selector-group-lasso

These settings are available on modules that display draggable objects (selectors) on a surface, such as the XY pad and XYZ pad modules. They are located in the design tab of the settings panel, except the mouse selection mode which is in the properties tab.

selector

selector size factor

Global multiplier applied to the size of every selector. The size of each selector is computed as its own size value multiplied by this factor. Ranges from 0 to 10, default is 1. Use it to enlarge or shrink all the selectors at once without changing their individual sizes.

selector font size factor

Global multiplier applied to the font size of the captions displayed inside the selectors. Ranges from 0 to 10, default is 1. Values greater than 1 make the captions bigger, values lower than 1 make them smaller.

selector show caption

Shows or hides the caption (name) displayed inside each selector. When disabled, only the shape of the selector is drawn.

shape type

Defines how the selectors are drawn. Can be one of these values:

• manual: each selector keeps its own border and background settings, nothing is forced by the panel.
• plain: the selectors are drawn as filled shapes without a border.
• empty: the selectors are drawn as outlines only (border visible, transparent background).

enable 3D opacity effect

When enabled, the opacity of each selector depends on its position on the invisible axis of the current view (ie. the Z axis in the top view, the X axis in the side views, the Y axis in the front and rear views). Selectors far from the viewer are drawn more transparent (down to 25% opacity), selectors close to the viewer are fully opaque. This gives a depth cue in 3D. When disabled, all the selectors are fully opaque.

group

When several selectors are put in the same group, a link line is drawn from the center of the group to the center of each member of the group. The following settings control the appearance of these link lines.

group link thickness

Thickness in pixels of the group link lines. Ranges from 1 to 10.

group link opacity

Opacity of the group link lines, from 0 (invisible) to 1 (fully opaque).

group link color

Color of the group link lines.

group mouse wheel enabled

Enables or disables the mouse wheel interaction on groups. When enabled, rolling the mouse wheel over a group member enlarges or reduces the whole group (the members are moved away from or toward the center of the group). Holding the CTRL key while rolling the wheel rotates the group around its center instead. When disabled, the mouse wheel has no effect on groups.

lasso

The lasso is the rectangle drawn when you click and drag on the background while holding the SHIFT key, it selects all the selectors it encloses.

lasso opacity

Opacity of the lasso rectangle, from 0 (invisible) to 1 (fully opaque).

lasso color

Fill color of the lasso rectangle.

selection

mouse selection mode

Defines which floating object is grabbed when you click or touch the panel. Can be one of these values:

• exact position: only the object located under the mouse pointer (or finger) is selected. If the click lands on an empty area, nothing is selected.
• nearest: the floating object closest to the click position is selected, even if the click is not exactly on it. The object keeps its position, it is only moved when you drag it.
• nearest & snap to touch: same as nearest, but the selected object immediately jumps under the mouse pointer (or finger) before the drag starts. Useful on touch screens where the finger hides small objects.