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Select the pattern

When a pattern is chosen, only its applicable parameter controls are visible. For example, below you'll find all 6 deform control sliders for the 'Twirling spiral' pattern:

Shape control
The pull-down box called 'Pattern' is used to select the pattern of choice. The 'Paper' value determines the print size with the indicated metric paper format (A6 .. A1). The paper size default value is A5. Be aware: the larger the paper the more time is needed to create the pattern. On older systems this can take several seconds to complete.

Deform control
The amount and type of controls differ per pattern. Each of these parameters ('P1..P6') is hopefully self explaining when changing its value. The user is encouraged to play with these controls and see what is changed. In the following table an overview of all the controls are given. Only the patterns in this table can be used for video scripting, as well as the two patterns 'Harmonograph' and 'Pantograph'.

 Pattern  P1  P2  P3  P4  P5 P6
 Pinch and blow  Deformation  Boost  -  -  -

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 Circular  Size  Pattern  Horizontal shift   Vertical shift   Symmetry  Line distance
 Twirling spiral  Deformation  No. of spirals  Horizontal shift  Vertical shift  No. of circles  Symmetry
 Hexagons  Size  Randomize  Size ratio  -  -  -
 Tube (hor and ver)  Deformation  Boost  Shade*  Apply shade**  -  -
 Spheres  Size  Coverage   Size variation  Accuracy  Glass FX***   -
 Simple spheres  Size  Coverage  Size variation  -  -  -
 Spirograph  Outer radius  Inner radius  Off-set  Rounds  Angularity  Size
 Escher lines  Line distance  Line width  Rotation  -  -  -

Except for P4 for the Tubes ('Apply shade') all parameters can be varied via the scripting functionality. The shade is applied by a tickbox and is explained in detail here.

* This control is only visible when ticking the checkbox 'Apply shade'
** This control is not a slider control but a checkbox, and is only applied in video scripts
*** This slider control is not part of 'Deform control' but of 'Pattern options'


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