CavePainting/user documentation

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Using Cavepainting, like all computer programs, is mostly a matter of getting familiar with it. This HOWTO is a reference for the tools available within the program.

Using the Controllers

The Menus

The menus are lined up in a jittered column in the front left portion of the Cave. They stay fixed in place relative to the physical space of the Cave regardless of how you move around or how you move the virtual world. Be careful if you walk past the menus; this means you're getting close to bumping your nose against the front wall!

Brush Mode Menu

Brush Properties Menu

Artwork Menu

Undo/Redo Menu

Save/Load Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts

Function Key
Quit Esc
Toggle visibility for layers 0–9 0–9
Toggle visibility for layers 10–19 Shift + 0–9
Toggle visibility of the menu and info displays M
Move to the previous/next animation slide Left/right arrow
Save a screenshot of the front wall S

Note that Cavepainting can process two simultaneous keypresses. This means that you can toggle the display of layers 2 and 3 simultaneously by hitting both keys at once.