Illumination
Define the light source for the selected 3-D object.
Open the context menu of the 3-D object, choose 3-D Effects - Illumination tab.
Illumination
Specify the light source for the object, as well as the colour of the light source and of the ambient light. You can define up to eight different light sources.
Light source
Click twice to turn the light source on, and then select a colour for the light from the list. If you want, you can also set the colour of the surrounding light, by selecting a colour from the Ambient light box. You can also press the Spacebar to turn the light source on or off.
Colour Selection
Select a colour for the current light source.
LibreOffice lets you define custom colours using a two-dimensional graphic and numerical gradient chart of the Pick a Colour dialogue box.
Press the Colour Dialogue Box button in the Illumination tab of the 3-D Effects dialogue box.
Ambient light
Colour Selection
Select a colour for the ambient light.
LibreOffice lets you define custom colours using a two-dimensional graphic and numerical gradient chart of the Pick a Colour dialogue box.
Press the Colour Dialogue Box button in the Illumination tab of the 3-D Effects dialogue box.
Preview
Displays a preview of the light source changes.
Apply
Click here to apply the properties shown in the dialogue box to the selected object.
Update
Click here to view in the dialogue box all the properties of the selected object.
Preview Field
Displays a preview of the current selection.
Convert to 3-D
Use this icon to convert a selected 2D object to a 3D object. You can also select several 2D objects and convert them to one single 3D object. To convert a group of 2D objects to 3D, you must first ungroup the selected objects.
Convert to Rotation Object
Click here to convert a selected 2D object to a 3D rotation object. You can also select several 2D objects and convert them to one single 3D rotation object. To convert a group of 2D objects to 3D, you must first ungroup the selected objects.
Convert to Rotation Object
Perspective On/Off
Click here to turn the perspective view on or off.