5ml User's Guide

CHAPTER 13: Using Layout and Navigation Widgets
After placing a widget inside a 3D Stage element, you can select the widget's 3D Transformations tab, on the Properties
pane, and set the 3D properties for that individual element. Figure 13-4 on page 316 shows the 3D Transformations tab
for a Button element. For more information about the 3D Transformations tab, see "Changing 3D Transformations
Properties" on page 216.
Figure 13-4: Setting a Button element's 3D Transformations properties.
Perspective Property
Use the 3D Stage widget's Perspective property to align all the elements within the 3D Stage element to the same
perspective. In this way each element shares the same 3D space.
The Perspective's value determines the intensity of the 3D effect. Think of it as a distance from the viewer to the object.
The greater the value, the further the distance, the less intense the visual effect. For example, the default 800px
perspective value yields a subtle 3D effect, as if you are viewing an object from far away. A 100px perspective value
produces a more intense 3D effect, as if you are viewing a massive object.
You can change the perspective by moving the Perspective slider control to the right or the left. To intensify the 3D effect
(the object looks closer), move the Perspective slider control to the left. To reduce the intensity of the 3D effect (the
object looks far away), move the Perspective slider control to the right.
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