The repaint panel allows developers to enable the repaint mode for shapes.
The repaint panel contains these controls:
| Control | Action | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| ▭ Active the repaint mode | Activates the repaint mode. | Requires only one shape in the scene. |
The only thing you will do in a repaint mode is to change materials like textures as needed. If you save a shape, instead of saving a *.shape file, the application will save a *.repaint file.
The repaint file contains information how to change and set up materials. It also links to the source shape file. Repaints are better in memory usage as no copy of the geometry data needs to be made. Also repaint files save much disk space, as no copies of shape files need to be made. Shape repaints will look up for the texture in the current textures directory of the repaint file and the shape textures directory.
If you have enabled the repaint mode, you can not reset to the normal mode. If you want to reset the mode, remove the shape from the scene and import the shape again.
