Setting Mouse Controls

In theory, a mouse has no pressure information. A mouse button is either "on" (button down), or "off" (button up). The Corel Painter Mouse controls let you simulate stylus Pressure (how hard you would be pressing with a stylus), Tilt (how vertical the stylus is held), Bearing (the compass direction the stylus is pointing), and Wheel (how much ink is sprayed) settings.

You can record and save brush strokes created with a stylus, then have Corel Painter use the saved stroke's Pressure, Tilt, Bearing, and Wheel settings when you make marks using a mouse. Refer to "Recording and Playing Back Strokes" for more information about using saved brush strokes to further enhance mouse functionality.

To set pressure for the mouse

1. On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Mouse.
2. Drag the Pressure slider.

A 100% setting uses maximum pressure.

To set tilt for the mouse

1. On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Mouse.
2. Drag the Tilt slider.

A 90º setting indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be perpendicular to the tablet.

To set bearing for the mouse

1. On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Mouse.
2. Drag the Bearing slider.

A setting of zero indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be pointing left.

To set ink flow for the mouse

1. On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Mouse.
2. Drag the Wheel slider.

A setting of 100% indicates that maximum flow is in effect.