Web3D Dance Composer ver. 3.1
Simplified User Instructions

Bold font denotes default setting.

3D VIEWER

plan

Change view point forward / back; side / side

pan

Change view point side / side; up /down

turn  / roll

Rotate view point

view

Switch between 7 pre-selected “view points”

restore

Returns to the last selected “view point”

DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL

Dancer model

Select costume

Skeleton | Leotard | Tutu pink | Tutu blue | Tutu red | Stuffed dog | Cat

Background

Select scenery

None | Grid floor | Wide grid floor | Virtual stage

Music File

Select music

None | Pirate man | Grand pas classic | Pirate woman

style

Select formation

Line | Circle+1

persons

Select number of dancers

1 | 3 | 4 | 8

distance

Select distance between dancers

Input any number

angle

Select angle of formation

0 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 120 | 135 | 180

Show

Show the formation after selecting “style”, “persons”, “distance”, and “angle”

Apply

Apply the formation to 3D Veiwer after clicking on “Show” button

STEP CATALOGUE PANEL

Category

Modify panel to select single steps or sequence

Step selection | Enchaînement list

Starting Pose

Select a starting pose

See list of poses | Select “all steps available”

Step Alternatives

Select a step

See list of steps

Enchaînement List

Select an Enchaînement

See list

Step sequence

Displays steps in the selected Enchaînement

MOTION CONTROL PANEL

beat

Select duration of the step

1/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 1 | 1+1/2 | 2 | 2+1/2 | 3 | 3+1/2 | 4

tempo

Adjust tempo

Slide bar to adjust tempo | click on ‘60’ to return to 60

Preview

Plays the selected step (displayed in blue font above the “preview” button)

Dual-function buttons in Motion Control Panel

After clicking on “Preview” button:

>    ||

Plays or pauses the selected step in the “steps” box

|<<

Rewinds the selected step in the “steps” box

After clicking on “Cmbn” button:

>    ||

Plays or pauses the entire composition

|<<

Rewinds the entire composition

TIME LINE PANEL

Add

Adds the selected step to the “Step Selected” box

Rand

Adds a randomly selected step to the “Step Selected” box

Auto

Adds an automatically composed 16 beat Enchaînement to the “Step Selected” box

Del

Deletes the last added step from the “Step Selected” box

↑ ↓

Moves the step highlighted up / down in the “Step Selected” box

All

Adds the selected Enchaînement (displaying in the “Step Sequence”box) to the “Step Selected” box

Clr

Clears all steps from the “Recording Symbols” and the “Step Selected” boxes

Cmbn

Combines all steps from the “Step Selected” box to make the entire composition and enters them into the “Recording Symbols” panel

RECORDING SYMBOLS PANEL (CURRENT COMPOSITION)

Clr

Clears all steps from the “Recording Symbols” and the “Step Selected” boxes

Save

Saves the entire composition to the sequence archive on the Internet

--- To create a composition ---
1. In the “Starting Pose” box, select either a starting pose, or select “ALL STEPS AVAILABLE”
2. In the “Step Alternatives” box, select a step.
3. Click “Add” in the “Time line” panel (step will appear in the “Step Selected” box)
4. Click “Cmbn” button (in the“Time line” panel)
5. Click  >  button to view the composition (as created so far)
6. Repeat steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Updated: 2004-07-03
Copyright 2002-2004 Bin UMINO, Asako SOGA