Session 1: Swift CG+ Introduction

Preparation

There are no external assets required for this training session.

Description

This video tutorial provides an overview of the Swift CG+ interface for first-time users..

Session specific objectives

Gaining familiarity with the Swift CG+ interface, layout and toolsets.

Chapter 1: Creating projects and templates

• Creating, Saving and Opening projects and scripts
• Understand project directory and folder structures
• Project footprint, path and filetypes

Chapter 2:  Layout and Preferences overview

• Interface areas
• Preview; Scenegraph; Editor; Timeline
• Top row Icons, Browsers and Menu options
• Project related; Undo redo; Safe frames and transparency settings
• Preferences
• Overview

Chapter 3:  Layout and Preferences overview

• Drag and drop
• Add primitives

Chapter 4: Preview navigation and input

• Coordinate system
• Navigation and interaction
• Viewports and global view
• ALT + mouse option
• Scales and positions, resets

Expected duration

1 hour

User Level

All new and L1 (Level 1) users