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In Prospector there is a built-in UI for creating advanced blend files, located under Warp and blend -> Advanced blend.

The UI can be used to create new Advanced blend files and also to edit uploaded babl-files. Note that only coons shapes are supported in the UI-tool.

Advanced blend, UI guide

• New: Creates a new project

• Load: Switch between active projects.

  • Note: Make sure to save changes before switching to a new project
• Load from disk: Load saved project
• Invert: Inverts the current project
• Save: Saves current project
• Delete: Deletes the current project

Edit

• Undo: Undo last action
• Redo: Redo the last action
• Cut: Cut out the selected surface
• Copy:Copy the selected surface
• Paste: Paste cut or copied surface
• Arrange: Select shapes to be in the foreground or background

Settings

• Gamma: Change the global gamma value

View

• Blend: Enable Blend file. To view changes on screen
• Blend outline: Enable the outline of the blend. View the outline of the blend surface(s)
• Alpha level bubbles: Enable alpha level bubbles. Indicates if a point goes towards white or black
• Vertices: Enable vertices. To see the vertex of lines in the blend
• Warp grid: Enable the warp grid on screen
• Snap to point: Snap to a point on another surface
• Grid: Enable the grid in the Advanced blend tool
• Snap to grid: Snap a point to the intersections of the grid in the Advanced blend tool
• Grid size: Choose the grid size

Masks

• Enable or disable active files

Help

Tools

• Move and select tool: Select and move surfaces by clicking and dragging them
• Edit curves: Select a point and drag it to change the angle of the line
• Create new surface: Click in the design area to create a new rectangular surface
• Create new circle: Click in the design area to create a new circle
• Straighten line: First use the Move and select tool to select a point, click the straighten line tool and select a control point handle connected to the point to straighten the line
• Mirror horizontal: First use the Move and select tool to select a surface, then click Mirror horizontal to mirror the shape horizontally
• Mirror vertial: First use the Move and select tool to select a surface, then click Mirror vertical to mirror the shape vertically
• Undo and Redo: Undo or redo the last action
• Delete selected surface: Select the surface with the Move and select tool and click Delete selected surface

• Shape outline color:Change the color of the shape
• Zoom:Zoom the grid in and out
• X,Y: Position of the selected corner point
• A: Change the grey level of the selected point