Tool palette
   Click the Close box to turn the palette display “off”.


Selector [a]
   Use the Selector tool to select and intuitively position/reposition items in the 
   View windows.

2D/3D Rotate [r] [t]
   Use the Rotate tool to intuitively rotate a geometric object(s) about its rotation 
   point in the View windows. (not for use with cameras, lights, nor microphones).

Hand  [h]
   Use the Hand tool to pan the view in the View windows (does not affect the 
   position of items in the scene).

Magnifier  [z]
   Zoom-In the view in the View windows: click, or drag a marquee area to 
   zoom-in. (does not affect position/size of items in the scene).

Point Light (bulb)  [b]
   Click-drag in a View window; places the light, and intuitively sets the fall-off 
   radius. Light spreads out in all directions. Light effect is brighter near the center, 
   and dimmer at the edge of the fall-off radius.

Parallel (sun) Light  [l]
   Click-drag in a View window; places the light, and intuitively sets the target 
   point. LIght projects in the direction determined by the vector from the light to its 
   target. Even light effect over entire scene; no fall-off.

Spot Light  [s]
   Click-drag in a View window; places the light and intuitively sets the target 
   point	(observe Active Camera window Preview to see how the light falls on the 
   scene). Light spreads out in a cone shape from the light toward its target. 
   Light effect is brighter near light, and dimmer near the target; cone not visible 
   on render.

   To intuitvely change the size of the spot, drag the solid control points on the 
   spot cone in the View windows. 

   To intuitively make a soft edge spot, drag the clear control points on the spot 
   cone in the View windows. 

Projector Light  [q]
   For projecting a PICT image (or QuickTime movie) as if from a real-world 
   projector;	the projected image renders as a transparent image on objects in its 
   field of influence. (transparency depends on the Brightness of the light).

   Click-drag in a View window; places the light and intuitively sets the target point 
   (observe Active Camera window Preview to see how the light falls on the 
   scene). Light effect is brighter near light, and dimmer near the target.

   To apply a PICT (or QuickTime movie): double-click on the light to access its 
   Cell Info dialog; drag a PICT (or QuickTime movie) from Attributes window 
   (Windows menu) onto	the Attributes bin at the bottom of the Cell Info dialog.

Camera  [c]
   Click-drag in a View window; places the camera and intuitively sets the target 
   point (observe Active Camera window Preview to see view of the scene as you 
   set the 	target point).

   To use a PICT image as a static background to the scene: double-click on the 
   camera to access its Cell Info dialog; drag a PICT from Attributes window 
   (Windows menu) onto the Attributes bin at the bottom of the Cell Info dialog. 
   PICT background will render, but will not show in the Active Camera Preview.

Microphone
   Omni-directional mic  [m]
      Click-drag in a View window; places the light, and intuitively sets the fall-off 
      radius. Sound detection zone is spherical. Sound near the center is recorded 
      louder, and sound near the fall-ff radius is recorded softer.

   Directional mic  [d]
      Click-drag in a View window; places the light and intuitively sets the target 
      point. Sound detection zone is cone-shaped. Sound near the center is 
      recorded louder, and sound near the target is recorded softer.

      To record a Doppler sound effect: attach a sound to a moving object; the 
      object must be moving at a significant rate of speed to create the Doppler 
      effect (try starting at 60 mph	(88 fps)). Set the sound to be recorded by 3D 
      Space Microphones. Set up two omni-directional microphones eight inches 
      apart (roughly the distance between your ears) in the scene, in a position 
      where the object with the sound will pass nearby. Set one of the microphones 
      to Attach to Track: Left Stereo, and one to Attach to Track: Right Stereo. 
      Choose Mix Sound Tracks from the Action menu. Now you can play/preview 
      the sound in the Active Camera window.