Spot00048.pngInserting a Blended Screen and Projector 

The blended screen simulates projection screens that require multiple projectors to produce one large image.

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To insert a blended screen and projector(s):

1. Click the Blended Screen tool from the Spotlight tool set.

2. Click once in the drawing to set the object’s position. Click again to set the object’s rotation.

3. If this is the first time a blended screen is placed on the drawing, the object properties dialog box opens. Specify the default preferences, which apply to all blended screens placed subsequently in this drawing. Properties can be edited later in the Object Info palette. Click OK.

When you insert a blended screen, a Blended Screen object is created. Once the parameters of the blended screen and projectors have been set, click Insert Projectors from the Object Info palette to create the projectors associated with that screen. The blended screen settings control the initial projector settings, though each projector can then be set independently (by changing parameters like text position or cone display) if needed. Moving or rotating a blended screen after the projectors have been inserted also moves or rotates the associated projectors.

Use caution when clicking Insert Projectors if projectors have already been inserted; this deletes existing projectors and their parameter settings.

The height of the blended screen and associated projectors depends on several factors.

     The Z value entered in the Object Info palette determines the distance from the active layer plane to the bottom of the screen (including the border).

     When the screen includes legs, the legs are drawn on the active layer plane unless a Floor Height value has been specified. The Floor Height distance shifts the floor, and therefore the legs, by that amount from the layer plane.

     Projector stands are inserted relative to both the Vertical Shift and Floor Height values, allowing stands to be shifted up or down from the screen’s floor as set by the Floor Height value.

The blended screen and blended projector object parameters can be edited in the Object Info palette.

Blended Screen Parameters

Blended Projector Parameters

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Setting the Image on the Video Screen

Formatting Video Screen Object Labels

 

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