Manual de Houdini 3 2012 | Page 27

General operation

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Note that when you switch on a 3D board a new window appears with a 2D
chessboard, which you can use to execute moves or follow the game.
There are other pieces and textures to choose from. Use the control panel at the
bottom left to move, tilt and zoom in or out.
Click on the golden sphere and, holding the
left mouse button down, move the mouse
cursor around to tilt the board.
The four arrow icons around the sphere
move the board up, down, left or right.
+ and – zoom in and out.
The small chessboard is the "panic reset".
It will center the chessboard and make it fit in
the current window.
Note that you can also zoom by holding down the Ctrl key and turning the mouse
wheel.
You can right-click the board (or left-click the edge) and then move the mouse
cursor around to change the board angle.
Ctrl + right-click defines what should be in the center of the window.

Keyboard controls
You can also control the board using only the keyboard:
the comma and period keys turn the board;
"i" and "o" zoom in and out;
"v" and "y" move the board up or down;
"9" and "0" move it left or right.

Memory keys F6 and F7
Before you change the angle or position of the 3D board you may want to press F6.
That "remembers" the current position. After you have changed everything you can
return to the previous setting by pressing F7.
Screenshot. This will produce a screenshot of the board, without any controls. You will
get a dialog in which you can set the resolution. Using a large factor will give you
extremely high-resolution image, which is stored in the JPG format on your hard disk.
Settings

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