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=Controls=
* '''Scroll''' - Click and drag with the middle mouse button or hold space + left click.
* '''Zoom''' - [Mouse wheel down/up] or [Ctrl+Plus]/[Ctrl+Minus] or [NUM+] and [NUM-] keys for zooming in and out. 
* '''Zoom Reset''' - Press the [NUM*] key to return to 100%. Press [Ctrl+0] to center the view and return to 100% zoom.


=Tools=
* '''Transform''' - Click and drag to move current selection, or if nothing is selected, click and drag near a vertex to move it. Hold [Shift] for vertical/horizontal movement. Hold [Ctrl] to scale, [Ctrl+Shift] to scale proportionately. Hold [Alt] to rotate, [Alt+Shift] to rotate in 15° increments.

* '''Create''' - Click to create polys using the current color. [Right click] to select the type of the poly to be created and to turn quad mode on or off. Hold [Shift] to constrain the angle to 15° increments relative to the last vertex placed. Hold [alt] for vertex selection. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Vertex Selection''' - Click and drag to select vertices, or click on a poly near the vertex to select that vertex. Hold [Shift] to select additional vertices and [Alt] to deselect vertices. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Poly Selection''' - Click in a poly or scenery to select it. Hold [Shift] to select additional polys or scenery and alt to deselect them. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.
 
* '''Vertex Color''' - Click and drag to color vertices. If there are vertices selected only those will be affected. Hold alt to get a color from a vertex or scenery. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Poly Color''' - Click in a poly or scenery to color it. If there are vertices selected all of them will be affected. Hold alt to get a color from a vertex or scenery. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Texture''' - Click and drag to change the texture coordinates of vertices. If there are vertices selected only those will be affected. Hold alt for vertex selection. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Scenery''' - Click to place scenery. Hold shift to constrain the angle to 15° increments or scale proportionately. Right click to show the scenery lists. Hold alt for vertex selection. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''WayPoints''' - Click to place WayPoints. Hold shift and click to connect WayPoints. Right click to select the movement type of the WayPoints to be placed. Hold alt for vertex selection. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Objects''' - Click to place spawn points or colliders. Right click to select the type of object to be placed. Hold alt for vertex selection. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Color Picker''' - Click to get a color from a vertex or scenery. Hold shift to get a color directly from the screen. Hold alt to get a lit vertex color. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Sketch''' - Click and drag to sketch. Hold shift to place lines. Hold alt to erase the sketch lines. Hold [Ctrl] to move the sketch lines.

* '''Lights''' - Click to place a light source. Hold alt for vertex selection. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.

* '''Depth Map''' - Click and drag to edit the depth map (Z-coordinates). If there are vertices selected only those will be affected. Hold alt to get a depth color from a vertex. Hold [Ctrl] to move the current selection.


=FILE MENU=
* '''New [Ctrl+N]''' - Creates a new map.

* '''Open [Ctrl+O]''' - Opens a saved map.

* '''Open Compiled [Ctrl+shift+o]''' - Opens a compiled map.

* '''Open Recent''' - Opens a recent file.

* '''Save [Ctrl+S] ''' - Saves the map to the saved maps directory.

* '''SAVE AS [Ctrl+shift+s] ''' - Saves the map to the saved maps directory using a new file name.

* '''COMPILE TO PMS''' - Compiles and saves the map to the Soldat maps directory.

* '''COMPILE TO PMS AS [F9]''' - Compiles and saves the map to the Soldat maps directory using a new file name.

* '''EXPORT ''' - Saves the selected part of the map to a prefab file.

* '''IMPORT'''  - Loads a prefab file into the map.

* '''RUN SOLDAT [F8] '''Starts Soldat with the last compiled map.

* '''EXIT [alt+F4] '''Exits the program.


=EDIT MENU=

* '''UNDO [Ctrl+z]''' Undoes the last operation performed.

* '''REDO [Ctrl+y]''' Redoes the last undone operation.

* '''DUPLICATE [Ctrl+d]''' Duplicates the current selection and offsets by 32 pixels.

* '''COPY [Ctrl+c]'''Copies the current selection.

* '''PASTE [Ctrl+v]'''Pastes the most recently copied selection.

* '''CLEAR [delete]''' - Deletes everything in the current selection.

* '''SELECT ALL [Ctrl+a] ''' - Selects all polys, scenery, spawn points, colliders, WayPoints, and lights.

* '''INVERT SELECTION [Ctrl+i]''' - Selects everything currently not selected.

* '''DESELECT [escape]''' - Deselects current selection.

* '''SELECT BY Color [Ctrl+b] ''' - Selects all vertices of the current color.

* '''ARRANGE'''
** '''BRING TO FRONT [home]''' - Brings selected polys and scenery in front of the rest.
** '''BRING FORWARD [page up]''' - Brings selected polys and scenery forward.
** '''SEND BACKWARD [page down]''' - Sends selected polys and scenery backward.
** '''SEND TO BACK [end]''' - Sends selected polys and scenery behind the rest.

* '''SPLIT AT VERTEX [Ctrl+l]''' - Splits polys in half from the selected vertex to the midpoint of the opposite edge.

* '''JOIN VERTICES [Ctrl+J]''' - Brings all selected vertices to the coordinates of the first vertex selected.

* '''CREATE WITH SELECTED [Ctrl+E]''' - Creates a new poly using the 3 vertices selected.

*'''TRANSFORM'''
** '''ROTATE 180°''' - Rotates all selected vertices and scenery by a half-turn.
** '''ROTATE 90° CW''' - Rotates all selected vertices and scenery clockwise by a half-turn.
** '''ROTATE 90° CCW''' - Rotates all selected vertices and scenery counterclockwise by a half turn.
** '''FLIP HORIZONTAL''' - Flips all selected vertices and scenery horizontally, along the vertical axis.
** '''FLIP VERTICAL''' - Flips all selected vertices and scenery vertically, along the horizontal axis.

* '''SEVER CONNECTIONS [Backspace]''' - Severs connections between selected WayPoints.

* '''CLEAR SKETCH''' - Removes all lines made by the sketch tool.

* '''MAP SETTINGS [Ctrl+M]''' - Shows the Map Settings window.

* '''PREFERENCES [Ctrl+P]''' - Shows the Preferences window.


=TEXTURE MENU=

FIX TEXTURE [Ctrl+f]
Sets the texture coordinates of all selected vertices depending on the position of each vertex.

UNTEXTURE [Ctrl+u]
Sets the texture coordinates of all selected vertices to the same value.

*'''TRANSFORM TEXTURE'''
** '''ROTATE 180°''' - Rotates the selected vertices' texture by a half-turn.
** '''ROTATE 90° CW''' - Rotates the selected vertices' texture clockwise by a half-turn.
** '''ROTATE 90° CCW''' - Rotates the selected vertices' texture counterclockwise by a half turn.
** '''FLIP HORIZONTAL''' - Flips the selected vertices' texture horizontally, along the vertical axis.
** '''FLIP VERTICAL''' - Flips the selected vertices' texture vertically, along the horizontal axis.

AVERAGE VERTEX COLORS [Ctrl+g] - Averages the colors of vertices that have the same position.

APPLY LIGHT TO VERTICES - Applies lights to vertex colors and hides the light sources.

FIXED TEXTURE  - Turns fixed texture on and off. When fixed texture is on vertices do not keep their texture coordinates when moved.

USER DEFINED X  - For use with quad function. Quads are created/manipulated with the horizontal texture coordinates specified in the Texture panel in the Properties window.

USER DEFINED Y  - For use with quad function. Quads are created/manipulated with the vertical texture coordinates specified in the Texture panel in the Properties window.


=VIEW MENU=

* ZOOM IN [Ctrl+plus, num+] - Zooms in to twice the current zoom level.

* ZOOM OUT [Ctrl+minus, num-] - Zooms out to half the current zoom level.

* FIT ON SCREEN  - Changes the zoom level and offset so that the entire map is visible in the PolyWorks window.

* ACTUAL SIZE - Changes the zoom level to show the same screen area that would be visible in Soldat, depending on the width of the PolyWorks window.

* RESET VIEW - Resets the zoom level and screen coordinates to the starting point.

* SHOW GRID [Ctrl+'] - Turns the grid on and off.

* SNAP TO GRID - Turns snapping to grid on and off. When snap to grid is on, vertices and scenery snap to the grid when created or moved.

* SNAP TO VERTICES - Turns snapping to vertices on and off. When snap to vertices is on vertices snap to nearby vertices when created or moved.

* BLEND WIREFRAME - Turns wireframe blending on and off.

* BLEND POLYS - Turns poly blending on and off.

* SHOW SCENERY LAYERS
** BACK - Show sceneries in the back layer.
** MIDDLE - Show sceneries in the middle layer.
** FRONT - Show sceneries in the front layer..

REFRESH [F5] - Resizes the background to fit the map.


=PALETTE WINDOW=

* CURRENT COLOR - Click the color box to show the Color Picker window, or input the RGB components.

* VERTEX COLOR MODE
** PRECISION - Only color once vertex at a time.
** NORMAL - Click and drag to color vertices.
** DYNAMIC - The effect is applied as the mouse moves.

* RADIUS - Controls the radius of the vertex color tool and collider size.

* OPACITY - Controls the opacity of the vertex color tool and scenery alpha.

* BLEND MODE
NORMAL - The current colour is applied.
MULTIPLY - Multiplies the vertex colour with the current colour. The darker the colour is, the more effect it has. Blending with white produces no change.
SCREEN - The opposite of Multiply. The lighter the colour is, the more effect is has. Blending with black produces no change.
DARKEN - Affects vertices that are lighter than the current colour, and darkens them.
LIGHTEN - Affects vertices that are darker than the current colour, and lightens them.
DIFFERENCE - Takes the difference between the vertex colour and the current colour. Blending with white inverts the base color values, blending with black produces no change.

* PALETTE - Contains 72 colors. Right click to add a color to the palette.

* PALETTE MENU
** LOAD PALETTE - Loads palette colors from a file.
** SAVE PALETTE - Saves the current palette colors in a file.
** CLEAR - Sets all palette colors to black.


=SCENERY WINDOW=

*LEVEL
** BACK - Sceneries are placed behind everything.
** MIDDLE - Sceneries are placed behind polys, in front of the player.
** FRONT - Sceneries are placed in front of everything.

* ROTATE - Rotate scenery when creating.

*SCALE - Scale scenery when creating.

* SCENERY MENU
** CLEAR UNUSED - Deletes unused scenery textures and removes them from the current scenery list.
** RELOAD SCENERY LIST - Reloads the Master List.
** REFRESH SCENERY - Reloads the texture for the scenery in the scenery list.


=PROPERTIES WINDOW=

* POLYGON PROPERTIES - Sets the poly type or texture coordinates of all selected vertices.

* SCENERY PROPERTIES - Sets the scaling, level, opacity or rotation of all selected scenery.

* TRANSFORM - Scales or rotates the current selection by the value input.

* TEXTURE SETTINGS - Sets texture dimensions used when fixed texture is applied. Define the horizontal and vertical coordinates used by the quad function.

* LIGHT PROPERTIES - Sets the colour and z-coordinate of all selected lights.

* MAP INFO - Shows the current number of polys, scenery, spawn points, colliders, WayPoints, and WayPoint connections.


=WAYPOINTS WINDOW=

* LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN/FLY - Sets the type of movement that the bot has to do to get to this WayPoint, for all selected WayPoints.

* SPECIAL - Sets a special WayPoint function used in places where bots must stop and defend the base, for all selected WayPoints.

* PATH 1/PATH 2 - Sets the path number of all selected WayPoints.

* SHOW - Shows WayPoints and connections for both paths or a single path.




'''SOLDAT POLYWORKS © 2005 Anna Zajaczkowski'''