MacroSystem Columbus 2 - Manual (Page 10)

10 Columbus 2
3.2 Look menu
If you want the key point to have a different look
compared to the appearance defined by the glo-
bal settings, you can modify its look here. You
can define the key object and change the head
object. You can also configure the crossfade
effect applied to the head object.
The Look option lets you switch between the Po-
sitions and Views settings of the key points and
head objects.
You can choose between Local and Global for
the settings. The Object setting also allows you
to select Off, which means that no object will be
displayed at this key point regardless of what
the global settings specify.
Usually all the buttons are set to Global, which
means that the global settings are applied to the
key point. All the key points therefore look the
same and can simply be modified globally.
Only in rare cases is it necessary to set one of
the three components to Local, i.e. if you want to
make changes to a selected point independent
of the other functions. You can select an object
with Select object and modify the Size.
The available options for the global changes can
also be found in the Global settings menu (Chap-
ter 3.6) under Key object, Key object position and
Key object view and are explained there.
3.3 Camera detail menu
Here you can make the map detail be displayed
zoomed in or zoomed out during the path ani-
mation (this function is not available in Classic
mode). You can define a map detail at every
key point. During the animation, the map will
then be zoomed in or zoomed out as the anima-
tion progresses from the previous point to the
next point. You should carefully consider any
changes you make to the camera detail so that
the resulting scene does not appear too restless.
If you set the map movement (Map menu item)
to manual in the Global settings menu, you can
also define a camera detail at waypoints. You
can only additionally modify the position of the
map camera if map movement is set to manual.
3.4 Text menu
This menu is only accessible for key points.
A one-line text can be entered at each key point
independent of the other key points. Clicking on
the Text button opens the familiar keyboard thus
allowing you to enter a text. You can also optio-
nally enter the text using an external keyboard.
The text can be positioned with dependence on
the path of the route and the displayed key ob-
ject so that no overlapping occurs. To do so, you
can set the Position relative to the point and the
Distance between the key point and the begin-
ning of the text in percent.
The text appearance (font type, color, etc.) can
be changed globally in the Global settings menu
(Chapter 3.6) under Text attributes.
3.5 Editor detail menu
You can use this menu (not available in Classic
mode) if you want to magnify a map detail so
as to position a point more precisely or to move
around the map if it is larger than the visible