Draw Guide - 3D Effects

I have just completed a draft version of Chapter 7 3D Objects. Whilst creating this chapter I can across a problem with 3D Effects and I have submitted a bug report on compatibility issues between macOS Catalina and LibreOffice Version 6.4. However, I believe that someone should have a serious look at 3D Effects to improve it.

The 3D Effects dialog, when you can get it open, needs a great deal of improvement so that it is easier to understand what is going on. The dialog does not give a clear indication as to what what option or effect is switched on or off. This makes it very difficult to add effects to a 3D object that you create. I think that something like radio buttons or sliding switches are used in the 3D Effects dialog making it easier to see what is switched on.

Can someone investigate this.

I have no programming skills to do this. Just a user who is getting to know Draw.

Regards
Peter Schofield
psauthor@gmail.com

Hi Peter,

I have just completed a draft version of Chapter 7 3D Objects. Whilst creating this chapter I can across a problem with 3D Effects and I have submitted a bug report on compatibility issues between macOS Catalina and LibreOffice Version 6.4.

Number of the bug report?

  However, I believe that someone should have a serious look at 3D Effects to improve it.

+1

But "someone" is the problem. Because Microsoft Office does not have this feature and so this area is not needed for converting documents, you will hardly find a sponsor.

Kind regards
Regina

Hi Peter,

I have just completed a draft version of Chapter 7 3D Objects.

I have uploaded my review to the draft folder.

Besides my changes and comments there: I would like a different structure. Currently you are switching between 3D scenes and the 3D mode created with the tool Toggle Extrusion several times. It would be easier to understand and write if you made two completely separate sections, one for "3D mode created with the Toggle Extrusion tool" and one for "3D scene".

Kind regards
Regina