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Visualize Walk-Through

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  • This section will walk you through taking an image with the camera and using the Visualize software to display the finished piece.

Take a Picture From Within Visualize

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  • Take We will take a photo to use in the Visualization software.

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  • Default Settings:

  • See Admin > Defaults for the default settings for Loading Images.

  • See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Camera Defaults.

  • See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Wink Camera Defaults.

  • On the Images tab, click on the Take Picturebutton.  The Camera Remote On the Images tab, click on the Take Picturebutton.  

  • The Camera Remote Capture screen opens where the user can make selections before taking the photo.

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Take Picture

  • Click the Take Picture button to take the picture with the camera.

  • The Image appears on the Visualization Editor.

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Samples Preview When Applying Regions

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As selections are made, they are displayed in the Vertical Preview pane and on the Corner Sample pane. 

The Vertical Preview area along the left side displays the current selection and how the edges line up. 

User can move and adjust the selection until the repeating pattern is as desired.

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Rotating the Selection

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Tip

  • Default Settings:

  • See Admin > Defaults for the default settings for Loading Images.

  • See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Camera Defaults.

  • See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Wink Camera Defaults.

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Take Picture Button

  • Click the Take Picture button to take the picture with the camera.

  • The Image appears on the Visualization Editor.

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Samples Preview When Applying Regions

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titleSamples are Previewed Live

As selections are made, they are displayed in the Vertical Preview pane and on the Corner Sample pane. 

The Vertical Preview area along the left side displays the current selection and how the edges line up. 

User can move and adjust the selection until the repeating pattern is as desired.

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Rotating the Selection

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Since samples are rarely perfectly laid out, you can rotate the selection to match the Frame/Texture/Art angle.  

Click on Selection Rectangle to put it in focus.

Click on the Control Handle on the right side of the selection and drag it Up/Down to Rotate the selection.

Release the cursor to set the selection at the desired angle.

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The Rotation function in Visualizationis the action of rotating the selected object(s) around an axis or center.

This is helpful when the photo is not level.

See: Rotation in Visualization Function

Select the Art Region

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  • Select the Art Region from the photo taken/loaded.

  • Click on the Art Regions tab.

  • Click the Add New Art Region button.  

  • In the Editor, draw a box around the Art to select it.   

  • The size of the area selected will be displayed in the Width and Height fields of the Selected Region field, which can be edited.

  • Optionally, click the Add Full Size Art Region button to select the entire image displayed on the current tab.

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The Art Region is the selection of the Artwork in Visualization by menu or using the Add New Art Region feature.

See: Add New Art Region

  • Additional Art Openings can be added in the same fashion.

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  • To edit their placement, click on the Design icon to go to Designer.

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  • the same fashion.

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Unassigned Openings

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  • If openings are brought into Visualize from Designer, they will be displayed in the Unassigned Openings list.

  • Assign Artwork to these Openings by selecting the desired Art and applying the Opening to it.

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  • Have the desired Artwork displayed on the current Image Tab.

  • Click on the desired Opening listed on the Unassigned Openings listing.

  • Click Add Art Region from Opening button. 

  • The Art Region will be placed onto the current Image Tab.

  • Click and drag the Art Region to the desired position on the current image.

  • Repeat as necessary with the other Unassigned Openings.

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titleArt Regions Definition

The Art Region is the selection of the Artwork in Visualization by menu or using the Add New Art Region feature.

See: Add New Art Region

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Compare Selected Design Snapshots

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  • After creating several design snapshots displaying different Mats and Frames of the current project, you can compare several of them on the screen so that the customer can select the one they like.

  • Select the Snapshots by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on each desired Snapshot. Optionally, click the Select All button.

  • Click the Compare Selected button.

  • When you have decided on which Snapshot you like the best, close the Snapshot Preview screen.

  • Select the desired Snapshot from the Snapshots section and click Set Current button to load it as the current project.

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  • The project is now ready to be saved and/or cut.

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  • to load it as the current project.

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  • The project is now ready to be saved and/or cut.

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To Further Edit or Add Elements

  • To further edit the opening template shapes or to add other elements, click on the Design icon to go to Designer.

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  • For Additional Information: Click the Design icon to bring the design into the Design editor.

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