‘Pinwheel’ AutoShape for Fireworks Jan 04. 051
Trevor McCauley has released another(again!) new Fireworks AutoShape called ‘“Pinwheel”:http://www.senocular.com/downloads/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1103905435&archive=&start_from=&ucat=8&kind=8’.
The Pinwheel Auto Shape creates a ‘Pinwheel’ consisting of 2 to 16 consecutive spirals placed revolved around a common center. It consists of 5 control points to control size (inner and outer radius), rotation, spiral count, spiral style (solid, checker, and wire which can be cycled through by clicking the Style and Count control point) and spiral curvature.
As an additional feature, you can use the sub select tool to alter the path of the primary spiral (the one previewed when altering the shape that is formed between the control points) and have all other consecutive spirals mimic the change. Altering the shape with control points after doing this will undo the effects.
Fireworks Tips & Tricks Revealed Dec 23. 040
Five designers interviewed are asked to reveal some of their favorite Fireworks Tips & Tricks in the December Macromedia Edge Newsletter.
*Fireworks is an indispensable tool for ‘rapid prototyping’ and gives absolute flexibility while still allowing me to maintain a library of shared symbols and styles,* says Pitman.
*Symbols are massively underused and can save you hours and hours when you’re working on large projects.*
:)
Tutorial on Creating Fireworks AutoShapes Dec 22. 045
Trevor just doesn’t let up. As a part of his relentless one man conquest to populate the world with Fireworks AutoShapes he has taken it upon himself to write a tutorial for mugs like me so that we might be able to aspire to developing something with the quality and flair of his offerings.
I think a big reason there aren’t more Auto Shapes out there is because people just don’t know how to make them. Hopefully this will shed some light on the subject.
Trevor McCauley
What a guy. :)
‘File Info’ AutoShape for Fireworks Dec 22. 040
Trevor McCauley has released another(!) new Fireworks AutoShape called ‘“File Info”:http://www.senocular.com/downloads/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1101933160&archive=&start_from=&ucat=8&kind=8’.
This AutoShape creates a bar at the bottom of your document with common information regarding your file. The information is completely customizable and can be edited by clicking on the shape’s control point.
Properties include:
- File Name
- Date
- Time
- Layers
- Frames
- Width
- Height
- Resolution
- Resolution Units
- Platform
- Fireworks Version
Very smart.
‘Simple Linked Selection’ Extension for Fireworks Dec 22. 040
Senocular (Trevor McCauley) has released a new Fireworks Extension ‘“Simple Linked Selection”:http://www.senocular.com/downloads/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1101750356&archive=&start_from=&ucat=8&kind=8’ which allows you to ‘link’ objects on your canvas meaning that as you select one object, all those ‘linked to it’ will also be selected.