In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a LED cube like this one.
You'll see how it's quick and easy to map a LED cube and generate great effects.
First, click on the 3D menu item.
Then use the wizard to quickly generate your 3D structure.
A 3D structure like a cube is basically multiple stages layered on top of each other.
In the wizard, you can change many parameters and see the result immediately in the 3D preview.
As you can see, you're not limited to straight lines.
You can click on the 3D preview to rotate and zoom to better see the result at any angles.
You can adjust the number of stages, width, height and depth to fit the size of your installation.
The axis determines how stages are stacked, whether horizontally or vertically.
Ok, now let's enter the values to create a 16x16x16 cube.
We need 16 strips of 16 LEDs per stage. And then we need 16 stages.
And since we want a cube, make sure the width, height and depth are equal.
We now have a nice LED cube.
The wizard automatically generated 16 stages with 16 strips per stages, all patched one after another.
You see all stages for this cube in the list. You can remove, add and resize stages.
Drag and drop stages in the list to reorder them if needed.
Go in the stages menu to see all generated stages.
You can edit strips on each stage like you're used to.
The new feature for 3D is projection stages. The front, top and side stages contain all stages viewed from different positions.
Imagine you're looking directly at the cube by sitting in front of it and then above it and on the side.
You can quickly edit strips all at once from these special stages. For example, you can edit the DMX addresses in one shot.
It will become clearer by looking at the monitor! Let's open it by going back in the 3D menu.
Next, go in the live menu to play some media and see something in the monitor.
By playing a media on the first stage, we activate the first layer of the cube in the monitor.
Each layer can be controlled individually this way.
Now what's more interesting is using the projection stages.
Select the front stage and set the static media. Now the whole cube is visible!
Click or use the arrow keys to rotate. Use the mouse wheel or ctrl-plus/minus to zoom. Pan using the middle button or hold the shift key.
Boost or reduce the brightness level with the brighter option.
Let's go over some of the basics of creating effects in 3D. Other tutorials cover this topic in more details.
The front, top and side projection stages allow you to map standard 2D media on a projected view of the cube.
By playing with the different media, you can start to feel the possibilities.
Playing a line media for the top projection stage activates the different layers in 3D.
By combining media on the different projection stages, you can achieve very unique and stunning effects in 3D.
Enjoy!