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Modify the properties of revision clouds, such as arc length, set system variables, and create new sections of a revision cloud.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:03
Now that we've created revision clouds,
00:06
let's go through some of the commands and options for them.
00:11
The first command that we'll talk about is called
00:16
rev
00:17
cloud
00:20
properties.
00:22
This command allows you to modify the arc length of each revision cloud
00:27
to access this.
00:29
You can type in rev cloud properties
00:32
or right click
00:33
and choose rev cloud arc length. After selecting a rev cloud
00:38
or you can go into the properties palette
00:40
after selecting the revision cloud as well.
00:48
Notice I can click on the screen
00:50
to specify arc lengths and just like that the entire revision cloud has been edited.
00:56
A
00:56
new system variable for revision clouds is the rev cloud variance variable.
01:06
This variable controls whether or not revision cloud arcs are
01:10
created with varying chord lengths or the same chord lengths.
01:14
A
01:14
setting of one
01:16
turns it on
01:17
and a setting of zero turns it off.
01:20
The main intent of having this setting on is that the appearance
01:24
of the revision cloud will be more like a hand drawn effect.
01:31
Rev cloud
01:34
grips changes the options that you have
01:37
for editing the revision clouds using grips.
01:41
When this variable is turned off,
01:43
the grips can be used to change the individual arc lengths of the revision cloud.
01:49
You'll see that when this variable is turned on,
01:53
there are fewer grips available
01:55
and individual arcs are not accessible.
01:59
In both cases, you'll notice a similarity between these grips.
02:05
So when we click on a revision cloud,
02:08
you can see the grips available
02:12
with rev cloud grips turned on.
02:17
If we turn it off,
02:20
you'll see that there are more grips available for the individual arc lengths.
02:27
Finally, let's look at the modify command line option for revision clouds.
02:32
If we start the rev cloud command,
02:38
we can go and select the modify option from the command line
02:42
and notice it says select Polyline to modify.
02:49
We select a revision cloud and at the command line prompt,
02:52
you are then prompted to select the next point in
02:55
this mode.
02:57
You are creating a new section of revision Cloud.
03:05
Continue to click points,
03:08
pick a side to a race.
03:11
You can reverse direction
03:13
and notice
03:14
it reverses the direction of the entire cloud.
03:17
If we want to get it back
03:19
to what we had before,
03:22
go back to the revision cloud command.
03:25
Choose modify,
03:28
select the revision cloud,
03:32
some more points,
03:35
pick a side to a race,
03:38
say reverse direction.
03:40
And our revision cloud has been changed to how it was before.
Video transcript
00:03
Now that we've created revision clouds,
00:06
let's go through some of the commands and options for them.
00:11
The first command that we'll talk about is called
00:16
rev
00:17
cloud
00:20
properties.
00:22
This command allows you to modify the arc length of each revision cloud
00:27
to access this.
00:29
You can type in rev cloud properties
00:32
or right click
00:33
and choose rev cloud arc length. After selecting a rev cloud
00:38
or you can go into the properties palette
00:40
after selecting the revision cloud as well.
00:48
Notice I can click on the screen
00:50
to specify arc lengths and just like that the entire revision cloud has been edited.
00:56
A
00:56
new system variable for revision clouds is the rev cloud variance variable.
01:06
This variable controls whether or not revision cloud arcs are
01:10
created with varying chord lengths or the same chord lengths.
01:14
A
01:14
setting of one
01:16
turns it on
01:17
and a setting of zero turns it off.
01:20
The main intent of having this setting on is that the appearance
01:24
of the revision cloud will be more like a hand drawn effect.
01:31
Rev cloud
01:34
grips changes the options that you have
01:37
for editing the revision clouds using grips.
01:41
When this variable is turned off,
01:43
the grips can be used to change the individual arc lengths of the revision cloud.
01:49
You'll see that when this variable is turned on,
01:53
there are fewer grips available
01:55
and individual arcs are not accessible.
01:59
In both cases, you'll notice a similarity between these grips.
02:05
So when we click on a revision cloud,
02:08
you can see the grips available
02:12
with rev cloud grips turned on.
02:17
If we turn it off,
02:20
you'll see that there are more grips available for the individual arc lengths.
02:27
Finally, let's look at the modify command line option for revision clouds.
02:32
If we start the rev cloud command,
02:38
we can go and select the modify option from the command line
02:42
and notice it says select Polyline to modify.
02:49
We select a revision cloud and at the command line prompt,
02:52
you are then prompted to select the next point in
02:55
this mode.
02:57
You are creating a new section of revision Cloud.
03:05
Continue to click points,
03:08
pick a side to a race.
03:11
You can reverse direction
03:13
and notice
03:14
it reverses the direction of the entire cloud.
03:17
If we want to get it back
03:19
to what we had before,
03:22
go back to the revision cloud command.
03:25
Choose modify,
03:28
select the revision cloud,
03:32
some more points,
03:35
pick a side to a race,
03:38
say reverse direction.
03:40
And our revision cloud has been changed to how it was before.
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