LibreOffice-Suite-Draw-6.3/C4/Working-with-3D-Objects/English
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Slide: Title Slide
Working with 3D Objects |
Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Working with 3D Objects in LibreOffice Draw. |
Slide: Learning Objectives | In this tutorial, we will learn to,
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Slide: Prerequisites | To practise this tutorial, you should have basic knowledge of LibreOffice Draw.
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Slide: System Requirements | This tutorial is recorded using,
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Slide: Object | Let’s draw a geometry chart that shows a 2D shape and its equivalent 3D form.
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Open a new draw file
Rename it as 3D-objects-chart and save it on Desktop. |
Open a new Draw file.
We will name the file as 3D-objects-chart and save it on the Desktop.
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Go to Standard toolbar >> Click on the Insert text box icon >> Draw a box by clicking and dragging. | Draw a textbox at the top of the page. |
Enter the text
Geometric Shapes in 2D and 3D inside it. |
Type the text "Geometric shapes in 2D and 3D" inside the box. |
Press Ctrl + A keys | Press Ctrl + A keys to select the entire text. |
In the Sidebar Deck >> Click Properties icon
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In the Sidebar Deck, click on the Properties icon.
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On the Standard toolbar >> click on Align Objects >> Centred. | On the Standard toolbar, click on Align icon and then on Centred. |
Click anywhere else on the page | Click anywhere else on the page to deselect the textbox. |
Move the cursor on the page. | Let us now divide the page into two vertical halves using a snap line. |
Click >> vertical ruler to see the two-sided arrow.
Drag the snap line to the Draw page.
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Click on the vertical ruler to see the two-sided arrow.
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Go to Standard toolbar >> Click on the Insert Text Box icon and Draw a box on the left side.
Type 2D Shapes inside it. |
Let’s insert a textbox on the left side of the Draw page.
Type “2D Shapes” inside it. |
Select the text by click and drag method.
Click on the Align Center icon. |
Select the text 2D Shapes.
Align the text to the centre of the text box. |
Go to Standard toolbar >> Click on the Insert Text Box icon and Draw a box on the right side.
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Let’s draw another textbox on the right side.
Type “3D Shapes” inside it. |
Select the text by click and drag method.
Click on the Align Center icon. |
Select the text 3D Shapes.
Align the text to the centre of the text box. |
Only narration | Now we will enable the 3D-settings. |
Click on View >> Select Toolbars >> 3D-settings. | From the Main menu, click on View, select Toolbars and 3D-Settings. |
Point to the respective boxes.
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3D-Settings toolbox is displayed at the rightmost end of the Standard toolbar.
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Point to the left of the snap line. | First we’ll draw some 2D shapes on the left of the snap line. |
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Extrusion |
The method of obtaining a 3D object using a 2D object is called Extrusion.
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Draw a rectangle, a square,
a circle and a triangle one below the other |
Draw a rectangle, a square, a circle and a triangle one below the other. |
Point to all the objects.
Or click and drag to see a dashed line rectangle enclosing all the objects. Click on the Align icon drop down >> select Ceneterd option. |
Select all the objects, as shown.
Let us align the objects to the centre using the Centered option. |
Go to Fill Color in the drawing toolbar >> select Light Red 4. | Now we will change the colour of all the objects.
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Use the CTRL + C keys and create a copy of the objects.
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Next, let’s copy and paste the objects by pressing Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V keys. |
Drag the copied objects and place them on the right half of the page. | Let’s drag the copied objects and place them on the right half of the page. |
Click anywhere else on the page | Click anywhere else on the page to deselect the objects. |
Select the copied rectangle and right-click to view the context menu. | Now select the copied rectangle and right-click to view the context menu. |
Click on Convert and then select To 3D. | Click on Convert and then select To 3D. |
Point to the cuboid. | The 2D rectangle is converted to a cuboid. |
Select the Square >> right click >> Click on Convert >> Select To 3D
Select the Circle >> right click >>Click on Convert >> Select To 3D Select the Triangle >> right click >> Click on Convert >> Select To 3D |
Similarly, convert the copied square, circle and triangle into 3D objects. |
Double click on the box rectangle and
Type the name as Rectangle.
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Let’s type “Rectangle” inside the rectangle shape on the left.
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Double click on the right-side 3D rectangle box. | However, we cannot type any text on the 3D objects. |
Point to Insert Text Box icon. | To type text, we will need to use the Text tool. |
Click on the Insert Text Box icon >>
Draw a textbox inside the cuboid |
Click on the Insert Text Box icon and draw a textbox inside the cuboid. |
Type the text Cuboid inside it. | Type the text "Cuboid" inside it. |
Select the textbox and the cuboid.
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The textbox and the cuboid are treated as two separate objects.
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Click on the Insert Text Box icon >>
Draw a textbox inside the Cube.
Draw a textbox inside the Cylinder. Click on the Insert Text Box icon >> Draw a textbox inside the Pyramid. |
Similarly, draw textboxes for the other 3D objects.
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Point to the 3D objects. | So, we have learnt to use the extrusion method to create 3D objects from 2D objects. |
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Assignment |
Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
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Show a glimpse of the completed assignment. | Your completed assignment should look like this. |
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3D Shapes |
Draw provides a list of ready-made 3D shapes for direct use in a drawing. |
Switch to the Draw file
Point to the 3D Objects in the drawing toolbar |
Draw provides a list of ready-made 3D shapes for direct use in a drawing.
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Click on View >> Select Toolbars >> 3D-Objects. | Alternatively, click on View, select Toolbars and 3D-Objects. |
On the left side page right-click and select >> New page | Let’s insert a new page in our Draw file. |
Select Cone from the 3D-Objects toolbar. | Select a shape from the 3D-Objects toolbar, say, a Cone. |
Move the mouse to the page and drag it on the page. | Then draw it on the page.
We have a 3D cone in gradient colour, on our page! |
Only narration | Draw also allows us to create 3D objects using body rotation on 2D objects. |
Select the Isosceles Triangle on the drawing toolbar and drag to draw a triangle. | Let’s draw a triangle on the Draw page, as shown. |
Right-click >> select Convert
Choose To 3D Rotation Object |
Right-click for the context menu and select Convert.
Then choose To 3D Rotation Object. |
Point to the 3D object. | Observe what happens to the triangle.
It is now a 3D object! Shape of the 3D object may vary a little depending on the drawn 2D object. |
Go to the standard toolbar and point to the Fontwork icon >> then click on it. | Next, click on the Fontwork icon on the Standard toolbar.
If not visible, then click on View, Toolbars and Fontwork. |
Point to Fontwork Gallery dialog box. | The Fontwork Gallery dialog box opens up. |
Click on the Fontwork icon at the bottom left corner of the Draw page | If it doesn’t, then click on the Fontwork icon at the bottom left corner of the Draw page. |
Select Favorite 16 >> Click on OK. | Let us select Favorite 16 and click on the OK button. |
Point to the text Fontwork.
Show text box with text. |
The text "Fontwork" is displayed on our Draw page.
The visible text may vary for different system configurations. |
Point to the text Fontwork | Now, we may want some other text in place of “Fontwork”.
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Double-click inside the text Fontwork | Simply double-click inside the text "Fontwork". |
Point to "Fontwork" in black colour | We will see the word "Fontwork" in black colour within the larger text. |
Select this text and type Spoken Tutorials | Select this text and type another text, for example "Spoken Tutorials". |
click anywhere on the Draw page.
Point to the words. |
Now click anywhere on the Draw page.
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Resize the text once again. | Let us resize this text for better readability. |
Point to the cone. | Next, let us learn to apply effects to the 3D cone. |
Select the cone >> Right-click for the context menu.
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Select the cone, right-click for the context menu, and select 3D Effects. |
Point towards 3d effects dialog box
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The 3D Effects dialog box appears.
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Change Depth to 3cm. | Let us change the Depth parameter to 3cm. |
Under Segment >> Horizontal 12 | Under Segment, let us change Horizontal to 12. |
Under Normals >> select Flat. | Under Normals, let us select the Flat option. |
Point to the preview window. | Observe the preview of the object in its Preview window at the bottom. |
Point to the Assign icon on the top-right corner of the dialog box >> now click it | Now click on the Assign icon at the top-right corner of the dialog box. |
Click on the X mark at the top-right corner of the dialog box. | Then click on the X icon at the top-right corner to exit the dialog box. |
Point to the changed shape. | Observe the effects on the cone. |
Slide: Assignment | Here is another assignment for you.
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Cursor on the page. | Next, let’s create special effects using the Duplicate option. |
Select the Pages pane >> right-click and select >> New Page. | Let’s insert a new page. |
In the drawing toolbar select Rectangle, Rounded move the mouse on the page.
Draw a rounded rectangle. |
Let us draw a rounded rectangle on the Draw page.
Select the Rounded, Rectangle tool and draw the shape on the Draw page. |
From the Main menu select Edit >> click Duplicate. | From the Main menu, select Shape and click Duplicate. |
The Duplicate dialog box appears. | The Duplicate dialog box appears. |
Values:
Under Placement
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We will enter the following values -
Under Placement
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Point to Enlargement
Width = 0.20 Height = 0.30 Change Start color = Yellow End color = Red |
We will keep the Enlargement values as default.
Now we will change the Start color to Yellow and End color to Red. |
Click OK button. | Click on the OK button. |
Point to the special effects.
Point to the angles and other options as per the narration. |
Look at the great special effects that we got!
You can try many more effects by changing the angles and other values. |
Cursor on the page. | Now let’s create special effects using Cross-fading.
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Click on Insert Basic Shapes >> click and drag to draw Diamond.
Click on Insert Basic Shapes >> click and drag to draw Ellipse.
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Let us draw a diamond and an ellipse using Insert basic shapes. |
Click on Fill Color >> Select Red >> click on Diamond.
Click on Fill Color >> Select Green >> click on Ellipse. |
Let us change the colour of the diamond to red and the ellipse to green. |
Select both the shapes >> click on Shape. | Select both the shapes.
From the main menu select Shape and go to Cross-fading. |
Default Increment value 16.
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The Cross-fading dialog box opens.
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Click on the OK button. | Then click on the OK button in the box. |
Point to the cross-fading. | Observe the effect of Cross-fading on the objects. |
Press Ctrl + Z keys | Undo the changes by pressing Ctrl + Z keys. |
Select both the shapes >> click on Shape. | Select both the shapes once again.
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Uncheck one box and click on OK. | Uncheck the checkboxes and observe the differences on the Draw page. |
Click on the Save icon -> Click on the ‘X’ icon on the top right. | Let’s save all these changes and then close the file. |
Narration only | This brings us to the end of this tutorial
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Slide: Summary | In this tutorial, we have learnt to,
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Slide: Assignment | Here is an assignment for you.
Draw various shapes and try Duplicate and Cross-fading options using them. |
Slide: About Spoken Tutorial Project |
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Slide: Spoken tutorial workshops |
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Slide: Forums | Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
Slide: Acknowledgement | The Spoken Tutorial project is funded by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. |
Slide: Thank you | This tutorial was originally contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd in 2011.
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