
Setting up the MacroForm Environment 

During the exercises you will be instructed to access the function keys on your 
keyboard to activate MacroForm's tools. Consult your LightWave 3D manuat 
for instructions on how to configure the function keys. The assignments are as 
follows : 
       Amiga/Intel/Alpha
 
F2 = Align & Center 
F7 = Railtoolz 
F3 = Dimensions 
F8 = Apply 
F4 = Distance & Angles 
F9 = EditApply 
F5 = Slice & Dice 
FIO = Reset 
F6 = NewBox 
    Amiga 

F1 = Tutorialz 

Intel & Alpha 

F11 = Tutorialz 

     Tools you will Need 

During the course of the exercises in this manual, you are going to need 
certain tools. Though they may seem odd for a software manual, the need for 
them will become very clear during the exercises. 
pen or pencil 
1 1 xl4 newsprint or graphics pad 
flexible ruler 
writing (ruled) paper 
tape recorder and audio tape 
a quiet. isolated room fuil of stuff 
uncluftered work surface 
solid blocks of time; no less than 30 minutes each 
3D modeling partner or team 
timer 

What's New for MacroForm 1.0 Users 

If you have upgraded from a previous version of MacroForm. you'll probably 
want to dive right in and start using version 2.0. Well, there's bad news, good 
news and even better news. 
if they had the "for CyanBlob" in their names. The name 
"CyanBlob" in their names is only for mnemonic purposes. 

4. Now, set some keyirames for the "Colr' null, for instance starting at XYZ: O, 255, 255 for 
frame O and XYZ: O, O, 255 for frame 30. Now, set some keyframes for the Fade nuil...say, X: 
0.0 at frame O and X: 0.5 at frame 30. The resulting animation should show a luminous cyan 
blob afrecting your object at frame O, changing to a partially effecting blue blob at frame 30. 
What we have done is create what are called "attribute" effectors, specially named nulls 
parented to the effector. where each attribute of the parent can be animated by 
animating these nulls. In this case, we controlled the color and fade value of the surface 
effector by animating the attribute effector nulls. 
