.

To generate the preview of a new Object:

  1. Place the Object in the project.
  2. Select the object and open the 3D Window to see this selection.
  3. Go to View > 3D View Options > 3D Projection Settings. Choose a projection type and set up a view angle that show the typical features of your Object. Click OK.
  4. Open Set Window Size (from the 3D Window tab or context menu). Set the window’s height and width to the same value to obtain a square shaped window.
  5. Go to Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRendering Settings. Define a pixel size that you will be able to insert in the preview without any distortion, and choose a neutral background for the Object (for example, white color for both the Sky and the Ground).
  6. With the Object still selected, choose Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRender Projection. A Model Picture is generated.
  7. Save the generated image.
  8. Go back to the Floor Plan. With the Object still selected, choose File > Libraries and Objects > Open Object.
  9. Click Preview Picture to open the corresponding window, then drag the generated image file into the window.
  10. Save the GDL Object.

You can also paste other data from the clipboard, for example a photograph of the real-life object.