FX Work Space

FX Work Space

There are two types of effect tools in the FX work space, Geometry Editing and Paint editing.. The effect tools are listed in alphabetical order, some have further option to set-up properties of the tool, these tools have an edit option to the right of their name.

The apply effects tool will be selected whenever one of the Effect Tools are selected. If one of the view tools are used on the modeling window the apply tool is no longer current and will need to be selected to apply an effect from the new view.

Effects

The current effect is highlighted dark when selected, when one of them is selected the Apply Effects tool is automatically selected.

Geometry Editing

The geometry FX tools effect the object's shape, size, and geometry placement. Although they will move the object in the Composer environment they do not effect it's world space placement. In other words if an object is rotated using the FX rotation tool, it's properties menu in Composer will still report the same coordinates as before the tool was used.

Before FX Rotation Tool Composer View

After FX Rotation Tool Composer View

Bank: spins the object clockwise or counter clockwise from the current view. Positive value bank counter clockwise, negative values bank clockwise. A value of 100% equals 180 degrees of banking.

Bank

Belly: expands or shrinks the central area of the object on all sides, the effect is applied heavily at the center and gradually eases as it reaches the top and bottom.

Belly

Bend: bends the object from top to bottom, 100% bending equals a full circle..

Bend

Bottle: expands or shrinks the top area of the object on all sides, the effect is applied heavily at the top and gradually eases as it reaches the mid section.

Bottle

Bulge: expands or shrinks the central area of the object on all sides, like belly, except the effect is applied almost evenly until it reaches the top and bottom.

Bulge

Button: pushes in or pulls out at the center of the view, heavy effect at the center and lightens up as it expands out to the sides. Both the viewed and opposite side of the object are effected.

Button

Center: moves the object to the center of the modeling window, under most instances any change will not be noticed unless some sort of position displacement has been used.

Center

Clogs: protrudes budges out from the center of the object. The Clog effect can be edited for the number of clogs and type.

Clog Edit Menu

6 Sinus Clogs Sinus

3 Steps Clogs Steps

5 Triangle Clogs Triangles

Contrast: equalizes the center into a sphere and expands the perimeter using steps distortion.

Contrast

Displace: moves the object location in normal mode. When mirror mode is enabled the side to side movement is mirrored which stretches the object, and movement is limited to up and down.

Displace Menu

Displace

Displace Mirror Mirroring

Equalize: equalizes starting at the center, converting into a sphere shape.

Equalize

Flatten: has options for Planar: flatten's the viewed face of the object, Cylindric: flatten's the edges to be round. Spheric: flatten's the whole object to be round.

Flatten Edit Menu

Flatten Planar Planar

Flatten Cylindric

Flatten Spheric Spheric

Noise: adds roughness to the object.

Noise

Normal Displace: displaces the polygons outward/inwards, the object stays in place and the polygons are displaced.

Normal Displace

Push/Pull: pushes or pulls the object's geometry forward or backward. Will not be noted in the modeling window unless areas of the object have been masked. The effects of the tool will be seen in Composer Window.

Composer View Before Push/Pull

Composer View After Push/Pull Before Push/Pull

Push/Pull with Mask Before Push/Pull

Radial Shear: shears the object leaving the top and bottom portions in place. Which gives the center a curvature effect.

Radial Shear

Rotate: has options for Free: which is controlled by cursor movement, free Arcball uses all axes, or the free can be constrained to the X or Y axes. Numeric: will rotate to a set value on the X or Y axes. .

Rotate Menu

Rotate

Scale: increase/decrease the objects size.

Scale ( half object masked ) Scale

Shear: shears the object, moving the top section to one side and the bottom section to the other side.

Shear

Smooth: smoothes out rough areas or the edges of the object.

Smooth

Spikes: creates spikes or holes in all sides of the object. The number of spikes is per side ( front, back right, left, top, bottom ). A value of one creates no spikes and a spike is added for each increment added.

Spikes Menu

Spikes

Holes

Stretch: stretches the object vertically and horizontally. This is not a uniform tool so only the viewed side receives the distortion. Stretching can be constrained to only one direction by holding the shift key.

Stretch

Taper: expands or shrinks the top of the object uniformly. Taper is strongest at the top and gradually deceases until it reaches the bottom.

Taper

Twirl: turns the center of the object heavily, while leaving the outer extremities in place.

Twirl

Twist: spins the center of the object heavily, while leaving the outer extremities in place.

Twist

Undo: undoes all or a percentage of the previous function, the functions done in Tools, FX, HeightShop, Morph, Paint and with the Mapper: liquify, drag or scale tools can be undone with the FX undo tool.

Before Undo

After Undo

Waves: adds waves uniformly on the object.

Waves Edit Menu

6 Waves

Zig Zag: adds a zig zag effect ( offsetting waves ) to the sides of the object.

Zig Zag Edit Menu

3 Sinus Zig Zag Sinus

2 Steps Zig Zag Steps

4 Triangle Zig Zag Triangles

Paint Editing

Some of the paint effect tools have color options on the right side of the tool. The current color on the option is the color that will be used when applying the effect. To load a new color click on the color option to open Amorphium's color selector.

Colors can be created using the Red, Green, Blue, sliders or the OS color selector can be opened using the System Picker button.

Paint Clouds: adds random clouds.

Before