MasterCluster 3D Cover Box Designer is a FREE simple tool creating virtual cover boxes for your software products.
Quick Reference
Main Menu
«File» menu includes commands to save, open and start a new project, and to save a ready 3D image into either *.bmp, *.jpg, or *.png.
«View» menu includes commands to manage box sizes and camera position.
«?» menu has «About» command which displays the application version and the registration info.
2D Pattern View
Represents a box pattern.
Use graphical editing program to paint the wallpapers for the required box sides (Front, Top, etc), and put them onto the respective box sides:
To load a wallpaper, double-click the respective box side on the pattern. Accepted formats are *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, and *.ico.
To remove a wallpaper, hold down «Ctrl» and double-click the respective box side.
Wallpapers can be drag-n-dropped between each other: hold left mouse button and drag cursor to the desired side.
Box width, height and thickness can be adjusted using sliders.
3D Options
Represents the 3D scene color settings.
«Background» is just a background color of the scene.
«Ambient Light» Color is a color of the ambient light of the scene. It has no source, so it is same to the daylight.
«Directional Light» Color is a color of the directional light of the scene. It is same to the bright lamp which enlights a thing. Its position can be adjusted by using sliders at the «3D Model View».
3D Model View
Real-time view of the box.
Hold left mouse button and drag the cursor around to rotate the 3D box.
The top slider is the Horizontal Position of the Directional Light.
The left slider is the Vertical Position of the Directional Light.
The bottom slider is the distance between the model and the spectator.
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